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Rockwood Alum Tony Porter Calls on Men to Break Free of the “Man Box”

By May 9, 2013No Comments

A CALL TO MEN, Co-founder – Tony Porter presents at TED Women in Washington DC. He shares a powerful message about manhood and the role of men (as a collective) in preventing domestic and sexual violence. At TEDWomen, Porter makes a call to men everywhere: Don’t “act like a man.”

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Telling powerful stories from his own life, he shows how this mentality, drummed into so many men and boys, can lead men to disrespect, mistreat and abuse women and each other. His solution: Break free of the “man box.” (Recorded at TEDWomen, December 2010 in Washington, DC. Duration: 11:14)

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