Organizations and individuals that Ben cares about, volunteers for, supports:

National, International:

White Ribbon Campaign
, www.whiteribbon.com, based in Canada but works well here, excellent organizer’s manual.  Self-adhesive white ribbons (and ribbons of any color) can be ordered at www.theribbonlady.com.


HomeFront Calgary
: Canadian group working to stop violence against women – www.homefrontcalgary.com. 


National Organization for Men Against Sexism
: www.nomas.org.  Become a dues-paying member, form a chapter.


Men Can Stop Rape
: www.mencanstoprape.org,  has an excellent e-newsletter and an “Anti-Rape Man” comic.  The “Strength Campaign” posters used in the play are available here. 


Men Against Violence is a Yahoo Group of more than 250 people – send an email requesting to join to menagainstviolence@yahoogroups.com.

Men Against Sexual Violence: a project of  PA Coalition Against Rape.  www.menagainstsexualviolence.org

National Association of Men and Women Committed to Ending Violence Against Women
: www.acalltomen.org


National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: wonderful national conferences every two years: www.ncadv.org

 
Family Violence Prevention Fund: www.endabuse.org, has television PSAs that you can get for your town.

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence: www.nrcdv.org, or call them at 800-537-2238 for info. 

 VoiceMale Magazine – Changing Men in Changing Times: subscribe at www.voicemalemagazine.org. 

Local groups, individuals:

Gloucester Men Against Domestic Abuse: www.strongmendontbully.com, does wonderful work organizing local men.

Jackson Katz: www.jacksonkatz.com, outstanding public speaker on this issue.  His video, “Tough Guise” is excerpted in the beginning of the play – it’s worth purchasing at www.mediaed.org. 

Jean Kilbourne: www.jeankilbourne.com.  She is a phenomenal and award-winning speaker and writer - her “Killing Us Softly 3,” about advertising images of women, is also available at www.mediaed.org. 

Your local rape crisis center or domestic violence program: look in the phone book or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline to get contact info: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).  The National Sexual Assault Hotline from RAINN is 1-800-656-HOPE.