“The way patriarchy functions is to disconnect men from their feelings via their bodies, often as children, via dissociation.” - Lawrence Barriner II
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Where are the Men?
Monday, April 14, 2025 from 4:30-6 ET
Online conversation
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Join Danielle Coates-Connor and Lawrence Barriner II in a conversation “Where Are the Men,” including their pieces in Crush Life Manifesto, Fall 2024 v2. Attendees are invited to look at the text in advance and come to the conversation with their own perspectives, questions, and observations. There will be whole group and small group activities to connect and engage together.
Here is the reading material. We will focus on pages 7-14. You may enjoy bonus reads in the pdf that invite you deeper into Crush Life Manifesto.
These writings call for a reimagining of masculinity rooted in nurturance, tenderness, and care, challenging the dominance and detachment enforced by white supremacy and patriarchy. It argues that healing and transformation require men to build their capacity for emotional presence, accountability, and reciprocal connection in community. The collective vision invites men into a deeper practice of belonging, where love and responsibility are shared.
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HOPE YOU HEAL is a love story. Healing happens in community. And there are also moments when we need to go inside ourselves and handle our own business. There are moments when we need to take space from people and place boundaries where we once permitted harm. We need to laugh at the dumpster fires and the spirals and the conditions we are in with these monkey brains and buddha capacities.