we actually pulled it off and the conference is going ahead as planned. im honestly overwhelmed by all the support and cant thank you enough for sticking by us. we still need to stay vigilant but for now we celebrate.
August 19, 2014
Oppose Censorship: Allow the International Conference on Men's Issues to go without harassment
Final supporters
To the City of Detroit and the World,
The Men's Human Rights Movement is a peaceful humanist civil rights movement, dedicated to compassion for men and boys. It is growing quickly due to support from people of every race, creed, color, gender, orientation, and ethnicity.
It has been subjected to vicious attacks by those who wish to silence people from talking about suicide, homelessness, education, poverty, domestic violence, sexual assault, and compassion for men who suffer from many of these problems at higher rates than most people realize--and who wish to do it free from vested outside interests and ideologies.
We are men and women, black and white, gay and straight, and we want to peacefully gather and talk.
Our global community is prepared to meet for the first time in a historic conference to take place in Detroit this June 26th-28th. The conference has been planned for nearly a year, and features many qualified and dynamic speakers from around the world.
Major figures such as Erin Pizzey, the originator of Domestic Violence shelter movement, Senator Anne Cools, founder of one of the first domestic violence refuges in North America and the first Canadian black female senator, are scheduled speakers.
Karen Straughan, a mother and blue collar worker, will also speak, as will Paul Nathanson, a gay advocate of Jewish heritage who writes passionately about the lives of men and boys.
Hundreds of people have booked flights and packed their bags, flying in from India, South America, Australia, Europe, and all over North America, eager to participate in a meeting of compassionate minds with the intent of finding solutions.
We should not be frightened to host a conference with diverse individuals to discuss social issues. If harassment and threats are allowed to continue, peaceful discourse becomes imperiled.
We need your help to make sure that the values of our Constitution, and basic human rights that should be afforded to all people, are protected.
Please allow our conference to continue without interference from ideologues who seek the destruction of our freedom.
We thank you for your attention.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
June 10, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
June 8, 2014
567 Comments
These protesters are hypocrites of the highest order. Can you imagine the uproar if a bunch of men attempted to prevent a feminist meeting from taking place? Of course we would not do that, all we are asking for is the same courtesy in return.
Freedom of speech is our most celebrated right. It is a right that all men's rights activist support not just for people who agree with us but for our opposition as well. It is unfortunate that feminists do not feel the same way.
I am a 70yo grandmother. Why is this conference continuing even an issue. Both men and women have the right to discuss any gender specific issues without reprisal or discrimination. Anyone who objects is obviously not working in the common interest of both genders
Death threats against not only administrators but attendees, "other guests and Doubletree staff" are exactly equivalent with the Old Confederacy's tactics in the 60s against civil and human, rights for Blacks. I remember it all, very well.
Those who genuinely believe in the principles of gender equality support this conference. Those who selectively use the principles of equality to advance their own hypocritical, sexist, and fascist agendas oppose this conference. I am a proud member of the first group.
it's about time where we stand up to fix our problems
it's scary that talking about rights has so many opponents
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we actually pulled it off and the conference is going ahead as planned. im honestly overwhelmed by all the support and cant thank you enough for sticking by us. we still need to stay vigilant but for now we celebrate.
August 19, 2014
Oppose Censorship: Allow the International Conference on Men's Issues to go without harassment
Final supporters
To the City of Detroit and the World,
The Men's Human Rights Movement is a peaceful humanist civil rights movement, dedicated to compassion for men and boys. It is growing quickly due to support from people of every race, creed, color, gender, orientation, and ethnicity.
It has been subjected to vicious attacks by those who wish to silence people from talking about suicide, homelessness, education, poverty, domestic violence, sexual assault, and compassion for men who suffer from many of these problems at higher rates than most people realize--and who wish to do it free from vested outside interests and ideologies.
We are men and women, black and white, gay and straight, and we want to peacefully gather and talk.
Our global community is prepared to meet for the first time in a historic conference to take place in Detroit this June 26th-28th. The conference has been planned for nearly a year, and features many qualified and dynamic speakers from around the world.
Major figures such as Erin Pizzey, the originator of Domestic Violence shelter movement, Senator Anne Cools, founder of one of the first domestic violence refuges in North America and the first Canadian black female senator, are scheduled speakers.
Karen Straughan, a mother and blue collar worker, will also speak, as will Paul Nathanson, a gay advocate of Jewish heritage who writes passionately about the lives of men and boys.
Hundreds of people have booked flights and packed their bags, flying in from India, South America, Australia, Europe, and all over North America, eager to participate in a meeting of compassionate minds with the intent of finding solutions.
We should not be frightened to host a conference with diverse individuals to discuss social issues. If harassment and threats are allowed to continue, peaceful discourse becomes imperiled.
We need your help to make sure that the values of our Constitution, and basic human rights that should be afforded to all people, are protected.
Please allow our conference to continue without interference from ideologues who seek the destruction of our freedom.
We thank you for your attention.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
June 10, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
June 8, 2014
567 Comments
Even if you disagree with the opinions of MRA's, you should support their right to gather and speak on issues that they find important. To do otherwise is to admit that your beliefs are not based on reason or moral consistency.
These protesters are hypocrites of the highest order. Can you imagine the uproar if a bunch of men attempted to prevent a feminist meeting from taking place? Of course we would not do that, all we are asking for is the same courtesy in return.
Freedom of speech is our most celebrated right. It is a right that all men's rights activist support not just for people who agree with us but for our opposition as well. It is unfortunate that feminists do not feel the same way.
I am a 70yo grandmother. Why is this conference continuing even an issue. Both men and women have the right to discuss any gender specific issues without reprisal or discrimination. Anyone who objects is obviously not working in the common interest of both genders
Death threats against not only administrators but attendees, "other guests and Doubletree staff" are exactly equivalent with the Old Confederacy's tactics in the 60s against civil and human, rights for Blacks. I remember it all, very well.
Those who genuinely believe in the principles of gender equality support this conference. Those who selectively use the principles of equality to advance their own hypocritical, sexist, and fascist agendas oppose this conference. I am a proud member of the first group.
it's about time where we stand up to fix our problems
it's scary that talking about rights has so many opponents
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Even if you disagree with the opinions of MRA's, you should support their right to gather and speak on issues that they find important. To do otherwise is to admit that your beliefs are not based on reason or moral consistency.