Upcoming Monthly Men’s Sunday Brunches (bring something to share/cook up). Sunday, August 17th at Eric Mann’s, co-hosted by Denis Carpentier, 4044 Longfellow Ave S, Minneapolis (one-block east of Cedar Ave S), 612-729-1220. Sunday, September 21st (Fall equinox) at Andy Mickel’s, 106 SE Arthur Ave, Minneapolis, (in Prospect Park off University Ave near I-94 and 280), 612-331-8396. Sunday, October 19th at the Men’s Center 27th anniversary celebration. Men hang out together and enjoy good food with no agenda whatsoever. Sunday, November 16th at Stephen Sewell’s, co-hosted by Paul Busch, place to be determined.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. More than a dozen men attended June’s men’s brunch hosted by Jim Lovestar and 18 men attended last month’s brunch at Tom Weaver’s. - Andy Mickel, 2003-07-21.

The next Mankind Project Minnesota New Warrior Weekend will be held Nov 7-9th, 2003 at Eagle Lake Camp near Brainerd, MN. The cost is $595. Discounts available for registration before September 1st. Contact Andy Miller 612-269-7369 or see: <http://minnesota.mkp.org> for Open House dates/times and 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> - Andy Miller, 2003-05-09.

Men’s Center in the News. The May, 2003 issue of Twin Cities Wellness newspaper was devoted to Men’s Health. A full, one-page article on the Men’s Center by James Beach appeared on page 15. - Herb Jaehne & Randy Genrich, 2003-06-01.

MaleSurvivor: National Organization Against Male Sexual Victimization presents the 10th International Conference, “Recognizing Strength and Resilience”, Sept 18-21. 73 workshops, 7-session pre-conference Institute, 12 evening events. $270-$320. Hosted by Peter Dimock, conference chair at the U of Minnesota College of Human Ecology, 1404 Gortner Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, FFI: <http://www.malesurvivor.org> or Trisha: <admin@survivor.org> and 1-800/738-4181.
- Peter Dimock, 2003-07-01.

The Twin Cities Chapter of the Coalition of Free Men explains “Equal Rights for Men” in a new brochure. Areas include: Military Service, Domestic Violence, Genital Mutilation, Health Care, Education, Criminal Justice, False Rape Allegations, Custody, Visitation, Child Support, Paternity Fraud, Affirmative Discrimination. FFI: <http://ncfm-tc.8m.com> P.O. Box 582023, Minneapolis, MN 55458-2023 (888) 223-1280. - via Mark Bates, 2003-07-20.

The National Organization of Men Against Sexism (NOMAS) presents the 28th National Conference on Men & Masculinity (M&M 28) will be held at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Aug 1-3. Theme: “Gender, Violence & Power: Making the Connections”. $150 to M&M 28, 2141 Commonwealth Ave, Madison, WI 53726 FFI: <http://www.nomas.org>, <masculinityconference@hotmail.com>. - Randy Genrich, 2003-07-01.

The 19th Annual Minnesota Men’s Conference, The Dragon of Grandiosity, will be held September 9-14 2003 at Camp Miller on Sturgeon Lake in northern MN and led by Robert Bly, Robert Moore, Malidoma Some, Miguel Rivera, Doug von Koss and Tom Gambell. The Dragon can be compared to that little bit of grandiosity we have in ourselves, but we can see what happens when a country becomes too grandiose. How can we participate in dragon power without encouraging it to kill thousands of people? The Grandiose One in us has a twin – Utter Worthlessness. (Details in last Men Talk)Conference is limited to 100 adult men and 20 young men; $625; $325 youth 13-20. FFI: Craig Ungerman: 877/333-3136, <hiddenwine@earthlink.net>, <http://www.hiddenwine.com>
- Mark Stanley, 2003-05-14.

Visit our web site, <http://www.tcmc.org/> for all kinds of Men’s Resources for Twin Cities men! E-mail: <tcmc@tcmc.org> - Andy Mickel. - 2003-07-19.