Fifteen men attended December’s brunch at Stephen Sewell’s and 10 attended January’s hosted by Dean Jurek. The next brunches will be: Sunday, February 17 at Frank Brandon’s, 975 Como Ave, (on the east side of Lake Como at Rose Ave W), St. Paul, 651/487-3008 and Sunday, March 17 at Andy Mickel’s, 106 SE Arthur Ave (in Prospect Park off University Ave near I-94 and 280), Minneapolis, 612/331-8396. Eat and socialize at the next Monthly Men’s Sunday Brunches (bring something to share/cook up). Men hang out together and enjoy good food with no agenda whatsoever. These brunches are open to all men from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m;plan to come and chat and eat for a 1/2-hour to 2-hour period anytime . – inevitably some men stay on until 2 p.m. - Andy Mickel, 2002-01-21.

Men’s Center membership is back up over 400 for the first time in10 years. - Scott Benson, 2002-01-14.

“Here is an anniversary present to help us celebrate our [25th].” - John Everingham, Wilmette, IL, 2001-12-01.

Men’s Center in the News: The Monday, November 26th Twin Cities Star Tribune ran a Variety section, front-page article with photo marking the 25th Anniversary of the Men’s Center in service to the community. Entitled, “CAUTION: Men Working” journalist Jon Tevlin interviewed Randy Genrich, David Kaar and Andy Mickel giving the center much positive publicity. - Andy Mickel, 2001-11-27.

Rainbow Families Conference, 45 workshops, 1100 attendees, will be held Saturday, February 23, 8:30am-4:30pm. Keynote: Wisconsin Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin. Children and teens must be preregistered by February 9. FFI: E-mail or call 612/827-7731 to view the brochure or print out a registration form. Great child and teen caregivers/teachers are needed for this year’s conference. If you have a wonderful babysitter, daycare provider, or teacher who you think would like to spend a day at the conference with some great kids or teens, please ask them to call us ASAP: 612-827-7731. Pay is $75 for the day, 7:45am-5pm. Caregivers/teachers will have choice of what age group they will work with at the conference. - Randy Genrich, 2002-01-15.

Article: “Resolve to Mentor” by Kari Davis, Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota, 612/370-9168, appeared in the January issue of Family Times; January is the first National Mentoring Month. - Randy Genrich, 2002-01-10.

“This morning I read in the fall 2001 Ruminator Review a full-page review of a new book – Angry Young Men: How Parents, Teachers, and Counselors Can Help ‘Bad Boys’ Become Good Men, by Aaron Kipnis. Probably some of you are familiar with his earlier book, _Knights without Armor: A Practical Guide for Men in Quest of Masculine Soul._ (I admit that I’d only heard of the title.) I am very moved by the testimony from his own life that is included in the review, and consider it a miracle that Mr. Kipnis was able to become a productive citizen, much less a successful and influential psychologist and author. The review states that ‘Kipnis demonstrates, by his own example, the power of mentoring and the caring presence of older men to turn troubled boys’ lives around.’ It even mentions ‘California’s Boys to Men program in which former gang members support currently imprisoned boys in their efforts to abandon criminal activity.’ Though it is obviously a differently program than the one that has recently been introduced to Minnesota boys by men in this community, ‘Boys to Men’ made it imperative that I bring this to your attention. The Ruminator review is not available online, but another is at Mr. Kipnis’ web site www.malepsych.com.” - Peter Doughty, 2001-11-09

The Gay and Bi-sexual Father’s Group meets for dinner (always the last Saturday of every month; always from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m). Our support group for February is on the 16th due to the fact that many Fathers Group members are attending the Rainbow Family Conference happening all day on February 23rd. Next Quarterly Dinner is March 1st at the downtown Davanni’s (Hennepin, between 10th and 11th). Contact Steve at shumerickhouse@hotmail.com if you want to help or have any ideas that will make this event a great evening to remember. Second Wednesday of the Month (February 13, 7-9p.m.) Support Meeting is at: Denny Siemers home at 7631 Edinborough Way, Unit 5220, Edina, MN 55435 952-897-1281. Events are posted on the website:http://GayFathersMN.com/events.html - Denny Siemers, 952/897-1281, 2002-01-14.

Terms of Enforcement: Making Men Pay For What They’ve Done by Steven S. Richmond, MSW, MA (Trafford Publishing, Victoria, BC, Canada, January 2002). To order call (603) 528-5432 or (866) 234-1648, toll free, or complete this form and return to Daily Care, 707 Belknap Mt. Rd., Gilford, NH 03249-6823, $22.50 ppd. Author Steven S. Richmond describes his second book as a journey of great personal and political importance as a former Massachusetts senior administrator for social services. “Sadly, there are occasions when a restraining order is obtained by a spouse as a weapon in divorce and child custody cases. Obtaining a restraining order under the pretext of abuse is a pernicious form of abuse when it is undertaken for the purpose of gaining the upper hand in a matter that has no bearing on domestic violence. In those instances, the restraining order represents a misuse of abuse prevention laws and imposes a grave injustice on the man who stands falsely accused of domestic violence. These abuses of law go unreported in the mass media and in the professional literature.” - Steven Richmond, 2002-01-02.

The next Minnesota Men’s Conference is September 10-15 at Sturgeon Lake, MN. Among the teachers are Robert Bly and Martin Prechtel. Contact: Craig Ungerman, (toll-free) 1-877/333-3136 www.hiddenwine.com, E-mail:marks@4insight.com - Mark Stanley, 2002-01-05.

The National Men’s Resource Center (Menstuff) has a new address: 96118 Wildwood Rd, Brookings, OR 97415. But we’re still at: - Gordon Clay, 2001-12-23.

Our web site, may have to move because the Twin Cities Freenet is deciding no longer to host sites at all. We will be finding a new home and we can predict disruption in the meantime. E-mail remains: tcmc@tcmc.org - Andy Mickel. - 2001-12-29.

Warrior movie/potluck screening "The Lion in Winter" starring Peter O'Toole, Katherine Hepburn and Anthony Hopkins; 1968; Nominated for several Academy Awards including Best Picture. Katherine Hepburn won the Oscar for Best Actress. Brief Synopsis:1183 AD: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. They and his wife variously plot to force him. black comedy-drama; A dysfunctional family treatise extraordinaire; the "American Beauty" of the 12th Century! Sunday, February 17, 3:00pm

An important note from your host: I do have some chairs but most likely not enough so if you can bring folding chairs, large pillows, etc that would be most helpful.

Host: Jeffrey Allen-Haas, 1423 East 35th Street; Apt. #4; Minneapolis, 55407 (near the corner of 35th Street and Bloomington Avenue; Apartment building faces north at Powderhorn Park.) 612/964-7587 jeffhaas@mr.net -or- jeff.haas@childrenshc.org – Jeffrey Allen-Haas2002-01-22.