I was honored to be featured as the first FAME member of the month but hesitant at the same time. My initial thought was why? I am not an elected official in the community, you won’t see me in the paper or on TV, and I don’t have a huge social media following. It was during this questioning that I came to the conclusion that an individual like me makes sense as the first FAME member to be recognized this way. It is because I am no different than anyone else but I still have t

At red carpet events, interviewers often obsess over what designer a woman is wearing. Men are sometimes asked the same, but the questions and the camera fixate on the women. Such preoccupations, which are found throughout sports and entertainment, arise from a culture that sexualizes and objectifies women. It also contributes to a culture of pervasive (and often permitted) sexual harassment and assault. Holding figures such as Harvey Weinstein accountable is a good start,

Our annual Walk a Mile In Her Shoes event is one of Blackburn Center’s signature opportunities to showcase the role that men can – and do – play in supporting our vision of communities free from domestic and sexual violence. While our walkers include women and children as well as men, the focus of the walk is on engaging men in Blackburn Center’s mission to end gender violence. Men from the community participate in a public reading of our pledge, Ten Things Men Can Do To End