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1984 Our Origins – Around the Kitchen Table
Bill Kauth, Ron Hering, and Rich Tosi gather to plan a mens initiation weekend. In this video, hear Rich Tosi tell part of the story of the early days of the New Warrior Training Adventure.
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1984 Understanding Yourself and Others
The three MKP cofounders Bill Kauth, Rich Tosi and Ron Hering participate in Patricia Clason’s UYO training.
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1982 Feminist Therapists Conference
Kauth is hit by a lightning bolt of inspiration to do something ‘for the men,’ having been inspired by what he saw among the empowered women in the therapeutic community.
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1984 Men, Sex and Power
MKP cofounders, Bill Kauth, Rich Tosi and Ron Hering, travel to take the Justin Sterling training.
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1985 Wildman Weekend
An article in the Milwaukee Journal reports on the Wildman Weekend showing the participants. See the Full Article Images FRONT PAGE, SECOND PAGE.
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1985 Haimowoods
The PIT at Haimowoods, site of the first NWTA
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1987 Chicago Holds First NWTA
After five Wildman weekends were held in Wisconsin the first NWTA in Chicago.
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1989 Mission Statement
Kauth, Hering, Tosi, Greenwald, Lindgren and Kaar write the MKP Mission Statement “Empowering men to missions of service.”
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1990 Leader Track
The first leader trainings are created.
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1990 Iron John
Iron John by Robert Bly is published.
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1991 New USA Centers
Minneapolis – 11/90 by Kaar
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1991 IRDC
The IRDC or Inner Resource Development Corporation is formed.
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1991 King, Warrior, Magician, Lover
‘King, Warrior, Magician, Lover’ published (David Kaar on KWML, “We knew the territory, we had been working it, KWML gave us amp.)
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1991 Esquire Magazine
Esquire Magazine prints ‘Expose’ on the Men’s Movement.
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1991 New Warrior Network
New Warrior Network created as non profit by a name change from the existing Inner Resource Development Corporation. First IRS determination of 501(c)(3) status.
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1992 New USA Centers
Houston – 01/92 by Grant, Hopwood
Memphis – 04/92
Rochester – 05/92 by Coulombe
Indianapolis – 06/92 by Langford, Bird, Wolfred
Washington DC – 07/92 by Kopolow, Underwood
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1992 Phil Donahue Show
The ManKind Project featured on a Two Part Phil Donahue Show.
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1993 Leader Certification
Tosi and Laur create Leader Certification Process at Camp Anokijig.
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1994 New USA Centers
Northwest, originally, Portland – 03/94
Arizona – 03/94
Philadelphia – 11/94 by Locatell, Fell, Levitt -
1994 Elder Constituency
Creation of the Elder Constituency by Alan Gilberg and Richard Wiener.
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1994 LKS
Creation of the Lodge Keepers Society or LKS by Curtis Mitchell.
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1995 New USA Centers
Santa Fe – 01/95
London, UK – 01/95
Central Plains, originally Sioux City – 04/95
New York City – 05/95
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1995 London
The first NWTA outside North America in London.
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1997 Chairman
The founding President Merkin is becomes first Chairman of MKP.
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1998 The ManKind Project
The New Warrior Network becomes the ManKind Project.
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1999 Multicultural Awareness
The importance of multicultural awareness comes into the ManKind Project through the work of Thomas Griggs, Rick Broniec, Kai Sorensen, Robert Powell and others.Thomas Griggs names two MKP cultures: CNP (Corporate Non-Profit) and CVA (Charismatic Voluntary Association)
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2001 GBTQ Weekend
First GBTQ Gateway weekend held.
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2001 Global Outreach
Marking the Development of Global Centers:
Canada West – 02/01
Montreal – 07/01
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2002 Global Outreach
South Africa – 07/02
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2003 Global Outreach
German-speaking – 02/03
Australia – 02/03
Francophone – 2003 -
2005-7 New USA Centers
New USA Centers:
Florida
Hawaii
Inter-Mountain
New Orleans
North Texas (Dallas)
Central Texas (Austin)
New Jersey
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2006 New Warrior Training Adventure – “Free Spirit” South Africa Broadcast Company
A program segment from South Africa Broadcast Company in the mid-2000s.
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2007 Houston Press
The Houston Press publishes article on the death of Michael Scinto.
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2008 Downturn
Downturn inside and outside the Project and a Global recession.
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2009 The Stanford Study
The Stanford Alumni Consulting Team Study #1 delivered at Glen Ivy.
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2010 CNP & CVA
Bruce Maxwell calls the CNP and CVA groups the Expansionist and Preservationist, respectively.
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2010 ManKind Project 25th Anniversary
The ManKind Project celebrates its 25th Anniversary in Louisville, KY. In this video, Curtis Mitchell, founder of the LKS, and past ManKind Project Chairman accepts the Founders Circle of Honor Award.
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2010 The Stanford Study 2
Stanford Alumni Consulting Team Study #2 delivered at Glen Ivy.
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2010 Stand on Abuse
Stand on Abuse Adopted by the ManKind Project International Council.
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2010 Mission-Vision-Values
MKP Adopts new Mission / Vision / Values
Our Mission MKP USA creates a world where men act on their individual and shared responsibility for the future of humanity by initiating and supporting men on a path of emotional maturity, spiritual awareness and deepening community.
Our vision is a safe world where all men are brothers, in relationship with one another… a world where conflicts are resolved peacefully; where torture, genocide, domestic violence and senseless war are only entries in the history books… where men are fully accountable and take responsibility for their decisions… where men stand tall and proud to be men, secure in their role and deeply committed to nurturing one another, their families, their communities and their planet.
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2010 Global Regions Launched
United Kingdom & Ireland
Germany & Austria
France
Switzerland
– South Africa
– Johannesburg
– Cape Town
Australia
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– Queensland
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2010 Psychologies Magazine
MKP featured in French Psychologies Magazine in May.
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2011 New Logo
The new ManKind Project logo is adopted.
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2012 MKP Connect
The internal website MKPConnect for MKP content and warrior brothers is launched.
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2013 Wentworth Miller
Wentworth Miller Award acceptance speech for Human Rights Campaign.
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2013 MKP USA Begins Unification
MKP began uniting communities into larger areas for according to the Stanford Study recommendations.
Florida
Hawaii
Inter-Mountain
South Central Area – Texas & Louisiana
New Jersey
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2013 CBS Sunday Morning
March 2013 ManKind Project men featured on CBS Sunday Morning “Friendship: Close ties that Enhance, Extend Life”
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2013 Enrollment UP!
First USA increase in enrollment in 6 years.
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2013 MKP Switzerland
MKP Switzerland Launches
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2014 Holocracy
Board Study of Integral Theory and Holacracy.
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2014 Global Brotherhood
MKPI announces Global Brotherhood.
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2015 World Elder Gathering – Hawaii
Bill Kauth & Rich Tosi – “ManKind Project After 30 Years” Includes Founders Circle of Honor Award Presentations from World Elder Gathering on Vimeo.
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2015 Facebook
ManKind Project Facebook Page reaches 1,000,000 fans!
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2016 Today Show
MKP men featured on the TODAY Show with Maria Shriver talking about ‘The Male Brain’
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2016 Global Outreach
MKP Nordic Region Launches
MKP Belgium Launches -
2017 MKP Mexico
Mexico holds its first NWTA. MKP Mexico region launches in 2018.
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2017 MKP India
First NWTA held in Pune India
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2018 MKP Israel
First ever Israel NWTA held.
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2018 Buzzfeed
The ManKind Project featured on the Netflix production “Follow This” by Buzzfeed
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2018 NY Times
The ManKind Project is featured in a December edition of The New York Times “These Men Are Waiting to Share Some Feelings with You”
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2019 MKP USA Unification
MKP USA completes unification bringing over 30 separate non-profits into a single organization with 23 Areas and over 120 chartered Communities.
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2019 Media Audience
The ManKind Project reaches a media audience of over 1 billion people around the world.
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2020 35 Years of MKP
The Mankind Project Celebrates 35 Years of Saving the World One Man at a Time.
