About Higher Unlearning

Higher Unlearning is an online space for us to discuss how ideas of manhood & masculinity affect us all in everyday situations and scenarios. Created by Jeff Perera of the White Ribbon Campaign, Higher Unlearning seeks to create a sharing space for folks of all walks of life to contribute articles, stories, testimonials, essays, photo essays and videos on how ideas of gender impacting all of us in a variety of ways.

Fears for Tears: Men and Vulnerability

September 26, 2012 By Higher Unlearning 5 Comments

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Jeff Perera has a story that will make you weep.

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Wrong Fingers: Chris Brown is a Role Model Alright

July 31, 2012 By Higher Unlearning 9 Comments

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As wrong as it may seem, many people look up to Chris Brown. Jeff Perera believes it’s time Chris Brown takes some responsibility for his actions.

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Video: Men Are Trained To Think of Each Other as Animals

July 20, 2012 By Higher Unlearning 6 Comments

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Men and boys worldwide are caught in cycles and storms that leave us speaking to one another in a language of violence.

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog, Slam Poetry Tagged With: Carlos Andres Gomez, Dennis Lieu, gang violence, Good Feed Blog, Higher Unlearning, How to Fight, Kinetic Typography, men and violence, Men's Issues, Short Film, violence, violence against men

Father Figures: A Song For You

June 5, 2012 By Higher Unlearning 2 Comments

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Higher Unlearning launches a special series called ‘Father Figures’, featuring author Colwyn Burchall Jr, which looks at the bond and special moments between children and their fathers & father figures.

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