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Feminists push for shutting down men’s-rights sites under the cover of hate speech legislation

Wed 20th December 2006:

Dateline: Canada By: Jim Hodgins of The National Post (article now removed) Via: The Honor Network Priority News Exchange Program News Item (PNEP) A federally funded report says “masculinists” are orchestrating a backlash against feminism and blaming women for oppressing and discriminating against men. The report’s authors claim that masculinists portray men as victims and […]

UNICEF Now Feminist Agenda Pushing Instrument

Mon 18th December 2006:

Dateline: World By: Carey Roberts Via: The Honor Network Priority News Exchange Program News Item (PNEP) As early as 1980, UNICEF director Jim Grant championed simple yet effective programs to promote child welfare. These strategies included immunizations, promotion of breastfeeding, and training birth attendants. Grant’s initiative has been credited with saving the lives of over […]

The False Allegations Option

Sun 17th December 2006:

Dateline: UK By: Daddy Ian From: The Honor Network Priority News Exchange Program News Item (PNEP) (All Comments on Laws Relate to the UK Only) This news story is exceptional for a number of reasons and highlights the problems men face in the UK. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/southern_counties/6037701.stm 1) After sex, a man is accused of rape. Under […]

Letter to Editor re Domestic Violence.

Fri 15th December 2006:

[email protected] I am looking at a recent copy of the Kapiti Observor highlighting letters to the Editor on domestic violence. Three of the four authors of these letters are well known amongst men’s groups, of which I am sure you are aware. It is a small orchestrated effort to make a point and obviously one […]

Men’s Legal Rights Being Swept Aside in Broad Brush Strokes Now

Thu 14th December 2006:

Dateline: USA By: Fielder From: The Honor Network Priority News Exchange Program News Item (PNEP) Under a bill recently passed by the Michigan House of Representatives, fathers & men are reaching all time lows in any kind of legal rights, and this is sure to increase the marriage strike by men along with their fleeing […]

Study finds natal support services focus on women

Stuff: Men marginalised as parents A Nelson research project on fathering has revealed natal support services focus on women, marginalising men and their role as parents in their own right. Men interviewed said they lacked preparation and information, and the process stressed their relationship. While this is not exactly earth-shattering news, it’s great to see […]

Hellentine Christmas.

Wed 13th December 2006:

Brash, but not to labour the point, cooked to perfection, a dash of Hagger, well done, basted turkey, Christmas style. The cook licked her lips, left drumstick held high, and said, what a good girl am I.

4 Year Old is Suspended for Sexual Harassment Of Adult Female

Tue 12th December 2006:

Dateline: USA By: Fielder From: The Honor Network Priority News Exchange Program News Item (PNEP) A four-year-old boy made the mistake of hugged his female aide to his teacher and was put into in-school suspension, according to the father. But La Vega school administrators have a very different story. Mr. Blackwell’s four-year-old son was lining-up […]

Feminists Storm, Disrupt and Verbally Abuse Battered Men’s Conference

Sun 10th December 2006:

By: Pit Bull From:The Honor Network I’ve said in the past that I don’t know why men aren’t jumping to find ways to unify. If this video clip doesn’t get you to place your ego in check for the greater good of men…well nothing will. This Gender War is now getting very hot very fast. […]

The Pope and the Turkish Patriarchy

Fri 8th December 2006:

Dateline: Turkey By: Harry Stanton From: the Honor Network Entrenched (Turkey’s Entrenched Patriarchy or Retrenched Feminism?) With the Popes visit to Turkey it would be a fiting time for me to talk of Turkey as the crossroads to various civilisations, the land that bridges West with the East, and of course the six hundred plus […]

Manginas Must Cross Over the Rubicon to Help Men Rights

Thu 7th December 2006:

Dateline: US Elections News Item From: Glenn Sacks Comments: Sarge From: The Honor Network Mangina Definitions (from Urban Dictionary): 1) Derisive term for a man’s feminine side – especially when he’s picky, touchy or emotional about something seemingly minor. 2) Pussy whipped male. Named due to the taking on of feminine tendencies rather than masculine […]

Domestic Violence and United Nations

Mon 4th December 2006:

Wha’s going on? I know this is long but well worth the read. Wendy McElroy November 29, 2006 ifeminists In October, the United Nations (UN) released its much-anticipated Secretary-General’s Study on Violence Against Women (SVAW) – a global overview and update on the issue. The SVAW is a lumbering 139-page behemoth of a document that […]

Vindictive Attitude from a Vindictive Pro-Feminist Politician

Sat 2nd December 2006:

Dateline: New York, USA From: The Honor Network Contributor: Jeffery Zeth A father’s rights lobbyist claims he’s getting targeted for reprisals as a result of work he did for the loser of the most recent state senate election. I first heard of Greg Fischer during Juan Pagan’s bid for New York State Assembly. Pagan lost […]

Soft Gender Wars

From: Canada Author: Canada.com Commentary: Sergeant Preston Via: The Honor Network With the Gender War rising you can always count on a frivolous effeminate look at the problems that restates the social destruction being rot in away that reaffirms the let’s talk nice about men’s problems, while we point out things women do that are […]

National Party has a new leader. What does that mean?

Tue 28th November 2006:

Political correspondent John Armstrong outlines the main priorities for National’s new leadership. Tuesday November 28, 2006 Top ten Keys to success 3 Reach out to the country’s women voters. National desperately needs to address the imbalance which has the party drawing far more support among males. The party needs to move beyond relying on tax […]

Woman Spends Thanksgiving On Billboard

Sun 26th November 2006:

e-mail from Teri Stoddard Shelly Barreras says sometimes you have to do whatever it takes, in a peaceful way, to get results, especially when you’re dealing with government. New Mexico Governor Richardson has apparently reneged on a promise to help the Barreras family recover $15,000 collected by the state as child support from Steve Barreras, […]

Domestic Violence is going too far

Sat 25th November 2006:

I think it is wonderful that everyone is doing something whether it be making a political party to influence from the inside, here posting to open eyes of others or protesting or writing to polititions or speaking amongst friends or pamplet drops and especaiily giving their support to others. (walking them through child support issues […]

Families no better off 20 years on

By Simon Collins NZHerald “A massive shift of women into paid work over the past 20 years has left the average New Zealand family no better off. A research project led by Prime Minister Helen Clark’s husband, Auckland University sociologist Peter Davis, has found that the median family income, after adjusting for inflation and family […]

Taxing Men or Child Support?

Dateline: USA From: Central Ohio.com Author: Kent Mallet Via: The Honor Network NEWARK — A proposal from the Licking County Prosecutor’s Office might put an end to an Upper Arlington man making child support payments to his ex-wife — even though she died in April, and he has custody of their three children. Joe Randolph, […]

United Future does care for fathers

Fri 24th November 2006:

This is just a couple of e-mails between us. Dear Gordon, I am very concerned about the way this country is going. I beg of you sincerely to take some time to step back and be still to see that we are headed in a downward spiral. Our femenists have gone overboard and this has […]

Santa Parade

Thu 23rd November 2006:

Farmer’s Santa Parade is on Sunday 26th November. Rain date Sunday 3rd December 2006 An area has been set-aside to the side of the Queens Head Tavern, opposite the Town Hall in Queen Street, for you to watch the parade from. Please bring your own blankets and cushions, as there will be no seating. You […]

Turner urges “full story” on domestic violence

Wed 22nd November 2006:

I think the only MP advocating that we actually look closely at what the research is telling us about family violence. ? Link? to? Scoop article can be found? here

Anti Femenism in New Zealand

Mon 20th November 2006:

Femenism is New Zealand has gone too far. Yes, Yes, Yes. I have to share my day with you all. I am starting to get some important support from women. Infact, I did that little stamping of the feet in happiness, 1,2,3,4 saying, “You said, YET!” I got the ‘not yet’ but what it is […]

Families Commission ideologically driven

Wed 15th November 2006:

I’ve decided to forgive Simon Collins for his Preventing Violence in the Home promotion after reading his well researched Monday NZ Herald article: Domestic violence campaigners accused of bias Two top health researchers have accused the Families Commission of “ideologically driven” bias in presenting domestic violence as a problem of men battering women. Professor David […]

Dear John, It’s Your Fault (Not John P.)

Dateline: Alberta, Canada From: The Honor Network Author: Rob Fedders October 23, 2006 New Provincial Law in Alberta Allows Police to Seize Automobiles of Men Soliciting Prostitutes ALBERTA — A new law came into effect in Alberta today which snuck in through the Traffic and Safety Act. It gives police the power to seize the […]

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