Since 1977, NCFM has been committed to ending harmful discrimination and stereotypes against boys, men, their families and the women who love them.
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This morning, while debate in the U.S. House of Representatives raged over the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), Brian Beutler a reporter or blogger from Political Talking Points Menu called our national office to ask about a letter we had sent to members of the House of Representatives. He asked that...
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Pass the GOP version of VAWA The letter below appeared in The Washington Times on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, the day the House was scheduled to vote on VAWA, and is followed by the article to which it responds. Gordon E. Finley, Ph.D. Pass the GOP version of VAWA http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/15/pass-the-gop-version-of-vawa/ In a May 8...
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By Steven DeLuca Recently, Rita Martinez, “Patient Navigator” for CRCMC sent me information about the fly fishing program titled “Reel Recovery” for men with cancer or cancer survivors. Although fishing isn’t my thing, I decided to go, on Rita’s recommendation. The program took place at Clear Water Lodge in Fall River Mills, CA. This...
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NCFM Vice President Marc Angelucci, Esq., represented the plaintiffs in the landmark domestic violence case Woods v. Horton (“Woods”). Consequently, in 2008, the California Court of Appeal decided domestic violence services providers had to provide services to men as well as women. To our knowledge there has been little or no effort on behalf of...
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“Georgia Today”, a weekly English-language newspaper, ran the following front-page headline: More women acknowledge their rights when oppressed and abused. The picture on the cover was a woman cowering in the corner (covering the back of her head) and the clinched fist of a man. While the article has a few positive points, it...
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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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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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TORRANCE, Calif., August 15, 2011 – She changed the lives of thousands, perhaps millions, but few know her name. Patricia Shanley Overberg, MSW, died of heart failure in Torrance, California, on August 11, 2011, with her children at her side. Overberg, a native of Providence, Rhode Island, was 77. With the Violence Against Women...
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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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False Allegation Brochure
