GRAND VIEW, NY, TO DEDICATE BETTY FRIEDAN MONUMENT NOVEMBER 10, 2011.
News36 Years of NOMASWelcome to our online home! The National Organization for Men Against Sexism is an activist organization of men and women supporting positive changes for men. NOMAS advocates a perspective that is pro-feminist, gay affirmative, anti-racist, dedicated to enhancing men's lives, and committed to justice on a broad range of social issues including class, age, religion, and physical abilities. NOMAS Joins with NY- NOW to Celebrate the Legacy of Betty FreidanJust over 50 years ago, in a house near here where we stand, a woman in her mid-30’s, Betty Goldstein Freidan, struggled in isolation, against impossible, ancient, even invisible glass-ceiling barriers, to write a book which in turn would ignite a blaze, that would finally change the world. But in the beginning, in this beautiful spot beside the Hudson, her path was steep, lonely, and up-hill. 2011 BrotherPeace Award: Dr. Margaret BaldwinThe Ending Men’s Violence Network of NOMAS addresses all forms of violence by men, particularly in the context of patriarchal privilege and sexism. The EMV-Net has been especially active in working against domestic abuse, but also addresses sexual harassment, rape and sexual assault, and the abuse of women in prostitution, and pornography. 23rd Men's Studies Association MeetingOn April 1, 2011, the Men's Studies Association of the National Organization of Men Against Sexism (NOMAS) held its 23rd National Meeting in conjunction with the 36th National Conference on Men & Masculinity (M&M), "Breaking Out of the Box: Redefining Masculinity" addressing men's perception and misperception around issues concerning consent, rape, and bystander intervention. Video records NOMAS-Boston supply drive for DV sheltersNOMAS Boston, the Boston Chapter of the National Organization for Men Against Sexism, holds their annual supply drive for local domestic violence shelters. Putting together a wish list of items needed by the shelters, the coordinated effort entailed setting up stations in front of grocery and department stores to collect donated items and create teachable moments for the community. Highlights of the Colorado Men Against Domestic Violence NOMAS RoundtableOn Saturday, January 16th representatives from fatherhood programs, domestic violence victim services providers, domestic violence offender treatment programs and others gathered to hear and discuss issues related to encouraging men to take a stand against domestic violence and build positive relationships. Featured at the roundtable were members of the National Organization of Men Against Sexism (NOMAS) Leadership Council. A Request to Men's Organizations and Allies for Support of Protective Child Custody (with Spanish & French Translations)From the NOMAS Child Custody Task Group Male supremacist groups (“Father’s Rights”) have caused unspeakable harm to our country and to our children by encouraging abusive fathers, often with little past involvement with their children, to seek custody as a tactic to pressure a mother to return or to punish her for leaving. Men's Studies Association Abstracts Online on Resource PageTitles and abstracts of 14 of the Men's Studies Association annual meetings are online on the Task Group's Resource page. The meeting notes represent 14 of the last 15 years, starting from the 8th annual meeting, in 1996, through the present day. The 24nd Annual Men's Studies Association Meeting will be held on July 22, 2012, in Denver, CO, as part of the 37th National Conference on Men and Masculinity. Please consider submitting a paper for review to present at the conference (see call for papers on the side bar). NOMAS Endorses the NY Model for Batterer ProgramsAfter years of exploring a wide range of batterer program models, the National Council of NOMAS has given its full support to the New York Model for Batterer Programs (www.nymbp.org). This model was determined to be most in keeping with NOMAS principles and beliefs about sexism, domestic violence and batterer programs. Batterer programs, created in the mid 70's, were originally designed to "treat" offenders. 
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