It looks like nothing was found at this location. Maybe try a search?
Men's Affairs Group Inaugural Piknik - September 2003
About 20 men from various Auckland men's organisations turned up to the 'piknik' at the Auckland Domain, organised by Kerry Bevan (centre of photo). His aim is to lobby for the creation of a Ministry of Men's Affairs, to balance the gender-biased input into NZ legislation from the Ministry of Women's Affairs with it's $5 million budget.
Although some of us expressed reservations about the basic principle of defining social policy on the basis of gender, and raised fears about the motivation of men who might run such a ministry, there was unanimous agreement that men's needs are not currently being addressed effectively. Most of the participants mentioned the unfair treatment fathers receive in the Family Court, and the increasing social problems caused by children growing up without input from men.
The early spring weather made it a bit wet to sit on the grass, so the nearby grandstand made a useful place to find dry seating. Mensline's Mark Bradman reads a poem.
Bill Taylor providing a bit of atmosphere as Warren Heap (Separated Father's Support Trust) talks to Mark.
Warren Heap, Kerry Bevan, Bruce Mackie (Mensline).
The Men's Affairs Group is planning a series of pikniks around the country, culminating in a piknik on the steps of Parliament in Wellington on Father's day 2004. Details and contact information can be found on their website: www.mensaffairsgroup.org.nz
Masculinist Evolution New Zealand
- promoting a clearer understanding of men's experience -
Tell the Truth About Domestic Violence
Adverts
Your advert here?
Contact me for rates
Book by MENZ reader
NZ teacher Peter Joyce’s settled life was disrupted when a woman he had never met accused him of historic rape. With a unique brand of angry humour, his diary plots the stages of his despair and traces his attempts to find justice in the face of the current insistence that we must “believe the victim”.
Dry Ice is a compelling memoir, but much more. The accusation made the writer a reluctant expert on similar cases from all over the world. He throws light on everything that limits public knowledge of false sexual allegations, from dangerous counselling to flawed statistics, and he exposes police investigation methods as blinkered, inefficient and insensitive.
You can purchase Dry Ice on Kindle for just $6.00 here: https://www.amazon.com/Dry-Ice-Peter-Joyce-ebook/dp/B01N19JKAR
Peter Joyce writes a blog: www.blackstonesdrum.com
