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George Daranyi interview on the Secret Lives of Men Radio Program with Chris Blazina, Ph.D
The Chairman of the ManKind Project, George Daranyi, was interviewed on Blog Talk Radio's program "The Secret Lives of Men" with Chris Blazina, Ph.D - a notable and published Psychologist, Researcher and Author. Chris's show archives are available at The Secret Lives of Men, along with the book of the same name.
This interview with George covers a broad spectrum. Chris and George explore why initiation and male-only spaces help men evolve in their emotional skills and are a valuable and needed resources in a society that still expects men to 'hang tough' in the face of growing uncertainty and fear. Developing healthy relational attitudes, beliefs and responsibility for actions and feelings helps men improve all the relationships in their lives. A healthy way to develop these competencies is with other men committed to mentoring one another through all the stages of their lives, a mission which the ManKind Project has been doing for 25 years.
George speaks to the 'calling' that men feel to engage with other men and the fear that prevents many men from reaching out to get the support and the challenge they need to be successful in life. The ManKind Project is the largest male training and education support network in the United States - with 30 communities hosting regular men's groups and New Warrior Training Adventures throughout the year. The ManKind Project International also represents 7 other independent global regions, in German speaking and French speaking Europe, the UK, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Canada.
If you're ready to find your place in a circle of men - contact someone in your local community to learn more.
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The Good Men Project - Men's Narrative for Today
The Good Men Project
The Good Men Project is about capturing the modern male narrative. It is about giving men an opportunity to talk candidly about themselves and take ownership of the everyday heroism and everyday failures that men in the 21st century experience. Right now there is a book, a DVD and a growing social network through the Good Men Project website. Within a couple of years, the project hopes to have a number of additional books, movies and TV programs developed or in the works. These stories come from soldiers and immigrants, ex-convicts and photo-journalists, fortune 500 executives, musicians and single dads.
Tom Matlack is the founder of the Good Men Project. He grew up very close to where the New England ManKind Project community was born, in a western Massachusetts town called Shutesbury. He doesn't talk a lot about it, but he has a deep understanding of the early men's movement, as seen through the eyes of a kid living in the mytho-poetic heart of the northeast United States. He's come a long way since then. Today his 6th floor corner office looks out on the high end shops and restaurants of downtown Boston's Newbury Street. His choices led him here, sometimes consciously and sometimes by accident. He's dedicated the last two years of his life to exploring and creating a 21st century dialogue about men and masculinity.
Matlack is passionate about getting the word out - and fostering dialogue about what it means to be a man in today's world. We're with you, Tom.
The Good Men Project book is an excellent way to open the door to a greater possibility of male connection through truth-telling. This book is not Chicken Soup, it's stew. It's not stories tied in a neat bow with some words of wisdom. These are men's stories; complex, sometimes painful, full of heart. Buy a copy for yourself, buy a copy for a man in your life.
Richard Wiener - The Uses of Diversity - 2002 Audio Keynote
Richard Wiener - ManKind Project Greater Washington DC Community
Personal Mission:
I co-create a world of peace and harmony by promoting reconciliation among both individuals and nations.
Action in the World:
Richard Wiener was born in Germany, and lived for six years under the Nazi regime, experiencing first hand the oppression and violence perpetrated against Jews as the only Jewish child in the the school he attended from 1937-1939. He experienced Crystal Night while his father was in Buchenwald concentration camp, and was part of a small number of children allowed to flee to England in 1939. At age 13, he reached the U.S., and after the fall of the Berlin Wall, he returned to his hometown and initiated a process of reconciliation with his former Hitler Youth classmates.
His mission is to advocate forgiveness and reconciliation as the only viable path to peace, on both the personal and international levels. To this end,He presents a workshop called The Power of Forgiveness at various venues around the country, and speaks to students, church groups and delinquents both here in the US and in Germany, his native country. He has delivered keynote addresses on forgiveness at Berea College, at a World Elders Gathering and at an MKPI Annual Meeting. He has also sponsored the high school and university education of a Costa Rican boy, have been a hospice volunteer and bereavement counselor, and a Laubach Method literacy trainer.
In 2002 Richard Wiener gave a key-note address to a joint meeting of the ManKind Project and Women Within in Evanston, IL. We are making that keynote available to you for free here. Richard's story of hardship begins in NAZI Germany and spans 8 decades of powerful choices leading inevitably to his mission of reconciliation. He is a deeply touching and powerful speaker. Since 2002, Wiener has continued his mission of understanding to diverse groups of people. He serves his community in multiple ways. At 82 years of age, Richard Wiener is still a vibrant, engaging and spirited man. He is a Ritual Elder in the ManKind Project Community and was a featured speaker at the 2005 World Elder Gathering.
In 2009 Richard Wiener was awarded the Ron Hering Mission of Service Award for the Greater Washington DC ManKind Project Community.
George Daranyi & Earl Hipp on the "Daily Male" Radio Program, 104.1 FM Tucson, AZ
The Chairman of the ManKind Project, George Daranyi, along with Earl Hipp, author of "ManMaking; Men Helping Boys on Their Journey to Manhood" were featured in a 35 minute section of the Daily Male Radio program on 104.1 TheTruth in Tucson, AZ.
This is a wide-ranging interview that covers the challenges of men 'awakening' to our responsibility in the 21st century - to embrace a fully mature masculinity, recreate male relationships, and reclaim our role in helping to raise boys to become good men. They spend time exploring the historic role of men's rite of passage experiences and the consequences of having lost the clear multi-generational teaching, mentoring and cultural reinforcement that could be helping us solve the crisis in masculinity. Violence, disconnection and 'sleep-walking' so common in today's men and boys can be addressed by men who are dedicated to confronting their fears and 'doing the work' that it takes to become authentic, mature, and compassionate men.
Hipp explores effectively stepping up to help boys become powerful and compassionate men through Boys to Men Mentoring programs, which are expanding nationwide and around the world. George and Earl, along with the show's hosts, one of whom is also a New Warrior, do a nice job breaking down some of the problems facing modern men and they offer possibilities for stepping back onto the field of your life with a renewed sense of purpose and connection to mature masculinity.
The ManKind Project exists to reclaim the lost legacy of men mentoring men to create cultural norms that work for the good of the society. Today's men need to be compassionate, respectful and empathetic along with possessing the fierce power of integrity and purpose that it will take to overcome the self-centered 'me first' culture of masculinity that has overtaken most of the dialogue about masculinity, and build cooperative and fully responsible communities.
You're invited to confront your own fears and step up to the door. We need good men.
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