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On August 21-23, 2008 the NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MEN AGAINST SEXISM will hold its 33rd annual conference "Addressing Violence in Our Homes and in Our Communities" AND the 20th annual MEN'S STUDIES ASSOCIATION Meeting at the University of Utah. This conference will be hosted by South Valley Sanctuary, a domestic violence shelter in West Jordan, Utah, and is co-sponsored by the University of Utah's Women's Resource Center, the Utah Pride Center, the Rape Recovery Center, Up the River Endeavors, the Inclusion Center (formerly NCCJ), the University of Utah's Interpersonal Violence Research Group, and the Salt Lake Area Domestic Violence Coalition. The conference opening session will be held on Thursday morning, August 21, 2008, and conclude on Saturday evening, August 23, 2008.

Join NOMAS for a day of institutes (Thursday 8/21/08), and two full days of, workshops, keynotes, cultural events and general discussion (Friday ane Saturday, 8/22/08 & 8/23/08) on the issues surrounding men and masculinity, social justice, gender, and domestic and community violence in the 21st century.

Nationally noted speakers, presenters, and panelists will conduct sessions on aspects of domestic violence, current advances in the field of men's studies, and examining diverse ways in which the lives of men and women might be enhanced through gender identity, gender roles, masculinity, and the experiences of men's lives.

Topics to include:

DV in the LGBT community
Men’s Role in Domestic Violence Work
White Privilege
DV and Addiction/Substance Use
Immigration Laws and Protecting/Empowering Undocumented Survivors
NY Model for Batterer Programs
Co-Option of Shelter Services/Dilemmas/Challenges in DV Shelters, the DV movement
Multicultural Feminist Counseling Models
Working with Youth Exposed to Violence
Men’s Institute
The Color of Fear 15 years later
Confidentiality for Shelter Files