Invited to attend a discrimination seminar, want to discuss men's issues

DjonkeC · 2017-08-01T17:42:14+00:00

Hello all,

Thank you for taking the time to look at this post. I will need your expertise.

I will be attending a Youth Activism Meeting soon and would like to address men's issues and see if they offer a platform for men's issues within the so-called progressive community as nothing on the timetable would suggest so. (I was invited through an activist organization whose main goals are to help suppress discrimination, which is great - but I haven't seen any mentions of men's issues anywhere and it bothered me)

The main ideas and goals of mine will be to establish a tunnel for communication and understanding, where we can discuss men's issues with the same gravitas as any other group gets.

As men's issues are often disregarded and marginalized I believe I'll run into resistance and misunderstanding. I am completely prepared for dealing with tantrums and/or anything that might happen once I have the attention of everyone.

I don't believe I will receive overwhelming resistance as this is, after all, a seminar about non-discrimination, but you never know what to expect.

I will ask my girlfriend to film the event and the discussions I'll bring to the table, so we might have interesting material to look at after the event is through.

The main topics I'd like to discuss would be the actual tangible and provable statistics that indicate the difficulties men face:

Suicide rates
Numbers of college graduates
Custody, child care
Job market opportunities

I have read a number of articles and seen a lot of videos, but haven't researched the actual numbers and studies behind them.

I went through the FAQ and found some interesting articles, so that's going to be my starting point.

Please let me know if you have anything that you'd like me to discuss with the progressive community other than the issues listed above.

Also, please offer any citations, academic work or real life experiences I can use to build the strongest possible case for men's issues.

I'd like to say that I have no problem with public speaking or with being scrutinized, so every input will be taken into consideration.

Picture posted is the itinerary which contains, as you can see, nothing for men's issues.

Please let me know what you believe are the most important topics to discuss and any citations or empirical evidence I can provide the 'opposition' with.

As I am moving to another EU country this year, I will definitely be an active member of whichever MR organization is the most impartial and fair, but until then I am busy with work and there's just no time for me to start something here.

Looking forward to hearing back from you guys!

... and looking forward to report back here firsthand!

Rex9 · 2017-08-01T19:59:43+00:00

I applaud your efforts. I look at a schedule like that and shudder. I'd probably get thrown out.

Tedesche · 2017-08-01T21:59:24+00:00

Uhm...what's a "White Sensation" party?

iainmf · 2017-08-02T03:25:11+00:00

One approach is to use the Socratic method. This is basically asking questions to make sure you understand the other person's position and clarify your own position. If there are contradictions or inconstancies they will show up. You don't even have to try to convince anyone of anything. Just making people have to think about why they have their own opinions is a good thing. Of course, it will help if you know why you think the things you think.

BaconCatBug · 2017-08-02T14:03:59+00:00

Don't bother. These aren't places of discussion, they are brainwashing camps.

Title	Invited to attend a discrimination seminar, want to discuss men's issues
Author	DjonkeC
Upvotes	39
Comments	19
Date	August 1, 2017 5:40 PM UTC (8 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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