Eat and socialize at the next Sunday Drop-In Sunday Brunches (bring something to share/cook up). October 20th at the Men’s Center, 612/822-5892. November 17th at Stephen Sewell’s 1509 Summit Ave, St. Paul (one block east of Snelling Av) 651/917-2495. Men hang out together anytime between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. and enjoy good food with no agenda whatsoever. 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. These brunches are open to all men. – Andy Mickel, 2002-09-24.

“Thank you for all you give to the Men’s Center!” – Randy Lindstrom, 2002-07-14.

New warrior Cliff Barry and Mary Ellen Blandford of ShadowWork® Seminars are making available a CD on the 9/11 Grieving Process for less than cost: $4 plus $3.95 shipping/ handling. This is a special version of their Tombstone Process which uses motion and evocative music to take you deeply into your emotions rather than visualization and relaxation techniques. The first time you listen to this CD, a great burden can be lifted from your shoulders and exchanged for greater motivation and well-being. http://www.911cd.com FFI: Shadow Work Seminars, 7215 W. County Rd 24, Loveland, CO 80538; 970/203-0400. http://www.shadowwork.com – 2002-07-31.

Family and Corrections Network and the National Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families will hold the Second North American Conference on Fathers Behind Bars and On the Street, November 6-8, in St. Louis, MO. FFI: NPNFF, 1003 K Street NW, Suite 565, Washington, DC 20001 800/23N-PNFF – 2002-08-31.

Noting Dorothy Thompson’s statement that: “... peace is the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict–alternatives to passive and aggressive responses, alternatives to violence.” the Men’s International Peace Exchange is stepping up its “Sowing Seeds for Peace” projects throughout the world. FFI: MIPE, P.O. Box 36, Swarthmore, PA 19081. 610/872-8178. mipe@peaceexchange.org, http://www.peaceexchange.org – 2002-08-31.

The Gay and Bi-sexual Father’s Group upcoming events: Fathers Support Group Meeting Wednesday, October 8th.; Cookboyz, Saturday, October 12th; Fathers Group Pizza Party at Davanni’s Downtown, Friday October 25th; Fathers Group Support Group Meeting, Saturday, October 26th; Fathers Group Business Meeting Immediately after October 26th Support Group. For more info: http://www.gayfathersmn.com – Denny Siemers, 2002-09-23.

Dads Make a Difference is presenting “Parents as Sexuality Educators” Workshop, Sun-Mon, November 17-18 at the St. Paul Four Points Sheraton hotel. FFI: DMAD, U of Minnesota Extension Service, 2020 White Bear Ave, St. Paul, MN 55109, contact: Dmitris Kelly, 651/704-2063 http://www.dads.umn.edu – Jan Hayne, 2002-09-15.

Personal Stories For New Book Needed Dr. Mic Hunter, author of Abused Boys: The Neglected Victims Of Sexual Abuse, is seeking the true stories of men and women who were sexually assaulted while in the military, either in combat or from comrades. He also seeks stories of hazing and sexual harassment of military personnel by other military personnel. These will be included in a book on sexual abuse in the military. Authors may remain anonymous or use their actual names. Contributors will be required to sign a release granting publication rights. Those who are interested can contact Dr. Hunter at 357 Kellogg Blvd., East, St. Paul, MN 55101, USA, MHunt689@aol.com, or 651 224-4335. – 2002-09-22.

New York City’s Men Center, On the Common Ground, is hosting its 11th annual Village of Brothers Fall Retreat, Fri-Sun, Oct 18-20 at Camp Hi-Rock, Mt. Washington, MA. $220 includes 6 meals and transportation. FFI: JohnGuarn@aol.com or 212/265-0584, On the Common Ground, 250 W 57th St., #1431, New York, NY 10107. – John Guarnaschelli, 2002-09-14.

The West Michigan Men’s Center, Inc. is now operating a year-round Monday-night men’s discussion group, 7-9 p.m. at Westwood United Methodist Church, 536 Nichols Rd. at West Main St. WMMC is at 1367 N. 26th St., Kalamazoo, MI 49048. - Jim Lovestar, 2002-09-09.

In an obvious takeoff from the Vagina Monologues, the Penis Dialogues will be presented by the Twin Cities Pubic Theatre in October. An offshoot of the Twin Cities Fringe theatre, you can obtain event info: penisdialogues@yahoo.com. – 2002-08-15.

Our web site, http://www.tcmc.org will be moving to a new host by the end of the year. At that time, we’ll also get an E-mail address of the form: info@tcmc.org. Until then our E-mail is: tcmc@tcmc.org. Continue to get Men Talk online aninformation about the Men Helping Men with Anger classes. Peruse our extensive Resource Directory. – Andy Mickel. - 2002-09-07.