✿ NEW MASCULINITIES
Every Second Wednesday at The Stacks Coffeehouse in North Portland
New Masculinities Group has been meeting monthly since January 2017, encouraging men in Portland, OR to critically examine gender, sexuality, and masculinity, through an intersectional feminist perspective. Men of different backgrounds and ideological leanings are welcome, but we are unapologetic in our support of reproductive justice, LGBTQ+ rights, and antifascist poltics.
We base our conversations on the most pressing issues affecting the people in our lives, while simultaneously learning to explore our own experience as men in a patriarchal world. It is our goal to create a space that is vulnerable and safe enough to allow men to engage in the intimate and honest conversations we are rarely encouraged to have, yet still challenges us to confront our complicity in oppressive structures and behaviors.
We’ve explored a variety of formats in the years since our group began, but have recently returned to monthly in-person meetings. The current format is meant to be accessible, requiring no prior knowledge or readings. We provide a discussion topics and a series of questions to inspire contemplation. After introductions and initial discussion, we take time to write, journal, and even draw through our thoughts, then come together to share our reflections.
In the group and elsewhere in our lives, we attempt to live with humility, accountability, and a will to change.
We base our conversations on the most pressing issues affecting the people in our lives, while simultaneously learning to explore our own experience as men in a patriarchal world. It is our goal to create a space that is vulnerable and safe enough to allow men to engage in the intimate and honest conversations we are rarely encouraged to have, yet still challenges us to confront our complicity in oppressive structures and behaviors.
We’ve explored a variety of formats in the years since our group began, but have recently returned to monthly in-person meetings. The current format is meant to be accessible, requiring no prior knowledge or readings. We provide a discussion topics and a series of questions to inspire contemplation. After introductions and initial discussion, we take time to write, journal, and even draw through our thoughts, then come together to share our reflections.
In the group and elsewhere in our lives, we attempt to live with humility, accountability, and a will to change.
✿ NEXT MEETING
Date: Wednesday, March 12
Time: 7-9PM Pacific
Location: The Stacks Coffeehouse, 1831 N Killingsworth St Unit A, Portland, OR 97217
Men and Belonging
Where do men belong? What kind of community should men have in their lives? How do we build healthy connections that are fun, fulfilling, and validating to our experiences, without reinforcing harmful or oppressive behaviors? This month, let's dig deep into what it means to belong, in our homes, in our communities, in our friendships, and more!
Plan to stay as long as you like, but please arrive on time so we can get to know each other first. There will be a pot of coffee ready to enjoy and keep us alert. Snacks to be provided to keep our evening energy up! Please note the later start time, as The Stacks has started staying open until 7PM most nights.
7:00-7:15: Rolling welcome, introductions and community agreements
7:15-7:45: Introductory conversations, communal sharing
7:45-8:15: Free writing and reflection time (quiet discussion still welcome)
8:15-9:00: Sharing and discussion
✿ HOW TO JOIN?
✿ WHO IS THIS FOR?
