Building a better, bigger MKP

I’m in love with the work MKP-USA and MKPI does. “Creating a safer world by growing better men” is a noble purpose I’m proud to be associated with. And, as you know, “we do this by training men and supporting them in circles.” This...

MKP is on a mission to grow

My journey in the ManKind Project began in April 1992, when I was initiated at Carver’s Point, Miss., during the first training conducted by the Memphis Center.  What I remember most about that experience was other men telling me the truth and showing me how they...

The ripple effect

My roommate hanged himself on May 6, 1976, just a few hours after he told me “we had to switch to these” as he held up a can of Bud. He went into his mother’s basement, tied a scarf around his neck, shot up enough heroin to pass out and died. May, which just ended, is...

A next step: Membership program

We have been working on the basics of “how” to deliver this new entity, “what” we want it to look like, “what” steps we need to take, and “when” to take certain steps. The first and third Mondays the Executive Team has been meeting for two hours, on a phone bridge,...

“Let’s build something incredible”

Not that I am going to let it stop me, but sometimes I think it is just plain nuts being the chair. There is so much excitement and challenge creating MKP-USA. We are brand-spankin’ new, building a new region from the ground up, and on a shoestring budget, with a tiny...

Welcome to the MKP-USA Blog

Men, This is my first blog communication with the entire MKP-USA region since I became chair. I have waited too long trying to make it perfect. That was a mistake. I will work on communicating more frequently. So, here goes. The MKP-USA council, and executive team...