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Over the years millions of people worldwide have visited a National Coalition For Men website. Also over the years the site has changed dramatically, been taken down, moved, and otherwise uprooted. In those processes much information was lost, not recovered, and does not appear on this site. However you can see earlier versions and many of the extraordinary accomplishments of NCFM back to 1996 by using the WayBackMachine. In the search box type www.ncfm.org
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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(left) Mark Bates (right) Will Hageman of NCFM Twin City Chapter NCFM Twin Cities continues to educate at a variety of events Our NCFM Twin Cities Chapter does incredible work. Their website is chalk full of accomplishments; and, chalk full of useful information and articles. If you have not seen their site you should...
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Grass Roots Are Looking Nice and Blue This Year (for raising awareness about prostate cancer) “Person by person, group by group, the prostate cancer blue movement appears to be taking root nicely. LA City Hall is going blue for the first time ever September 16-18. Prostate cancer advocates who have long yearned to see more...
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A few years ago we picketed these events because they excluded recognition of male victims of domestic violence. We would often be booed, called women haters, and given baffled looks, if not looks of disgust and hate. But in those days we were the ones primarily concerned about ending domestic violence for everyone, not...
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Vladeck Filler Persecution Continues FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Paul Elam, A Voice for Men P.O. Box 301172, Houston,TX77230 http://www.avoiceformen.com e-mail: avoiceformen@yahoo.com Bar Harbor Maine Prosecutor accused of fraud, racketeering, and obstruction of justice faces disbarment Following a seven month investigation of the Vladeck Filler case, the Maine Bar Counsel and Grievance Commission “found probable cause...
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Male Electorate Up For Grabs In 2008, men represented 47% of the total voting public. But of all the major blocs of the American electorate, the male electorate is probably the least-understood and most-ignored. As TV commentator Tucker Carlson explains, men represent “America’s single most important voting bloc.” Male Electorate Swings Most Races Although...
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Former DV Shelter Director Was the First to Help Battered Men and is Honored by Men’s Rights Activists 8/12/11 – Los Angeles: Patricia Overberg, the first known domestic violence shelter director in the United States to help male victims along with female victims, passed away today (August 11, 2011). Patricia is being honored by men’s rights activists as a hero...
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By Greg Scharf I cringed when I saw that Harry Crouch and the National Committee for Men had complained to the Del Mar Racetrack over “Ladies Day.” Harry and I have exchanged emails over the years; he’s liked my columns on domestic violence and other related issues. He put me on the NCFM mailing...
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Robert (Bob) Yourell is our NCFM Liaison in Baja, Mexico. Aside from which, he is a therapist and writer. He also develops continuing education courses for mental health workers, and consults on mental health issues for the English-speaking community in Baja. He offers the free Shimmering Workbook for a valuable self-help skill, and his...
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NCFM filed a grievance against one of the State of Maine’s Assistant District Attorney, Mary Kellett. The grievance was filed primarily because NCFM and many others believed Kellett’s behavior violated the Maine Bar Rules. We all felt that she persecuted rather than prosecuted certain people including Vladek Filler, a man falsely accused of spousal...
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NCFM NOTE: It is interesting that someone representing the world famous Del Mar Thoroughbred Club which promotes events like the Ms. Cougar Contest (older, good looking, well-healed, woman on the prowl for younger men), Ladies Hat Day, or the Ugly Dog Day (great event in my opinion) would refer to discrimination against men or...
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By Paul Elam Many of you will know the name of Vladek Filler. Thanks in part to your help with drawing media attention to his case, and the fact that he was innocent, Filler was exonerated of the false rape charges against him. He was, however, convicted, falsely of assaulting his estranged wife, Ligia...
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OK, just hold it for a minute By Tom Blair, Columnist Friday, August 5, 2011 at 7:26 a.m. Ladies’ Day at the Del Mar Racetrack is history. As of this week, it’s “Ladies’ and Gentlemen Day” — the result of protest and pressure from the National Coalition For Men. Does that seem silly? Or...
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As of today, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club‘s “Ladies’ Day” has been changed to “Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Day.” (still looks like it is for women, cannot find any goodies for guys, but it is a good start on the road to redemption) How does that happen? On July 26, 2011 we sent the world...
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