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SUMMARY:Cancelled: Book club: The Origins of You
DESCRIPTION:Note: This event is canceled! Folks who registered received an email notification. \n  \nHi MUC Bookworms\, \nJoin us for a group conversation about the book The Origins of You\, by Vienna Pharaon. We want to learn what lessons and questions you took from the book\, and make the solitary process of reading a bit more social! The underlying goal is to construct masculinity together to fit our needs and understandings. \nYou will be expected to have read the book\, but no other knowledge or expertise is necessary to take part in the conversation! If you have not read the book\, feel free to join\, but please leave space for in depth discussion and consciously step back when necessary. There is also a PodCast discussion that may provide an alternative way to engage with the book: https://megaphone.link/VMP6090444168 \nWho is this for? These book clubs are open for everyone\, join us! \nThe conversation will be hybrid (both in person and online). We will meet at the Atelier d’innovation sociale (95 Clegg St\, Ottawa)\, but we will have the option for folks to join digitally as well. Please register for this event to receive the link. There is a max amount of people who can join in person\, so let us know if you want to join in person! \nIntroduction of All about love from Goodreads: \n“From licensed therapist and popular Instagram relationship expert Vienna Pharaon (@mindfulmft\, +631K followers) comes a profound guide to understanding and overcoming wounds from your Family of Origin–the foundation of how we relate to others\, ourselves\, and the world around us. \nNone of us had a perfect childhood; we are all carrying around behaviors that don’t serve us–and may in fact be hurting us. But it doesn’t have to be that way\, says licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Vienna Pharaon. Our past might create our patterns\, but we can change those patterns for the better…with the right tools. \nIn The Origins of You\, Pharaon has unlocked a healing process to help us understand our Family of Origin–the family and framework we grew up within–and examine what worked (and didn’t) in that system. Certain dysfunctions (or “wounds”) in that Family of Origin will manifest in our adult behaviors in surprising ways\, from work challenges to interpersonal struggles. But the good news: armed with the knowledge about our past\, we can actually rewire our programming to meaningfully improve our relationships and our lives in the future. \nIt doesn’t matter whether you’ve been in therapy for decades\, or whether therapy isn’t for you. It doesn’t matter if you have loads of memories from childhood\, or struggle to remember anything at all. All that matters is your willingness to look inside yourself\, and your determination to find a new way forward. Complete with guided introspection\, personal experiences\, client stories\, frameworks for having difficult conversations\, and worksheets to complement each chapter\, The Origins of You will teach you how your family can both build you up and break you down…and how you can heal yourself for good.” \nAccessibility information\nSensory/cognitive: The conversation will be in oral English\, there will be a screen for the online participants.\nMental: This conversation will discuss the content of the book\, incl topics like domestic violence and (childhood) trauma. No graphic descriptions. This space is okay with folks expressing non-aggressive emotional responses and the facilitator will do a check-in and check-out. If one needs to take a break and do self care\, this is encouraged. \nThe perspective is masculine centered\, to analyze masculine experiences as a form of introspection and participation. The discussion will also take place from a perspective of critical self reflection and increase of understanding by masculine folks.\nFor further questions on accessibility\, please contact Jan: Jan@masculinities.info.
URL:https://masculinities.info/event/book-club-the-origins-of-you/
LOCATION:L’Atelier d’innovation sociale\, 95 Clegg St\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book club
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SUMMARY:Book club: All about love\, by bell hooks
DESCRIPTION:Hi MUC Bookworms\, \nJoin us for a group conversation about the book All about love\, by bell hooks. We want to learn what lessons and questions you took from the book\, and make the solitary process of reading a bit more social! The underlying goal is to construct masculinity together to fit our needs and understandings. \n All about love\, by bell hooks\nYou will be expected to have read the book\, but no other knowledge or expertise is necessary to take part in the conversation! If you have not read the book\, feel free to join\, but please leave space for in depth discussion and consciously step back when necessary.\nWho is this for? These book clubs are open for everyone\, join us! \nThe conversation will be hybrid (both in person and online). We will meet at the Atelier d’innovation sociale (95 Clegg St\, Ottawa)\, but we will have the option for folks to join digitally as well. Please register for this event to receive the link. There is a max amount of people who can join in person\, so let us know if you want to join in person! \nIntroduction of All about love from Goodreads:\n“All About Love offers radical new ways to think about love by showing its interconnectedness in our private and public lives. In eleven concise chapters\, hooks explains how our everyday notions of what it means to give and receive love often fail us\, and how these ideals are established in early childhood. She offers a rethinking of self-love (without narcissism) that will bring peace and compassion to our personal and professional lives\, and asserts the place of love to end struggles between individuals\, in communities\, and among societies. Moving from the cultural to the intimate\, hooks notes the ties between love and loss and challenges the prevailing notion that romantic love is the most important love of all. Visionary and original\, hooks shows how love heals the wounds we bear as individuals and as a nation\, for it is the cornerstone of compassion and forgiveness and holds the power to overcome shame. For readers who have found ongoing delight and wisdom in bell hooks’s life and work\, and for those who are just now discovering her\, All About Love is essential reading and a brilliant book that will change how we think about love\, our culture-and one another.” \nAccessibility information:\nSensory/cognitive: The conversation will be in oral English\, there will be a screen for the online participants.\nMental: This conversation will discuss the content of the book\, incl topics like racism\, misogyny and violence. No graphic descriptions. This space is okay with folks expressing non-aggressive emotional responses and the facilitator will do a check-in and check-out. If one needs to take a break and do self care\, this is encouraged.\nThe perspective is masculine centered\, to analyze masculine experiences as a form of introspection and participation. The discussion will also take place from a perspective of critical self reflection and increase of understanding by white folks.\nFor further questions on accessibility\, please contact Jan: Jan@masculinities.info.
URL:https://masculinities.info/event/book-club-all-about-love-by-bell-hooks/
LOCATION:L’Atelier d’innovation sociale\, 95 Clegg St\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book club
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SUMMARY:Book club: Boundaries by Anne Katherine
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next book club! We will discuss the book:\nBoundaries\, where you end and I begin\, by Anne Katherine.\n\nFrom Goodreads: “Boundaries separate us from others physically and emotionally. In fact\, they are essential for our mental and physical health as well as for developing healthy relationships. Yet every day\, people’s boundaries are violated by friends\, family\, or coworkers. Despite the importance of personal boundaries many people are unaware of how or when these very important lines are crossed.”
URL:https://masculinities.info/event/book-club-boundaries-by-anne-katherine/
LOCATION:L’Atelier d’innovation sociale\, 95 Clegg St\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220210T190000
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SUMMARY:Book Club: For the love of men\, by Liz Plank
DESCRIPTION:Hi MUC Bookworms\,\nJoin us for a group conversation about the book For the love of men\, by Liz Plank. We want to learn what lessons and questions you took from the book\, and make the solitary process of reading a bit more social! The underlying goal is to construct masculinity together to fit our needs and understandings.\n\nYou will be expected to have read the book\, but no other knowledge or expertise is necessary to take part in the conversation! If you have not read the book\, feel free to join\, but please leave space for in depth discussion and consciously step back when necessary.\n\nWho is this for? These book clubs are open for everyone\, join us!\n\nThe conversation will be both in person and online. We will meet at the Atelier d’innovation sociale (95 Clegg St\, Ottawa)\, but we will have the option for folks to join digitally as well. Please register for the facebook event to receive the link. There is a max amount of people who can join in person\, so let us know if you want to join in person!\n\nTo join the video meeting\, click this link:\nhttps://meet.google.com/qiw-infk-bht\n\nIntroduction of For the love of men from Goodreads:\n“A nonfiction investigation into masculinity\, For the Love of Men provides actionable steps for how to be a man in the modern world while also exploring how being a man has evolved.”\nAccessibility information:\n\nSensory/cognitive: The conversation will be in oral English\, there will be a screen for the online participants.\n\nMental: This conversation will discuss the content of the book\, incl topics like racism\, misogyny and violence. No graphic descriptions. This space is okay with folks expressing non-aggressive emotional responses and the facilitator will do a check-in and check-out. If one needs to take a break and do self care\, this is encouraged.\n\nThe perspective is masculine centered\, to analyze masculine experiences as a form of introspection and participation. The discussion will also take place from a perspective of critical self reflection and increase of understanding by white folks.\n\nFor further questions on accessibility\, please contact Jan: Jan@masculinities.info.
URL:https://masculinities.info/event/book-club-for-the-love-of-men-by-liz-plank/
LOCATION:L’Atelier d’innovation sociale\, 95 Clegg St\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book club
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SUMMARY:Book Club: The skin we're in\, by Desmond Cole
DESCRIPTION:Hi MUC Bookworms\, \nJoin us for a group conversation about the book The skin we’re in by Desmond Cole. We want to learn what lessons and questions you took from the book\, and make the solitary process of reading a bit more social! The underlying goal is to construct masculinity together to fit our needs and understandings.\nYou will be expected to have read the book\, but no other knowledge or expertise is necessary to take part in the conversation! If you have not read the book\, feel free to join\, but please leave space for in depth discussion and consciously step back when necessary. \nWho is this for? These book clubs are open for everyone\, join us! \nThe conversation will be both in person and online. We will meet at the Atelier d’innovation sociale (95 Clegg St\, Ottawa)\, but we will have the option for folks to join digitally as well. Please register for the facebook event to receive the link. There is a max amount of people who can join in person\, so let us know if you want to join in person! \nIntroduction of The skin we’re in by Desmond Cole:\n“The Skin We’re In describes the struggle against racism in Canada during the year 2017\, chronicling Cole’s role as an anti-racist activist and the impact of systemic racism in Canadian society. Among the events it discusses are the aftermath of the assault of Dafonte Miller in late 2016 and Canada 150. The work argues that Canada is not immune to the anti-Black racism that characterizes American society.” (from Wikipedia) \nAccessibility information:\nSensory/cognitive: The conversation will be in oral English\, there will be a screen for the online participants. \nMental: This conversation will discuss the content of the book\, incl topics like racism\, misogyny and violence. No graphic descriptions. This space is okay with folks expressing non-aggressive emotional responses and the facilitator will do a check-in and check-out. If one needs to take a break and do self care\, this is encouraged. \nThe perspective is masculine centered\, to analyze masculine experiences as a form of introspection and participation. The discussion will also take place from a perspective of critical self reflection and increase of understanding by white folks.
URL:https://masculinities.info/event/book-club-the-skin-were-in-by-desmond-cole/
LOCATION:L’Atelier d’innovation sociale\, 95 Clegg St\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book club
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SUMMARY:Book club 4: Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici
DESCRIPTION:Hi MUC Bookworms\, \nJoin us for a group conversation about the book Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici. We want to learn what lessons and questions you took from the book\, and make the solitary process of reading a bit more social! The underlying goal is to construct masculinity together to fit our needs and understandings. \nYou will be expected to have read the book\, but no other knowledge or expertise is necessary to take part in the conversation! If you have not read the book\, feel free to join\, but please leave space for in depth discussion and consciously step back when necessary. \nWho is this for? Men\, including cis and trans men\, and folks of other genders who identify along the male or masculine spectrum are welcome to attend. We value gender self-determination as a fundamental right\, so if you see yourself even partly represented in this description\, join us! \nIntroduction of Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici:\n“As part of the radical autonomist feminist Marxist tradition\,[2] the book offers a critical alternative to Marx’s theory of primitive accumulation.[1] Federici argues that the witch hunts served to restructure family relations and the role of women in order to satisfy society’s needs during the rise of capitalism” \nAccessibility information:\nSensory/cognitive: The conversation will be in oral English\, there will be no use of powerpoint or screen presentations.\nMental: This conversation will discuss the content of the book\, incl topics like misogyny and violence. No graphic descriptions. This space is okay with folks expressing non-aggressive emotional responses and the facilitator will do a check-in and check-out. If one needs to take a break and do self care\, this is encouraged. \nThe perspective is masculine centered\, to analyze masculine experiences as a form of introspection and participation. The discussion will also take place from a perspective of critical self reflection and increase of understanding by white folks. \nFor further questions on accessibility\, please contact Jan: Jan@masculinity.info.
URL:https://masculinities.info/event/book-club-4-caliban-and-the-witch-by-silvia-federici/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Book club
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SUMMARY:Book club 2: The body keeps the score by Bessel van der Kolk
DESCRIPTION:Hi MUC Bookworms\, \nJoin us for a group conversation about the book Cracking the Armour: Power\, Pain and the Lives of Men by Michael Kaufman. We want to learn what lessons and questions you took from the book\, and make the solitary process of reading a bit more social! The underlying goal is to construct masculinity together to fit our needs and understandings. \nYou will be expected to have read the book\, but no other knowledge or expertise is necessary to take part in the conversation! If you have not read the book\, feel free to join\, but please leave space for in depth discussion and consciously step back when necessary.\nWho is this for? Men\, including cis and trans men\, and folks of other genders who identify along the male or masculine spectrum are welcome to attend. We value gender self-determination as a fundamental right\, so if you see yourself even partly represented in this description\, join us! \nThe conversation will be lead by Dan  \nIntroduction of The body keeps the score:\n“The effects of trauma can be devastating for sufferers\, their families and future generations. Here one of the world’s experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for treatment\, moving away from standard talking and drug therapies and towards an alternative approach that heals mind\, brain and body.” \nAccessibility information:\nPhysical: The bookclub location is changed to Zoom. \nSensory/cognitive: The conversation will be in oral English\, there will be no use of powerpoint or screen presentations.\nMental: This conversation will discuss the content of the book\, incl topics like (sexual) violence\, suicide\, trauma\, self-harm. No graphic descriptions. This space is okay with folks expressing non-aggressive emotional responses and the facilitator will do a check-in and check-out.  \nIf one needs to take a break and do self care\, this is encouraged.\nGender: The perspective is masculine centered\, to analyze masculine experiences as a form of introspection and participation.\nFor further questions on accessibility\, please contact Jan: Jan@masculinity.info.
URL:https://masculinities.info/event/book-club-2-the-body-keeps-the-score-by-bessel-van-der-kolk/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Book club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190730T190000
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SUMMARY:Book club 3: Policing Black Lives by Robyn Maynard
DESCRIPTION:Hi MUC Bookworms\, \nJoin us for a group conversation about the book Policing Black Lives by Robyn Maynard. We want to learn what lessons and questions you took from the book\, and make the solitary process of reading a bit more social! The underlying goal is to construct masculinity together to fit our needs and understandings.\nYou will be expected to have read the book\, but no other knowledge or expertise is necessary to take part in the conversation! If you have not read the book\, feel free to join\, but please leave space for in depth discussion and consciously step back when necessary. \nWho is this for? Men\, including cis and trans men\, and folks of other genders who identify along the male or masculine spectrum are welcome to attend. We value gender self-determination as a fundamental right\, so if you see yourself even partly represented in this description\, join us! \nIntroduction of The body keeps the score:\n“Delving behind Canada’s veneer of multiculturalism and tolerance\, Policing Black Lives traces the violent realities of anti-blackness from the slave ships to prisons\, classrooms and beyond. Robyn Maynard provides readers with the first comprehensive account of over four hundred years of state-sanctioned surveillance\, criminalization and punishment of Black lives in Canada.\nWhile highlighting the ubiquity of Black resistance\, Policing Black Lives traces the still-living legacy of slavery across multiple institutions\, shedding light on the state’s role in perpetuating contemporary Black poverty and unemployment\, racial profiling\, law enforcement violence\, incarceration\, immigration detention\, deportation\, exploitative migrant labour practices\, disproportionate child removal and low graduation rates.” \nAccessibility information:\nSensory/cognitive: The conversation will be in oral English\, there will be no use of powerpoint or screen presentations. \nMental: This conversation will discuss the content of the book\, incl topics like anti-black racism\, slavery\, (sexual) violence\, suicide\, trauma. No graphic descriptions. This space is okay with folks expressing non-aggressive emotional responses and the facilitator will do a check-in and check-out. If one needs to take a break and do self care\, this is encouraged.\nThe perspective is masculine centered\, to analyze masculine experiences as a form of introspection and participation. The discussion will also take place from a perspective of critical self reflection and increase of understanding by white folks. \nFor further questions on accessibility\, please contact Jan: Jan@masculinity.info.
URL:https://masculinities.info/event/book-club-3-policing-black-lives-by-robyn-maynard/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Book club
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