Anonymous User writes "Today, numerous media outlets are covering a lawsuit against 10 domestic violence shelters in LA County alleging they use state funds to discriminate against male victims. It has been on the radio and in various large newspapers, one of them being the
San Bernardino Sun.

Marc"

Ron J writes "We now have 53 cosponsors. Write to your congressmen and Senators and keep this momentum going.
Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham and Senator Mike Crapo have introduced companion bills which will establish an Office of Men's Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This office would mirror the work of the existing Office of Women's Health, which has helped to save thousands of women's lives and has improved the lives of many more.

Write a letter to your congressmen and Representatives. Sign this
online petition" The list of co-sponsors is copied below.

The Gonzo Kid writes "From the `Things to make ya go hmmm Department:" I find the last line in this whole story very revealing, to wit: "Asked whether she continued the struggle out of a desire for vindication, or in revenge, she said, ''A little of both.'' That's right, you greedy female. Go after the kids from the second marraige. Well, in Boston, it doesn't even end with death, does it?"

Chas writes "Men are now expected not to stray too far too often. Out-of-home leisure - all-day weekend rounds of golf, days at the dogs - now has to compete with the new demands placed on men by their wives and children.

Is this true, and if so, is it a good thing?

Bettina Arndt is an Australian journalist who regularly examines men's issues and in the process frequently runs foul of certain feminists. In this article, in Melbourne's "The Age" newspaper, she discusses recent research which shows men generally work longer hours than women in paid and unpaid employment and have far less leisure time than they used to. Read the article here. The online reaction is worth looking at too."

I have sent a lengthy letter to the Honorable Jean Augustine, Secretary
of State (Multiculturalism) (Status of Women), to protest Status of
Women Canada's recent publication that calls for
censorship of men's activists and organizations.  You can view the
letter as a href="http://www.imparl.com/mensactivism/docs/canada20030604.pdf">PDF
file here, or in href="http://www.imparl.com/mensactivism/docs/canada20030604.htm">HTML
format here.  I hope other men's activists will write letters
protesting this advocacy research and the Canadian federal government's
funding of it.  My letter is an open letter, so feel free to use
it for your activism if you find it helpful.  I'd appreciate an
attribution if you do.  Thanks.

MrDave writes "Would a man get a fair trial?

In our culture today men are not allowed to denigrate women, but women compete with each other in their ridicule of men ... In our culture today whites are not allowed to comment about blacks, but blacks can say, well, pretty much anything ... This story in the _NY Post_ combines both of those ironies.
http://tinyurl.com/dgxe ... As you read it, wonder, 'Would a white man get a fair and objective trial from this judge?'"

masculinism writes "G'Day from Sydney Australia. If it wasn't so serious it would be laughable. Under the Office of the Status of Women the Federal Government launched a $50 million dollar 'initiative' on domestic violence to be headed up by a department called Partnerships Against Domestic Violence. Now just take a look at the supposed "Facts About Domestic Violence in Australia" that underpinns this departments philosophy on domestic violence. Here is a exerpt: In 1996 the Australian Bureau of Statistics surveyed 6,300 Australian women for the Women's Safety Survey. The survey asked women about their experience of actual or threatened physical or sexual violence and found that in relation to violence by a male partner" 6,300 WOMEN!!!! What the hell happened to the survey on 6,300 MEN!!!!! Read the exact document here
Regards Masc"

This week's MANN chat will be held on Wednesday
night (6/4), starting at 9:30 PM Eastern Time, at the href="http://www.mensactivism.org/chat.shtml">usual location. Recently,
Canadian feminists used Canadian taxpayers' money to publish a href="http://www.mensactivism.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/24/1942254&mode=threaded">call
for censorship of men's activists that was disguised as
"research."  We began the discussion at last week's chat. 
This week, we'll discuss direct action that we can take to combat this
latest threat to men's rights.  Also, Scott has fixed some
settings on our chat server, so it should work much better for us this
week.  I hope to see you there!

Men's activist and author Rich Zubaty is starting a media campaign to
attack Canadian feminists' recent href="http://www.mensactivism.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/24/1942254&mode=threaded">call
for censorship of men's activists.  Rich can use help with
creating and disseminating press releases and contacting media
organizations.  Also, if you have any news media contacts, please
share them with Rich.  This is a great opportunity to take direct action to protect your rights to speak and write freely. Please contact Rich directly by e-mail at
the following address (remove the "DELETETHIS"):  richzubaty@DELETETHIShotmail.com

Caeruleus Flamma writes "
This is an article
talking about the Orange prize and how woman only prizes should be allowed."

Raymond Cuttill writes "The May Men’s Hour is about the Millions Dads March including Thomas Lessman, the Chairman, Millions Dads March and Stephen Baskerville on Government interference in the family and the Millions Dads March. It also has Harry Crouch on the NCFM-LA protest at San Diego Domestic Violence Council's Annual Awards and News of a Fathers-4-Justice protest at the family court in Plymouth, England and the 'Black Friday' protest on 13th June. Please also add your comments on the Men’s Hour in the easy survey."

Tatis writes "Hundreds of thousands of divorced and unwed fathers are victims of the government's war on so-called "deadbeat dads." Patti Diroff of the Children's Rights Council joined Glenn to discuss these abuses and how they drive decent fathers out of the lives of their children on His Side with Glenn Sacks on KRLA 870 AM in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 1. To listen to the archived version of the show, go to "Past Shows: June 1" at His Side"

warble writes "It pleases me to announce that SB1030 has passed out of the California Senate by a vote of 34/2. Considering the power of the opposition, it is astonishing to see this level of support for the bill. SB1030 addresses the category of paternity fraud that we call an incorrect default paternity judgments (IDPJ's).

An IDPJ results when a judgment is entered against a male who is mislead into believing he is the father, or a male that never receives notice of a paternity hearing because the mother supplies incorrect information. Currently, when the 6 month to two year time limits expire, there is no possibility of making a challenge to the default judgment.

This means that victims of an IDPJ will potentially be subjected to contempt, oppressive child support burdens, criminal charges, and jail when they refuse to pay for a child that is not theirs. This pattern will continue until the child is 18 or graduates from college. Worse, the victim of an IDPJ will learn that they are behind on the first day they learn of the judgment. The source of the oppression is the CA DCSS. It is radical feminist organizations that seek the oppression of men and the destruction of their families.

Often the victims do not learn of the IDPJ until there is a wage garnishment, tax seizure, damage to a credit report, and etc. That is because the DCSS relies heavily substitute service. With substitute service the notice of a hearing may go to the wrong address without the victim ever learning of a hearing. In Los Angeles County alone, there is a 79% default judgment rate. This means that significant numbers of males never learn of the judgment until enforcement action is taken.

SB1030 addresses this failure of the system by permitting the victims of an IDPJ to use DNA testing to overturn the judgment and have the arrears dismissed. The victim will have two-years to overturn the judgment from the day a wage garnishment begins. The advantage of this is that for under $1000 an IDPJ can be overturned. Currently, if the male is lucky they can do this for ~$5,000 if they discover the IDPJ in time.

The next stop is the California Assembly. There it will meet stiff and well-organized opposition. NCFM, LA will be working with the Men's Issues Coalition in California to lobby the Assembly in California. This is a tough fight, but it is not an impossible fight.

Warble
"

One feminist group that refuses to have their voice as a woman replaced by totalitarian feminist dogma talks about 'masculist discourse'. Wendy McElroy delivers a piece with multiple links including the IWF's (another group of women that refuses to be silenced by totalitarian feminist dogma) letter to NOW. It has been my opinion that "feminists" have replaced women's voice for their own party line indoctrination. Regardless of my agreement or dissagreement with McElroy or IWF I feel they are speaking up for themselves more and more everyday. It will be women like them that will lead men and women to a better communication for eachother.

sick of it! writes "Some vicious women cuts off a man's penis... and the headline makes a joke about the wife giving her husband 'the chop'. on that page is a list of related stories where other women have done the same thing.
Maybe they will make this women a folkhero among the fem-nazis. makes me sick.

Cant imagine the journalist being so 'cute' if the man had attacked the woman.