This page acts as a Bulletin Board for announcing up-and-coming events
or requesting help or publicising a new initiative ... It is open to anyone
working in this field. Please contact us
to have the details of your event/request posted:
Men's Policy Forum Meeting: The next meeting of the Men's Policy
Forum will take place on Wednesday 7th May 2008, starting at 2.30pm
in NICVA, 61 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast BT15 2GB. Barbary Cook, from
the Community Development and Health Network, will brief the Forum on
the Minister’s recent draft proposals for health reform. There will
also be an opportunity to hear about and discuss recent policy developments
relevant to work with men. For more information and/or to confirm your
attendance, please contact Jonny Currie from NICVA at Tel: 02890 877777
or Email: jonny.currie@nicva.org
Men’s Advisory Project Research Officer Vacancy:
This post seeks to examine the nature and prevalence of domestic violence
against men in Northern Ireland, and to identify gaps in service provision.
The essential criteria for the post includes an appropriate understanding
of men’s health issues, a relevant third level qualification, and experience
in undertaking both qualitative and quantitative research. Applicants
should have proven communication skills and be independent self-starters.
They should be able to work with a wide range of people and should respect
confidentiality and diversity. Salary = £22000 per annum. Terms
= 2 years fixed term contract, full time, 37.5 hours per week. Download
an application pack from www.mapni.co.uk
or telephone 02890 241929 or email info@mapni.co.uk
Closing date = 5pm on Friday 9th May 2008.
Parents’ Support Group: A new and innovative Parents’
Support Group is being established to support and inform parents of
children and adolescents who are either engaging in, or at risk of engaging
in, substance misuse. The group is being established by an inter-agency
partnership, including the local CAMHS team, Newry and Mourne Drug and
Alcohol Partnership, and The DAWN Project. It is open to parents across
The Southern Board Area, and will have its initial meeting at Bocombra
Lodge, Portadown, on Monday 12th May 2008 at 7.15pm. To request further
information or to register to attend, please contact Brendan McCann
on Tel: 02838 398112.
Family Ties Project: This is a peer support group for parents
of young lesbian, gay or bisexual people. The first meeting is Tuesday
13th May in Cara-Friend, 64 Donegall Street, Belfast at 6.30pm. If you
are a parent and are interested in coming along or, if you are a young
person and you think your parents may want to come … please contact
Steve at Cara-Friend on Tel: 02890 890202 / Email: steve@cara-friend.org.uk
or Liam at The Rainbow Project on Tel: 02890 319030 / Email liam@rainbowproject.org
This project is part of a parents’ support strategy between The Rainbow
Project and Cara-Friend, an LGBT Helplines organisation.
The Life of Women and Men in Europe - A Statistical Portrait:
Eurostat has just produced a publication on gender statistics in Europe.
This describes the situations of men and women at different stages of
their lives (from childhood to older age), and looks at issues such
as education, health, lifestyles, careers, family life, retirement ...
It can be downloaded in Portable Document Format (PDF) from their website
at: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page?_pageid=1073,46587259&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&p_product_code=KS-80-07-135
Toddler Manual for Men: By popular demand from
the ever-growing number of readers of the “Baby Manual”, Dr Ian Banks
now turns his attention to the “terrible twos” (and threes, and fours).
His new “Toddler Manual” is now available in hardback. For more details
visit: http://www.haynes.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=44865&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=1015
Special One-Off Newsletter Dedicated to Dads: Gemma
Connor, of the Parenting Forum NI, will be dedicating the June Edition
of the Parenting Forum Newsletter to celebrating the work that is being
done with fathers. In this edition they hope to include some interesting
facts about the positive influence that men can have on children, several
true stories, and information on what services are already available
for fathers. If you or your organisation work with a group of fathers
and would like to be included - even it is only a few lines or a photograph
of an event you have held - please email Gemma at gemma@pachelp.org
or phone her at 02890 310891. This newsletter is currently an insert
in the ni4kids newspaper and has a distribution of approximately 40,000.
The deadline for articles is Wednesday 14th May 2008.
The Fatherhood Programme: The Young Fathers’ Project is running
a Fatherhood Programme from May to September 2008 for young fathers
or fathers-to-be aged 14-25 years living in the Londonderry, Strabane
and Limavady areas. The workshops during May include: Men’s Roles and
Father’s Roles (Wednesday 7th May), Preparing for Labour and Birth (Wednesday
14th May), Babies Bathing Changing (Wednesday 21st May), Skills Toolbox
(Wednesday 28th May). All sessions run from 7.00pm to 9.00pm. For more
details or to book a place, please call Sharon or Fiona on Tel: 02871
348728 or text ‘YOUNG FATHERS’ to 07725688200.
Men’s Learning: Findings from Australian Adult Education Research
Seminar: There is a trend in many countries for men not to
be enrolled in formal adult education programmes. Research from Australia
has confirmed the importance of men’s community-based activity at local
neighbourhood level. This often involves a range of grassroots, hands-on
organisations, including voluntary fire services and sporting clubs.
Professor Barry Golding and Dr Mike Brown, University of Ballarat, Victoria,
Australia will lead a seminar on their ongoing research into men’s learning
and education. This will focus on the effectiveness of informal learning
for men through community-based organisations - often using men’s sheds
to promote learning for men who have negative or limited experiences
of formal learning. This seminar will take place on Wednesday 25th June
2008 from 1.00pm - 2.00pm (sandwiches and refreshments available from
12.30pm) in Queen's University Belfast’s School of Education (Lifelong
Learning), Room 005 (Ground Floor), 20 College Green, Belfast. Everyone
is welcome, and no registration is required.
Kick Start 2007 Report: The Men's Project is pleased to
announce that the report on Kick Start 2007 is now available for free
downloading at www.mensproject.org/kickstart
This report give details on a seven month package of training and support
to enhance work with fathers in Northern Ireland.
Emale Matters May Edition out now: Emale Matters
is a monthly e-zine produced by The Men's Project, click here
for more.
Men and Miscarriage Leaflet: The Miscarriage
Association has a leaflet with advice for fathers on miscarriage. Please
visit http://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/ma2006/information/leaflets/menmisc.pdf
to access a Portable Document Format (PDF) version of this resource.
Men in Northern Ireland (MiNI) Factsheets: The Men's Project
is pleased to announce that three of the five statistical fact sheets
which look at specific aspects of being male in our community have been
updated. These "Men in Northern Ireland" (MINI) factsheets were prepared
by the ARK team within
Queen's University Belfast and the University of Ulster. They can be
downloaded (in Portable Document Format) at www.mensproject.org/facts
Our Big Adventure Scrapbook: Trisha
McQueen from The Men's Project has produced a new resource for fathers
called 'Our Big Adventure'. This gives loads of practical ideas on how
dads can spend a great day with their children and turn even simple
activities into a 'big adventure'. This resource is available for free
downloading at: www.mensproject.org/adventure
North Down YMCA ‘Late Late Club’: The
Club is for young men aged 18 years and over, and will be on every Tuesday
night in the YMCA building, 39 Queens Parade, Bangor from 9.30pm - 11.00pm
throughout the year. Activities include pool, darts, a music lounge,
and access to courses in Maths, English and computing skills. Please
contact Geoff at geoff@northdownymca.org
for further details.
Out On Your Own: Is the name of a research project undertaken by
The Rainbow
Project which investigated the mental health of young same-sex attracted
men. The findings illustrate that homophobic attitudes and prevailing
heterosexism in Northern Irish society - together with the isolation
that being non-heterosexual may bring - play a major part in the incidence
of mental health difficulties, suicidal ideation and self-harm in this
population. Click here to access an online version
of the report.
Men's Life and Times Research: ARK
(a joint initiative between Queen's University Belfast and the University
of Ulster) has produced a Research Update called "Mystery Man".
This reports on data from the 2004 Northern Ireland Life and Times (NILT)
Survey, which records the attitudes of the public in Northern Ireland
to key social issues. The Men's Life and Times module is the only large-scale
random sample survey conducted in Northern Ireland of attitudes of both
men and women to a range of men's issues. It looks at five policy areas:
health and health services; work-life balance; paternity pay; support
structures; family law. Mystery Man can be downloaded from the ARK
website Users can also download the questionnaires, technical notes
and the dataset (in SPSS format). Hard copies of the update are available
from Colin Fowler of The
Men's Project.
Men's Health in
Ireland: The Men's Health Forum in Ireland launched their seminal
report "Men's Health in Ireland" on Thursday 15th January 2004 in Buswell's
Hotel, Molesworth Street, Dublin. This still provides the most comprehensive
overview of issues and statistics on men's health on the island of Ireland
ever collated. It is available for free downloading from the Internet
at www.mhfi.org For
more details, contact Colin Fowler
from The Men's Project at Belfast 028 90 310891.
A Report on the
State of Men's Health across 17 European Countries: In 2003, the
European Men's Health Forum (EMHF) published a report which examines
a broad range of men's health issues throughout 17 European countries.
This is available for free downloading (as PDF files) from their web
site at www.emhf.org
Social Focus on
Men: Is a publication by National Statistics which provides data
on the changing lives and roles of men in the United Kingdom in terms
of their work, health, income, education, family situation and lifestyle.
You can download
a free copy of this 2001 report.
"Images of Men"
Photo Pack: An innovative Images of
Men Discussion Pack, produced by The Men's Project, is available
for sale at a cost of £22.50 (plus p&p). This publication is in ring-binder
format and comprises fifty-five A4 size black and white photographs,
as well as a range of field-tested group work activities. This practical
resource will help group facilitators to open-up, focus or expand discussion
on what it means to be male. It can be used for either one-off sessions
or as part of a structured developmental programme. It could also be
used in work with women/girls who wish to explore the experience of
males. Contact Colin Fowler
for more details at Tel: (028) 90310891.
[Copies of the photos are now posted
on this web site].
Men's Work Directory:
The Men's Project within Parents Advice Centre maintains an online Directory
which gives details of groups/projects that are working with men and/or
who have a particular interest in issues which affect men. We are currently
updating this reference bank and would like to know if you wish to be
included in it. This service is free of charge and provides a vehicle
for new and established groups to advertise their project and to access
a self-help 'map' to identify other local sources of support/expertise.
If you would like to be included, please contact Colin
Fowler at Tel: (028) 90 310891 for a profile sheet.
Men's Issues Library:
The Men's Project is in the process of trying to collate a number of
books, games and audio-visual resources
which will support work in this field. This small reference library
is based in our office and is open to anyone by prior appointment. Unfortunately,
we cannot loan these materials out.
