PRESS RELEASE: Positive Masculinity is a Wonderful Gift – Displayed in Positive Male Role Models
Media Release
Positive Masculinity is a Wonderful Gift – Displayed in Positive Male Role Models
Launched in 1999, and now celebrated in more than 80 countries worldwide, International Men’s Day (IMD) is gaining great momentum. One of the six pillars of International Men’s Day is: “To promote positive male role models; not just movie stars and sports men but every day, working class men who are living decent, honest lives.” In this light, the theme for IMD 2024 is “Positive Male Role Models”
This International Men’s Day, November 19th, 2024, will see the 3rd annual visual presentation of male suicide in Australia on the lawn in front of Parliament House, Canberra from 7 am to 3 pm. This is the largest visual presentation of male suicide in the world. 2500 empty shoes visual presentation of male suicide in Australia. Contact Paul Withall for more info: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066793477202
Warwick Marsh International Men’s Day global digital coordinator said, “Positive male role models are crucial for personal and societal growth. They shape identity by teaching young men that masculinity is a wonderful gift and that there is no such thing as toxic masculinity. No gender has a monopoly on vice, only the reality of either good or bad people. Positive Masculinity is dedicated to the service of others. During wartime men give their lives in massive acts of bravery. During peacetime men give their lives working hard day and night. We all benefit from the selfless sacrifice of courageous men.”
Marsh continued, “Positive male role models provide guidance and mentorship, offering support and practical advice on handling challenges, building resilience and achieving goals. Positive male role models foster healthy relationships by modelling respect, loving care and constructive communication by encouraging men and boys to form strong, supportive loving connections. As Allie Stuckey said in her breakthrough video on masculine men, “Women want real men”
‘Make Men Masculine Again’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-kxdyJs6y8
Dr Jerome Teelucksingh, founder of International Men’s Day, from Trinidad & Tobago said, ““International Men’s Day has the potential to become the global medium to heal our world. The concept and themes of International Men’s Day are designed to give hope to the depressed, faith to the lonely, comfort to the broken-hearted, transcend barriers, eliminate stereotypes and create a more caring humanity.”
Dr Teelucksingh continued, “Positive male role models inspire individuals to lead meaningful lives, contribute positively to their communities, promote values of kindness, integrity and accountability thus creating a healthier and more balanced society. Together, we can bring hope and healing to the human race. So, on 19 November 2024, let us greet everyone with a smile and the words, ‘Happy International Men’s Day.’”
Website: www.internationalmensday.com
Video Promo 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh7s9nZFSbs
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Official.International.Mens.Day
For interview contact:
Warwick Marsh: 61 418 225 212
Dr Jerome Teelucksingh email: [email protected]
The International Men’s Day website is sponsored by the Dads4Kids Fatherhood Foundation.
The Dads4Kids Fatherhood Foundation is an Australian Harm Prevention Charity. Formed in 2002, we aim to help turn the tide of fatherlessness as well as resource and encourage fathers. The mission of the Fatherhood Foundation is to improve the well-being of children by increasing the proportion of children growing up with involved, responsible, committed and loving fathers.
Manhood is the foundation for fatherhood. Good men make good fathers. Children and families are the benefactors.
Dads4Kids Fatherhood Foundation is honoured to work with the founder of International Men’s Day, Dr Jerome Teelucksingh, as well as family-friendly men and fatherhood groups all over the world. Together, we promote a unified celebration of manhood and the positive contribution that men make to society.
Calls for an International Men’s Day have been going on since at least the 1960’s when it was reported that “Many men have been agitating privately to make February 23 International Men’s Day, the equivalent of March 8, which is International Women’s Day” (New York Times, Feb 24 1969).
Since this time there have been persistent international calls for the creation of an IMD, calls in the form of rhetorical questions about gender equality, e.g. “Why do women have an international celebration and not men?” and more commonly in the form of statements like “Men’s contributions and concerns deserve a day of recognition in their own right” i.e. not merely by analogy with International Women’s Day. Proposed objectives of an International Men’s Day include a focus on men’s and boy’s health, improving gender relations, promoting gender equality, and highlighting positive male role models.
Early pioneers of IMD reminded that the day is not intended to compete against International Woman’s Day, but is for the purpose of highlighting men’s experiences.
There were various attempts to start an International Men’s Day that received little response. It wasn’t until the November date which was inaugurated in Trinidad and Tobago by Dr. Jerome Teelucksingh in 1999 that International Men’s Day began to get international traction.
The new event received overwhelming support in the Caribbean, and due to the persistent networking and invitations sent to individuals in other nations, International Men’s Day has taken root on the international scene.
The Caribbean initiative is now independently celebrated in countries as diverse as Singapore, Australia, India, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa, Haiti, Jamaica, Hungary, Malta, Ghana, Moldova, and Canada and interest in the event is increasing rapidly.
