Making Sense of Senseless Violence

This course uses school shootings as the focal point for an exploration into what we know about the connections between masculinity and violence—and what we can do to engage boys and young men in making a difference.

If you’ve felt the weight of yet another news headline about a mass shooting, act of sexual violence, domination or exploitation, this course is for you.

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Course curriculum

1. Masculinity: The Boys Are Not Alright
1. Intersectionality: The Roots of Extremism Matter
1. Action: So How Do We Respond?
1. Additional Resources & Discussion
2. Before You Go…
3. A Token of Gratitude

About this course

$39.00
9 lessons
30-day money-back guarantee

Thoughtful and actionable

Anna

Next Gen Men did a fabulous job of wading into a polarizing, uncomfortable subject. The course beautifully balances facts and expert analysis with artistic interpretation and participant reflection. As a concerned citizen and mother, but otherwise uneducated person on the subject, I walked away from the course feeling significantly better informed. More importantly, I feel capable of taking preventative action in my life and empowered to hold space for curious conversation on the subject of masculinity.

Important and inspired

Carol Munoz Nieves

This course taught me so much about the gendered roots of mass violence and what we can do to address them. It is also wonderfully written—nothing like an on...

This course taught me so much about the gendered roots of mass violence and what we can do to address them. It is also wonderfully written—nothing like an online course that feels like a conversation! The centralized list of resources at the end was the cherry on top—a must-keep for my work!

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Well-informed and educational

Desiree Elderkin

What a great course, considering the subject material. Grateful to have these topics addressed and in such a way to allow for wonderful reflection and engag...

What a great course, considering the subject material. Grateful to have these topics addressed and in such a way to allow for wonderful reflection and engagement with the material. Infographics showing the links and connections between events really stood out and I appreciate the questions and language offered to approach these situations differently moving forward.

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Strengths-based.

While we explore the enduring links between traditional masculinity and male-led violence, we approach this work with a firm belief that boys and men can—and should—be shared stakeholders in the movement for gender justice.
Action-oriented.

Our goal is to equip you to hold space for forward-thinking conversations about positive masculinity that to provide boys with opportunities to gain clarity about the kinds of young men they want to be—the antidote to the toxic representation we see all too often in the media.

Raising Next Gen Men

For those who want to know boys better. This is your masterclass.

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