Great event this Thursday

Please check out the following event and see how you can be part of the solution, for more information contact Clara Porter, Interpersonal Violence Prevention Coordinator, cporter@usm.maine.edu

 

As many of you know, the Campus Safety Project is bringing the national organization, Men Can Stop Rape, to USM next week, Nov. 17th and 18th.  Men Can Stop Rape will be offering a number of great training opportunities for students and USM Employees.  Please help us distribute this information widely, encourage your student, staff and faculty colleagues to attend and join us at Lunch Thursday if you are available.

 

Schedule:

 

Wednesday 11/17:

 

For Students:

7th Floor Glickman Library, Portland - 1:15 to 2:45  and  4:10 to 6:30

Hastings Formal Lounge, Gorham - 7:00 to 8:30

 

Thursday 11/18:

For USM Employees:

7th Floor Glickman Library, Portland - Noon to 2 with lunch, please RSVP

 

For men and male identified persons:

Men Creating Change Meeting - 4:35 to 5:30 - Woodbury Campus Ctr. Portland

 

For LAC Community:

7:00 to 8:30 - Lewiston Auburn College

 

The broad mission of Men Can Stop Rape is to create communities free from violence.  They are very engaging presenters and their work will offer great leadership development and skill-building opportunities for our whole community.

 

MCSR Strength Training objectives Include:

 

* Exploring issues of gender and socialization as they relate to interpersonal violence

 

* Learning how better to engage men as change agents in ending interpersonal violence

 

* Challenging norms around interpersonal violence.

 

*Connecting sexism and heterosexism to other forms of oppression

 

* Moving groups towards effective active bystander intervention - teaching people how and when to step in

 

 

Thank you.

 

 

 

 

Amanda Claire Drapcho

 

Community Service Coordinator

Office Of Community Service Learning

University of Southern Maine

(207) 780 4209

adrapcho@usm.maine.edu