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You already know we are The conversation no one else is having.™ Well, that conversation has been getting better and deeper and even more connected to actual social change. We have been rolling out “Social Interest Groups”—groups of people who are coming together to discuss specific areas of interest. Each group has a weekly phone call and then stay in touch during the week Premium Member Facebook community and our Facebook Groups. Each group will create content, interface with other groups working in the area, and forge a path to actual social change.
Each Social Interest Group will have: (1) A clearly defined problem that we actually think we can help solve; (2) A clear group of people we want to change; and (3) A way of measuring results.
The groups will hold weekly phone conference call for one hour every week, so you can talk to other members of the community and share ideas. Then, in between calls, an email thread will connect the community and allow further ways of communicating with the other members throughout the week.
We have group meetings every day of the week!!
Sundays:
Conscious Intersectionality
Meeting Schedule: Sundays at 9 p.m. Eastern Time/6 p.m. Pacific — Rolling schedule, join anytime.
So you’ve got an understanding of what sexism, racism, homo/transphobia, etc is and you’re looking to take an even deeper dive into the issues? The Conscious Intersectionality group is a place to de-mystify where, why, and how various systems of oppression intersect and how the lack of acknowledgment of said intersections can render groups of people invisible and denied agency. The group is facilitated by Emily LaDouceur, with the goal that both leaders and participants will be given space to share their truths and lived experiences. As we share and challenge each other, we will become more effective and inclusive change agents and better purveyors of humanity in our homes and our communities. Together we will forge a path to actual social change.
RSVP to join weekly calls on Conscious Intersectionality
Mondays:
Stop Sexism
Meeting Schedule: Mondays at 7:30 pm Eastern Time/4:30 pm Pacific — Rolling schedule, join anytime.
NEW! #StopSexism Social Interest Group
The #StopSexismSocial Interest Group aims to address the issues of everyday sexism, identify contributing factors, and discuss the implications and effects of sexism. We will hold weekly calls by phone, and together will explore ideas to combat inequality, gender bias, and society’s expectations. The group is led by The Good Men Project editor Jeremy McKeen and writer Gretchen Kelly.
RSVP for #StopSexism Weekly Calls
Tuesdays:
#StopRacism: The Conversation on Race in America That No One Else is Having
Meeting Schedule: Tuesdays at 8 pm Eastern Time/5 pm Pacific
This group—#StopRacism—will identify some of the ways in which racism manifests itself in our institutions and our communities, and how this is reinforced, both economically and culturally. We’ll then talk about how to remove that reinforcement and support, in order to make racism, in a word, “unprofitable.”
You will meet other people who care about racism, and learn together a common language. You’ll hear stories and history. You’ll form a community of activists that can create change. And you’ll learn how to mobilize other activists and become a leader in the conversation yourself.
RSVP for Stop Racism SIG HERE
Rising Stars Training
Classes and Training Sessions
Meeting Schedule: Classes rotate in a series on Tuesdays at 9 pm Eastern Time/6 pm Pacific
- Rising Stars Level One: How to be a Rising Star in Media
Level One is our foundation class. It’s 90 minutes long (75 minutes long + 15 minute Q&A)—and 10 years in the making. Learn how having both a content strategy and a connection strategy.—and having those be inextricably linked—will create all types of benefits and opportunities in this new and changing world. You’ll walk out with a plan for building your platform that you can begin the moment you are done with the class. You’ll also learn skills we’ve learned first-hand from building a media-company empire here at The Good Men Project. RSVP’s are required.
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- Rising Stars Level Two: Advanced Writer’s Training
Level Two takes a deeper look at your writing style and approach.The class includes a deep look at writing style and techniques that are aimed at articles but apply to many different types of writing, as well as direction on some nifty tools you can use in the process. As with all our writing training, some platform building is built right into the training because we see them as inextricably linked. In it you will learn: How to develop your own unique voice, advanced writing tips and hacks, learning how to learn, understanding the structure of your posts—and the structure of your sentences. RSVP’s are required.
Click below to sign up HERE—> Level TWO◊♦◊
- Rising Stars Level Three: Advanced Platform-Building
You know the basics of building your platform, but you’re worried you are reaching a plateau. What now? This course will include a quick review of key concepts from Level One, give you additional tips, tools and hacks and go deeper into actual media strategy. You’ll also learn the key components of how to develop a personal brand through social media. As with all our training, you’ll walk out with things you can immediately use to get results. In it, you will learn: Deeper look into media strategy, how to use Google Analytics to grow your business, how to be more experimental, and how to use data to back up your decisions. RSVP’s required.
Sign up below HERE—-> Level THREE◊♦◊
- Rising Stars Level Four: Be an Editor (Or Just Write Like One)
Do you want to be an Editor….or just write like one? This class will give you an overview of the editing process and will give you tactical, hands-on skills for understanding how editing can make an article exceptional. You’ll learn how to find the core idea in a post, how to tell when to ask the author to expand and when to ask him or her to cut. You’ll learn how to take a piece of writing and make it go from good to great. Including your own. RSVP’s required.
Sign up HERE—> Level FOUR◊♦◊
- How to Create Social Change
Learn how to not just talk about change, but how to create it. Over the past 5 years, we have learned how to get people to take action, erase stereotypes, and to create a social movement. We will teach you all of this in an easy-to-follow format. In this class you will learn: How social change work, how to get people to take action, what is “normalization” and how does that work to erase stereotypes, examples of social change movements that have been effective, and how to think effectively about social change so you can create your own social movement.
Sign up here—-> RSVP Here
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Wednesdays:
The Disposability of Men/CTE Social Interest Group
Meeting Schedule: Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Eastern Time/ 4 p.m. Pacific
The Disposability of Men/CTE Social Interest Group — will begin by focusing on concussions, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), and violence, but we will also expand out to discuss the larger issues of how men are treated in times of war, in times of crisis, in the workplace, and how they are portrayed in the media. This is a way for people interested in these issues to come together to talk about it in a community of people who can learn, grow, and create social change together, whether through writing on the topic, creating videos, podcasts, activist campaigns, and building a network to amplify our message. The Disposability of Men Social Interest Group will create content, interface with other groups working in the area, and forge a path to actual social change.
This group will be led by Good Men Project Director of Special Projects (and former Sr. Editor of Good Men Project Sports), Michael Kasdan.
RSVP for The Disposability of Men SIG HERE
Men’s Mental Health Social Interest Group
Meeting Schedule: Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Eastern Time/5 p.m. Pacific
The Men’s Mental Health will examine the stigma and prejudice against mental health issues in our culture that often prevents us—and men in particular—from getting the support that they need, and will work to de-stigmatize mental health issues. Part of that work often includes the sharing of our own stories.
The current group is led by The Good Men Project contributor Andre Vaughn and was previously led by GMP contributor Shawn Henfling. The premier group was led by Director of Special Projects and Senior Editor of GMP Sports Michael Kasdan. The first group created a video #NotWeakJustHuman.
Join the group that is working to change the perception of and destigmatize mental health issues.
RSVP for Men’s Mental Health SIG HERE
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Thursdays:
Sex, Love & Relationships
Meeting Schedule: Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time/6 p.m. Pacific — Rolling schedule, join anytime.
RSVP to join weekly calls on Love, Sex & Relationships
The Art of Political Activism
Meeting Schedule: Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time/5:30 p.m. Pacific — Rolling schedule, join
Learn how to be a political activist and build a resistance movement. We will discuss what has been happening in real time during the week and figure out together what the most effective strategy is.
RSVP to join weekly calls on The Art of Political Activism
Fridays:
Call With The Publisher
Meeting Schedule: Fridays at 3 p.m. Eastern Time/12 p.m. Pacific — Rolling schedule, join anytime.
Evangelists’ Call with the Publisher
Every Friday, Premium Members have the opportunity to get on a one-hour phone conference with Lisa Hickey, the Publisher of The Good Men Project. On that call, Lisa starts the discussion with an important current event and other members then add their perspective. Premium members of all levels (Bronze, Gold, and Platinum) may attend at their convenience: each session is stand-alone; this is not an ongoing class.
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Saturdays:
Columnist and Editor Training or Publisher’s Office Hours
Meeting Schedule: Saturdays at 1 p.m. Eastern Time/10 a.m. Pacific — Rolling schedule, join anytime.
Once or twice a month, we offer training for people interested in becoming a weekly Columnist and/or an Editor for The Good Men Project. Those sessions are held at this time, alternating with office hours. (More info will be posted here, soon.)
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Coming Soon (not yet scheduled):
The Environmental Activism Social Interest Group
Meeting Schedule: Coming Soon
This group will discuss not only how men relate to nature but also important environmental issues of our time and how we as a community can take action to solve them.
From climate change, deforestation, and species loss, to rising sea levels, and ocean acidification, people all over the world are feeling the impacts of environmental destruction.
Indigenous rights are being ignored while their land is being exploited for fossil fuel extraction More and more oil pipelines are spilling polluting our waterways. Marginalized communities are bearing the brunt of industrial toxic pollution. The list of environmental atrocities seem to be getting longer. This isn’t just a fight to save the environment, it’s a fight for justice. A fight for humanity.
Sign up for our Writing Prompts email to be notified of upcoming SIGs.
Looking for our classes and training schedule? (How to be a Rising Star in Media, Advanced Writing, Advanced Platform Building, How to Be an Editor or How to Create Social Change) Click here.
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Sometimes, we’re just not fast enough. 😉
I didn’t see the email for it, either but it did take place today. Lisa Hickey will be off for 2 weeks and then the calls will resume on January 6, 2017.
I usually get an invite for the Friday phone call. I haven’t seen anything for today. Is there a phone group? Clarification … I live in Illinois, why time is the call?
Tom, the calls have started up again—the reminder emails went out and I checked that your name was on it. Sometimes with MailChimp (our email provider) — the emails end up in “promotions” or even “spam”. Can you let me know if you are still having problems? You would be welcome on the calls. We also have our Post-Election Rebuilding starting up—that has people from all places on the political spectrum—Trump supporters and non. Here is the link to sign up for that: https://goodmenproject.leadpages.co/post-election-rebuilding/