The letter about alimony below appeared in The South Florida Sun-Sentinel on Thursday February 2, 2012 and is followed by the articles to which it responded. Alimony laws are archaic Re: “Report: Should alimony laws be changed?” on Jan. 25: Why permanent alimony? Why should any state have laws granting alimony for life? For...
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NCFM NOTE: Don’t let anyone tell you that a small group of concerned citizens can’t scare bureaucrats, even judges, into circling their wagons. Unfortunately, they usually have all the big guns and can blow huge holes in any laws threatening their closed club… by John Van Doorn Previously, San Diego NCFM members circulated petitions...
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Through the generous volunteer work of our Democratic Republic of Georgia Liaison Carl Augustsson, and after review and unanimous approval of our national board of directors, over 170 letters were sent under NCFM letterhead to all United Nations Delegations requesting sponsors for the “Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Men”...
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By Phil Cook There is a well-orchestrated government-backed effort underway to allow women who participate in any sexual activity with a man to charge him with sexual assault or rape – whenever they choose to do so. Every man, married or dating, is at risk. This unprecedented attack on dating teenage boys and all...
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TRANSITIONS AND NCFM: OUR HISTORY (STILL) IN THE MAKING by Francis Baumli, Ph.D. As archivist for back issues of Transitions, my role in The National Coalition for Men is, I daresay, highly crucial precisely because Transitions is the tactile part of belonging to NCFM. It is the part you can hold in your...
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by Ray Blumhorst President, NCFM Los Angeles Chapter In his 12/24/2011 article, AP reporter Jim Salter writes, “Unprovoked attacks at heart of ‘Knockout King’” According to the article, Knockout King is a new crime trend, where an attacker who is part of a group just begins punching a victim. “The rules of the game...
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Gender Inclusive: Essays on violence, men, and feminist international relations. By Adam Jones. New York: Routledge, 2009. 313 pp. www.routledge.com. No price printed on book but website gives price as $140. Routledge has published a book-length collection of his essays on gender and genocide by Gendercide Watch Executive Director and Canadian Political Science Professor...
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The two letters on Permanent alimony below appeared in The Palm Beach Post on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 and are followed by the article to which they responded. Gordon E. Finley, Ph.D., NCFM Advisor. Permanent alimony an anachronism; end it http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/letters/letters-permanent-alimony-an-anachronism-end-it-2030323.html Writing as a divorce researcher and alimony payer, I want to say that...
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An except from the book, “How To Avoid Getting Screwed When Getting Laid” by RK Hendrick, Esq. http://www.protectionformen.com, with permission: An Observation of Western Culture To be clear, I am acutely aware some men can be uncivilized animals. After food, clothing and shelter, our primary drive is for sex. And for some men, “sex”...
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On Saturday, 12/10/11, the Los Angeles chapter of the National Coalition For Men (NCFM) held a street demonstration outside Verizon to protest Verizon’s anti-father advertisements that depict fathers as “Monsters.” Approximately 15 people participated in the rally, including members of Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny (BOND), a faith-based organization founded by Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson that has...
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The Bold, Independent Woman Of Today and the “Good” Men and Boys in Her Life: A Sampling of Mainstream Media Representations Peter Allemano Abstract For decades, there has been an abundance of negative portrayals of men and boys in mainstream media, but here and there, especially in recent years, ostensibly “positive” portrayals have...
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See NCFM strenuously objects to the Verizon Foundation and the National Domestic Violence Hotline teaming up for some man-hating for more information and addresses you can use to protest from home. NCFM protest on Dec. 10, 2:00 PM outside Verizon Los Angeles – 12/4/11 – The National Coalition For Men (NCFM) Los Angeles chapter...
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Attorneys’ for the Rights of a Child announce that NCFM Vice President Marc Angelucci has joined forces with ARC as Gender Equity Strategist. Marc has done awesome work litigating on behalf of gender equity. He has also been extremely active as an intactivist in recent years, publishing a number of letters and opinion pieces,...
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The small town of Campo sits 2,586 feet above sea level in the mountains 60 miles from downtown San Diego. Situated several miles off Interstate 8 access is by two lane narrow windy roads, ranch land, and stands of ancient oaks. The area is home to the Milquatay (Meel-ka tah-ee’) Indians, descendants of Texan...
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Men’s Health Australia Media Watch Report 2011 Monday, November 28, 2011 View Source Article In November 2007, Greg Andresen was contracted by Men’s Health SA (MHSA – at that time the South Australian Men’s Health Alliance – SAMHA) to conduct a one-day-a-week Media Watch role on behalf of SAMHA and its collaborative partners, the Men’s...
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Here’s another example of our fight to free men from discrimination is becoming global! Every victory, large or small, offers hope for a future free from senseless if not debilitating stereotypes. This also clearly demonstrates how NCFM members work together to overcome discrimination regardless of the differences between us, geographically and otherwise, truly a wonderful thing of which our...
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“I feel that ‘man-hating’ is an honorable and viable political act, that the oppressed have a right to class-hatred against the class that is oppressing them.” — Robin Morgan – former president of the National Ourganization for Women (NOW) and editor of MS magazine Last week we became aware of the Verizon Foundation’s and...
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by Marc Angelucci: Today the Los Angeles Daily Journal printed Marc Angelucci’s op-ed responding to the American Medical Association’s irresponsible and unexamined 11/15/11 statement that male circumcision has documented health benefits. The AMA completely disregarded what national medical associations worldwide are saying, and based on some of their responses on Facebook it appears...
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Many men victims of abuse as well by Marc Angelucci As an organization that works with male victims of domestic violence, we would like to respond to the article, “Men called to fight abuse” (Oct. 21). The article incorrectly states that 95 percent of domestic violence is committed by men. That figure is not...
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Why Boys Fail: Saving Our Sons from an Educational System that’s Leaving Them Behind. By Richard Whitmire. New York: AMACOM, 2010. 238 pp. $24.95. www.amacombooks.org. Review by J. Steven Svoboda NCFM Public Relations Director Journalist Richard Whitmire has written and the American Management Association’s publishing wing AMACOM has published a nuts-and-bolts book about boys’...
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TRANSITIONS Journal of Men’s Perspectives
Transitions first published in 1981, Transitions is the oldest and longest running Men's Rights journal in existence. You can see examples by clicking on the link above. "Active Members" of NCFM can read over 120 historic back issues. For more about our journal of men's perspectives see TRANSITIONS AND NCFM: OUR HISTORY (STILL) IN THE MAKING , December 2011 by Francis Baumli.
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