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Jason and masculinity

Imagining Ourselves — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:44:18 -0500

Hey Jason,

Thanks for your astute observation on men and violence. I'm wondering...would you be interested in writing a short piece on masculinity for consideration in the Young Men portion of the Imagining Ourselves exhibit? Let me know... We are currently soliciting content from young men for the Young Men module which will launch on January 1st, 2007. Please contace me at ioinfo@imow.org for more information.

Thanks Jason,

kathryn

PS. would you post this comment on our conversations page. I think it is a very important point that will contribute wonderfully to the kinds of issues that are being brought up in the war and dialogue exhibit.

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men's violence

Jason White — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:38:56 -0500

I want to point out something else in the context of these excellent resources on women's experiences with violence. It is again something that should be plainly obvious, but is somehow never mentioned by mainstream media.

I want to point out that the problem of violence is a problem of men's violence. A simple thought experiment: take a way all the violence done in the world by women. Is the world still a violent place? Your answer is probably "yes." Now take away all the violence done in the world by men. Is the world still a violent place? (This comes from the excellent work of Allan G. Johnson, a feminist who deals with issues of patriarchy, power, privilege and difference. Worth a look.)

I point this out because we men need to face this glaring truth, and then commit ourselves to being part of the solution.

Peace,
Jason.

Thank you dragonfly

Imagining Ourselves — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 14:53:21 -0500

Thanks dragonfly. That is precisely the reason why Paula Goldman, the founder and director of the exhibit is doing this work. It is imperative that we shed light on peoples personal experiences with war and particularly women's experiences since mainstream media does not. Lisa Ling moderates a great conversation this week about the media's role in creating and ending war and the stereotypes it enforces. Please send us your thoughts by joining the conversation!

Strength to you and your work,

Kathryn Robinson

Imagining Ourselves
International Museum of Women
PO Box 190038
San Francisco, CA 94119
telephone: +1 415-543-4669
telefax: +1 415-543-4668
www.imow.org
ioinfo@imow.org

Where is the compassion?

dragonfly — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:04:55 -0500

Olivia Madin

These sites are so helpful for portraying different sides of the story, because one can get so swept up sometimes in the politics and economics of things, and sometimes forget we are dealing with humans, well, we as pacifists don't, but it seems those at the top of the scale must do, as i cant contemplate a human being able to call for the atrosities of war if they actually felt the pain those involved feel-if they had the gaping wounds!

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Imagining Ourselves — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:08:07 -0500