Presentations - October/November 2006
| The Men's Center Board appreciates the volunteer presenters who return from time to time and welcome first timers. Their presentations add a new dimension to our weekly Wednesday night gatherings.
Please take time to read the descriptions and plan to attend if they stimulate your interest. Bring a friend to share the experience and acquaint him/her with the Men's Center. Each presentation is intended to promote personal growth, stimulate your interest in a topic, and to give you an opportunity to interact with other attendees. We are always looking for new presenters and topics. Please call Randy at The Men's Center, 612-822-5892 with your ideas and names. We appreciate your help. |
Presentations are the sole responsibility of the presenter(s). The Men's Center does not endorse, takes no specific position, nor does it hold any opinion on the presentations, or of any information imparted, or of the presenter(s) themselves.
The Men's Center is a RESOURCE for the community, a clearing house for information of all kinds, agreeable or not, to one's beliefs. Listen, participate and make your own decisions. All groups meet at TMC, 3249 Hennepin Ave. So, Suite 55, unless otherwise noted. These low cost presentations are shown in the Calendar of Events and a more extensive description follows. No pre-registration is needed; entrance fees collected at the door are:
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October/November 2006
Resumes for the New Career: Playing Society’s Game!
Presenter: Sue Varness-Gunder
When: Oct 4, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Open to men, women, and children.
This session will discuss resume writing, interviewing, the “hidden job market,” and learning how to motivate yourself to obtain the career you want. You will see how to make the most of the job when you have it. It comes to learning how to play the game. Bring your own resume along, and be prepared to ask your own questions.
Sue Gunder is Career Development Manager at PPL Industries, a local program of the local charity PPL. She has more than 9 years in their program of helping people enter the mainstream job market. In all she has more than 18 years experience working with the “hard to employ”. These include persons recently released from prison, the homeless, some veterans, and individuals with chemical dependencies. You can reach Sue at: PPL Industries, 1179 15th Ave SE, Minneapolis MN 55414.
A Circle of Warriors
Presenter: Andy Mickel
When: Oct 11, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
The Mankind Project is an organization of men working together to improve their lives and help other men. As New Warriors “We are an order of men called to reclaim the sacred masculine provides a model for men to generate and maintain a world in such a way as to include and yet rise above one’s own issues for the betterment of one’s self, one’s own family, tribe, nation and race.”
We are all familiar with a man’s physical tools (a hammer, a sword, a plow.....) Is this enough? What about integrity, commitment, action and clarity? I know that most men want and need these tools. The New Warrior Training Adventure can help. Join a circle of warriors to ask questions and hear how the adventure has changed men’s lives.
“The initiation of men is the hope of the world.” - Don Jones, former chairman, ManKind Project.
Adrift – Navigating Our Sexual Lives
Part one of two (Second part is on Nov 15)
Presenter: Keith Pederson
When: Oct 18, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Open to Gay/Bi and Questioning men and their allies
Have you ever felt as though there is conflicting information circulating about our sexual lives and how to be safer in your own sexual activities? As Gay/Bi men it can be a challenge even finding partners. Beyond that, some of the venues we use to meet other men for dating can bring specific challenges and/or risks.
In this first of two parts we will discuss some of the ways we interact and meet. We will also discuss the risks associated with non-traditional methods of finding partners (Internet, public space, phone lines, Craig’s list, etc.).
Participants will receive information and referrals to additional local resources and programs based on interests discussed at event.
Participants are encouraged to attend both sessions but it is not required. Second part is scheduled for November 15, 2006 from 7 – 9 p.m.
Keith Pederson is an employee of PrideAlive (a program of the Minnesota AIDS Project).
Two Spirits MN Community
Presenter: Kevin Eliza
When: Oct 25, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Open to men and women.
A new group celebrating “Old Ways” indigenous - we practice openness to Two Spirit Men & Women (The tradition of Two Spirit holds that we participate in both - feminine & masculine and that we are neither), diversity, elders, all ethnicities, spiritualities, members of the general and GLBT populations are welcome.
On the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each Month starting in October we will experience “TALKING CIRCLE”. On the last Wednesday of the month we will present CULTURAL Presentations. And on the Last FRIDAY of the month we invite you to join us for potluck GATHERING, beginning September 22nd with Autumnal Equinox.
Further details can be obtained from Kevin or Ron via 612-870-3667 or Twospiritsnmn@yahoo.com
Men In Transition: Letting Go of the Past/Creating the Future
Presenter: William Cox
When: Nov 1, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Open to men and women.
Life is constant change! And, ther are times when change has an extra punch. Some of these change events are: Ending Relationships, Job Loss, Re-location, Spiritual Shifts, Health Crises and Bereavement. You can add your own! This workshop will look at the changes in our lives, how we deal with them and ways we can live with change which add meaning and purpose to our lives.
William Cox was a founding board member of the Twin Cities Men’s Center in 1976 and has been involved in men’s issues before and since that time. In his “retirement” he is a member of the Community Faculty of Metropolitan State University where he teaches classes on “The American Male” and “Group Dynamics and Facilitation”. He is also a Life Coach and leads seminars on “From Age-ing to Sage-ing: A New Vision Of Growing Older” and “Centering Prayer/Centered Living: A Journey of Spiritual Transformation.”
A Circle of Warriors
Presenter: Andy Mickel
When: Nov 8, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
The Mankind Project is an organization of men working together to improve their lives and help other men. As New Warriors “We are an order of men called to reclaim the sacred masculine provides a model for men to generate and maintain a world in such a way as to include and yet rise above one’s own issues for the betterment of one’s self, one’s own family, tribe, nation and race.”
We are all familiar with a man’s physical tools (a hammer, a sword, a plow.....) Is this enough? What about integrity, commitment, action and clarity? I know that most men want and need these tools. The New Warrior Training Adventure can help. Join a circle of warriors to ask questions and hear how the adventure has changed men’s lives.
“The initiation of men is the hope of the world.” - Don Jones, former chairman, ManKind Project.
Adrift – Navigating Our Sexual Lives
Part two of two (First part is on Oct 18)
Presenter: Keith Pederson
When: Nov 15, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Open to Gay/Bi and Questioning men and their allies
In the first part of this dialogue we discussed some of the ways we interact and meet one another. We also discussed the risks associated with non-traditional methods of finding partners (Internet, public space, phone lines, Craig’s list, etc.).
In this session, participants will be able to “chart” their own course in sexual risk reduction. This event will include group work (role plays) and brainstorming to develop a list of safer sexual activities. Participants will be offered a take-home, personal reflection tool to assess and plan for a safer sexual experience.
Participants will receive information and referrals to additional local resources and programs based on interests discussed at event.
Participants are encouraged to attend both sessions but it is not required.
Keith Pederson is an employee of PrideAlive (a program of the Minnesota AIDS Project).
Two Spirits MN Community
Presenter: Kevin Eliza
When: Nov 29, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Open to men and women.
A new group celebrating “Old Ways” indigenous - we practice openness to Two Spirit Men & Women (The tradition of Two Spirit holds that we participate in both - feminine & masculine and that we are neither), diversity, elders, all ethnicities, spiritualities, members of the general and GLBT populations are welcome.
On the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each Month starting in October we will experience “TALKING CIRCLE”. On the last Wednesday of the month we will present CULTURAL Presentations. And on the Last FRIDAY of the month we invite you to join us for potluck GATHERING, beginning September 22nd with Autumnal Equinox.
Further details can be obtained from Kevin or Ron via 612-870-3667 or Twospiritsnmn@yahoo.com