I know this site has not been updated in the past few days, and it's been because I've had a lot of things to do to prepare for Father's Day and some other family events this weekend. I ended up spending the day with my dad yesterday, and it was a lot of fun - we put together a computer for him out of some spare parts I was able to dig up (including the backup server MANN used during that hardware failure). Anyways, I hope others are having a great Father's Day weekend, whether it will be spent being with your dad, honoring his memory, participating in activism, or whatever you find is most appropriate. If you're in the southeastern NH area and want to celebrate the passage of the Men's Commission bill and men's issues in general, the NCFC-NH group is having a very informal meeting tonight at the Town Hall in Newington, NH starting at about 7 PM.

I've just found a
superb article outlining what choice for men is, and best of all is that it's written
from a moral viewpoint which is quite hard to refute. While some of you might think this is
old news, bear in mind the article makes for an excellent introduction to C4M that is
written to appeal to a universal audience, and is well worth bookmarking to put in
discussions and the like. The article was taken from the
Alabama Family Rights Association page.

This page lists a series of upcoming radio programs that men's issues writer Glenn Sacks will be a guest on. Sacks' upcoming Father's Day column, "American Fathers Get a Bad Rap" will be his main topic, and is sure to be of interest to activists.

Tom Campbell writes "This
is a link to an article in the Annals of Internal Medicine that looked at the treatment of heart disease in men and in women. There have been many articles in the medical literature that have purported to prove that women are discriminated against in receiving healthcare, in spite of women's overall greater longevity. These authors took a closer look, and found that when matched for severity, there was no difference in how men and women were treated for coronary heart disease."

Robex writes "This article from the BBC shows that the UK (and Scotland in particular) is not the only country pressing ahead with a male-only DNA database. It seems that it's quite prevalent in Australia too, but has rightly been condemned by various civil liberties groups. Again, I would urge all men who ever find themselves subject to such a "request" to resist."

Raymond Cuttill writes "Due to delays and illness the June programme is finally out. It includes news about London protests in April. An interview with Richard Pitchers about the Californian Constitutional
Challenge (Friday June 14th 12pm at Supreme Court, San Francisco) and news of the NCFM event later in June (Friday June 21st 7pm, Minneapolis). There will also be a special update programme on Sunday 16th June 9pm BST, 4pm EDT, about the NCFM event."

A special report on the status of men's health worldwide was released by Men's Health America. This report focused on the longevity of men and women, and find that the lower status of men's health is a worldwide problem. Go here to read the report and learn just how pervasive the neglect of men's lives has become. And if you haven't already subscribed to the MHA announcement list, it is highly recommended.

jigme writes, "A Constitutional Challenge directly attacking the Child Support Laws practices, policies and procedures in the State of California will be held at the San Francisco Superior Court, Friday, June 14th, 2002 at 12 Noon at 400 McAllister Street in San Francisco. This Challenge is going all the way up to the United States Supreme Court. The main Constitutional Challenge will be joined by more than 50 Fathers by JOINDER and/or Intervention. We clearly see the whole system as a fraud and will be holding a news conference with the mainstream media as well as having 1000 fathers protest at this event. If you would endeavor to participate, please call us at 925-363-5470
or 925-449-8436. E-mail livebeatdad2(at)msn.com or petedclark(at)hotmail.com or jigcho(at)webtv.net.

SJones writes "According to this article the United States Army used our tax dollars to hire feminists at Johns Hopkins to do a study on how badly women, and ONLY women, are affected by being victims of domestic abuse. The article not only promotes the myth of female victimhood and male guilt, but even provides a link to the National Crime Prevention Council, which further promotes the feminist lie by stating among other things that 4 million women are abused each year by husbands and boyfriends (no mention of lesbian partners) while no mention is made of male victims of domestic abuse at all."

This Sunday's (6/9) jointly sponsored MANN/iFeminists on-line chat will feature guest Bettina Greaves. Bettina is a free-market scholar, an expert on Ludwig von Mises, a witness to decades of classical liberal history... Come to ask wide ranging questions. Join us at this link around 9 PM EDT.

Peter Zorhab from the NZ Equality Party sent in another article on media bias. In this piece, he focuses more broadly on the influece of left-wing politics and the struggle men's issues has in getting airtime in this environment. Whether your politics are left or right, his points provoke a lot of thought on this issue.

CJ writes "Here is another example of dangerous feminist victimology turned into bountiful lawsuits. Based on this study done by National Women's Law Center, boys that feel like they were stereotyped into a "male" vocational choice, and females who feel like they were stereotyped into a "female" vocational choice, may be able to sue their school system for failing to persuade the boys into child care vocations and the girls into welding and construction vocations... Title IX will be the pry-bar for this sham."

I received this news from Men's Health America: "Men's Health Week starts June 9, and runs through Father's Day. The 2002 observance of Men's Health Week will be devoted to the theme of International Men's Health. The reason for the international focus this year is simple: men's health has become global in scope. Men's health is making giant strides in Australia, England, Canada, the United States, and elsewhere. The World Congress on Men´s Health will take place in Vienna, Austria from October 25-27, 2002. And there is a second reason: There are threats to men's health that are looming on the international horizon. And if ignored, these forces could thwart efforts at the national and local levels to achieve gender equality in health. To celebrate Men's Health Week, Men's Health America will post a series of four Special Reports, beginning tomorrow. Then we will ask you to take action to promote men's health. Because men have a right to life."

Dan Scott writes, "I am helping to form an new group in Maryland for the
express purpose of lobbying the legislature and
raising the issues of gender
discrimination in the court system during this
election cycle in November 2002. It is my belief that
we need to approach the issue as a matter of Civil
Rights versus Father's Rights. By taking the approach
of equal treatment under the Law we will also be
drawing in women to uphold a basic cause which they
themselves have benefited. Discrimination is
discrimination, no matter who is the object of it. I
am sure you are appalled as I am when anyone is
discriminated against for whatever the reason whether
it be race, age, nationality, ethnicity, religion or
gender. The reasons given for the preferential
treatment of certain groups range from the subtle to
the outrageous, this is done by using people's fear
and ignorance to fan hatred using stereotypes." Read on for the remainder of Dan's announcement.

Equalitarian62 writes, "There is a story titled "When Rosie Rolled 'Em Up" (by
Charles Hirshberg) in the June Lands' End catalog.
Instead of simply describing the contribution of women
to the war effort (which in itself was commendable),
this story goes on to portray men as bigoted and
lecherous. As I couldn't find a link to the full story
at the Lands' End site, I will summarize the anti-male
parts here." Read on for the full submission.