Upcoming Monthly Men’s Sunday Brunches (bring something to share/cook up): Sunday, April 18th at Daniel Braun.’s, Daniel Heist.’s & Pierre Failletaz.’s: 3409 Portland Ave S, Minneapolis 612-822-3402. Sunday, May 16th at Rick Gravrok’s, 2925 Monterey Ave S, St. Louis Park, 952-926-6655.(on the west side of Lake Calhoun, off Lake St.) 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 until 2 p.m. 17 men attended February’s brunch at Jeff Haas’s; more 20 men attended Andy Mickel’s brunch in March. - Andy Mickel, 2004-03-16.

D.A.D.s is a new Twin Cities monthly newspaper produced for fathers and supporting them. D.A.D.s, P.O. Box 880, Hudson, WI 54016 FFI: <info@dad-s.com> - Don Cherling, 2004-02-01.

Just Between Men Brunch, 1st & 3rd Saturdays of every month at11 a.m., Pillsbury House, 3501 Chicago Ave. S., Minneapolis. Sponsored by: Just Between Men FFI: Call Sean Dyer at 824-0708 x117, GLBT Press Newspaper, <http://www.glbtpress.com>, 2003-09-15.

The next Mankind Project Minnesota New Warrior Training Adventure will be held April 23-25th at Eagle Lake Camp near Brainerd, MN. The cost is $595. Open Circle of Warriors at the Men’s Center on Wed., April 7, 7-9 p.m. Contact Andy Mickel 612-279-6416 or see: <http://minnesota.mkp.org> for Open House dates/times and with any questions. Register with Marc Salzl, 15215 Court Rd, Minnetonka, MN 55345, 952-933-0541, <msalzl@mn.rr.com> - Andy Mickel, 2004-03-16.

Minnesota’s 2004 Child Abuse Prevention Conference is featuring a Plenary Session by Victor Vieth: “Unto the Third Generation: A Call to End Child Abuse Within 120 Years” Conference: $100, Tuesday, April 13, 8 a.m.-5p.m. at U of Minnesota Continuing Education and Conference Center: St. Paul. FFI: Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota, 1821 University Ave, Suite 202-S, St. Paul, MN 55104, 651-523-0099 or 1-800-CHILDREN <http://www.pcamn.org>.

Everyman—A Men’s Journal, #63, Jan-Mar 2004 features 11 articles on Men and Pornography including: excerpt from the book, The Other Side by Ferrel Christensen. Plus a 4-page interview “Men Working with Mother with Char Tosi , who conducts “Mother’s Pillow” workshops for men.
- David Shackleton, 2004-02-10.

Linda Mark’s new book: Healing the War Between the Genders: The Power of the Soul-Centered Relationship (HeartPower Press, 2004) is about the cultural heart wound that shows up as the male heart wound and female heart wound in both men and women...and that as our society seeks to evolve emotionally and spiritually we are being asked to look at gender, relationships and ourselves through a deeper lens—the soul-centered lens. - Linda Marks 2004-01-28.

Bill Brunton is leading a basic Workshop entitled The Way of the Shaman, Sat-Sun, May 1-2, 10am-6pm at Earle Brown Heritage Center, Brooklyn Center, $225 FFI: Rattle and Drum Journeys, P.O. Box 80792, Minneapolis, MN 55408 612-721-5566.

Penn State University’s College of Medicine, College of Health and Human Development and the Men’s Health Network (MHN) are co-sponsoring the first in a series of National Men’s Health Conferences, May 20-22, 2004 in Arlington Virginia. The conference will benefit physicians, nurses, psychologists, counselors, public health professionals and others that work with men in a variety of clinical settings in that the conference will present research findings dealing with these gender-specific issues. -Christopher P. Dufour, D.Ed., Penn State Univ., 814/863-5100,<cpd1@outreach.psu.edu> - 2003-08-29