In the final session, Marco Renai - a man who is building better men at his Men of Business boys' school - led a a process of honouring every participant's contribution. And we said our goodbyes, until the next one.....
I flew to Brisbane as a guest speaker at the 2013 National Men’s Health Gathering in 2013, but never imagined I’d be running it 12 years later. It has been exhausting, exhilarating, and deeply nourishing. Feeling grateful to my brothers and sisters in the men's health movement.
One woman said:
"There was a time in my life when I had lost faith in men. What I witnessed was extraordinary. It’s something I wish more women could experience, safety in the presence of men. It reminded me there are so many good men doing incredible work.
50 Aussie Men a day die from preventable causes. This #MensHealthWeek (10th June - 16th June) the Australian Men's Health Forum is highlighting how health checks can improve men's health and save men's lives. #KnowYourManFacts#MensHealth https://t.co/iQoFCi5BPO
Big thanks to @GeoffNorcott and friend for supporting the work of the Men & Boys Coalition @MBCoalition.
Why not chuck in a few quid? I did: https://t.co/YblQPg95se
My fund-raiser ‘STANDING UP FOR BLOKES & BOYS’ sold out within 4 hrs.
But you can still donate & get something in return.
Donate 👉🏼 https://t.co/BvXMALAIJa
Maybe we need to guard against being too boring? It's still too easy and too common to dismiss both the need for a focus on the gender issues that impact men and boys - and the many grassroots organisations working to improve the lives and health of men and boys!
So great to hear of @RichardvReeves plans for an intentionally "boring" American Institute for Men and Boys.... and yet so boring to hear @CaitlinMoran ignoring the great work of the diverse men and boys sector in the UK and beyond, that I'm proud to be a part of......
"There is no semi-organised, progressive movement that habitually raises, & then campaigns in support of, solutions for male problems: educational underachievement & exclusion" @caitlinmoran True in U.S. too, & why I'm founding institute for boys & men https://t.co/R0gYKXXUhG
Now living in Australia, I have been CEO of @MensHealthAMHF for the past 6 years. The men's health movement here dates back at least 30 years and has given the world Movember and the Men's Sheds movement. Like @MBCoalition in the UK, we represent a diverse men and boys sector