The Men's Center has a new E-mail address: <tcmc@tcmc.org>. - Andy Mickel, 2003-01-11

15 men attended January's "Brazilian" brunch at Frank Brandon's in St. Paul. Next brunches: Sunday, February 16th at Dean Jurek's, 3620 W 32nd St #102, Minneapolis (just off Excelsior Blvd, west of Lake Calhoun), 612/922-8604. Sunday, March 16th at Andy Mickel's, 106 SE Arthur Ave, Minneapolis, 612/331-8396. (in Prospect Park off University Ave near I-94 and 280).

Sunday, April 20th at Harry Greenberg's, 2435 Garfield Ave S, Minneapolis 612/870-9418 (one block east of Lyndale). 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, 2003-01-19.

The next Minnesota New Warrior Weekend will be held by Mankind Project Minnesota, May 2-4, 2003 at Eagle Lake Camp near Brainerd, MN. The cost is only $495 until March 10th; $595 thereafter. Contact Andy Miller 612-269-7369 with any questions. Register with Tracy Bridge, 1003 Oakridge Avenue, Shoreview, MN 55126; 612-321-4723 (office); 651-482-0929 (business); E-mail: <Turtlelake4@aol.com> - Tracy Bridge, 2002-03-16.

Eighth annual Rainbow Families Conference, 55 workshops, 1100 attendees, will be held Saturday, February 22</b>, 8:30am-4:30pm. Children and teens must be preregistered by February 10. FFI: E-mail <connect@rainbowfamilies.org> or call 612/827-7731 <http://www.rainbowfamilies.org> to view the brochure or print out a registration form. - Randy Genrich, 2002-01-15.

Our web site, <http://www.tcmc.org/> has now moved to a new server. E-mail: <tcmc@tcmc.org> - Andy Mickel. - 2002-01-11.

"I was reading your newsletter on shame-rage connection. I just spent two visits to the outpatient program lasting for about three months in Fairfield hospital and the VA for depression and anxiety. I have to tell you that this article really touched home. I suffered from an abusive child-hood and adult lesson abuse, from being physically abused to the verbal and shaming. I have been suffering the effects ever since; it is hard to acknowledge that I am a very viable and good person; I am working on it continuely; I am seeing a doctor and doing what he says along with volunteering. for a series of seminars on dialectical behavior . Thanks for the article! It gave me hope." - Jerry 2002-12-04

Men's Center in the News: The January Men's Health issue of Minnesota Monthly magazine contains several articles and the Men's Center was instrumental in getting associate editors Nick Fauchald & Sarah Tieck on the right track with the resources we had compiled from the 2001 Men's Health and Well-Being Symposium. Editorial Director Pam Nettleton will publish a letter giving the Men's Center proper recognition in the February issue. - Andy Mickel, 2003-01-07.

"The National Coalition of Free Men, Twin Cities Chapter (NCFM-TC) is pleased to present to the Men's Center two books: Father and Child Reunion by Warren Farrell, PhD, and If Men Have All the Power How Come Women Make the Rules? by Jack Kammer. These books are presented with our compliments, coupled with deep appreciation for the outstanding work that the Men's Center has undertaken these past 26 years on behalf of men everywhere throughout the Twin Cities. No formal acknowledgment of this donation is required; we ask only that the books be added to the Men's Center library. Thank you! - Kyle Knutson, 2003-01-09.

"Thanks for reminding me of my membership. I also wanted to give [the book, Live Away Dads, by William Klatte, Penguin Books, 1999, 230 pp.] ....It it intended to give support, ideas and hope to dads who don't live with their kids. I've done some work lately with Joe Kelly with Dads and Daughters from Duluth. If you don't know much about him, check out his website at <http:// www.dadsanddaughters.org>. He has a newsletter and is very positive about fathers and their daughters. - Bill Klatte, 2003-01-09.