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Education program aimed at SCSU men
A new position has been filled at the Women's Center to teach men about sexual assault
Danielle Morris
Issue date: 9/17/07 Section: News
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The Women's Center is developing a new program to help educate men on issues of domestic violence and sexual assault.
"We feel strongly that men need to speak out about violence against women and that male audience members are more likely to listen to another man and a peer," said Lee LaDue, Women's Center coordinator of sexual assault services.
The Women's Center has hired Michel Hernandez as the coordinator for the new program.
Hernandez said he would like to see the Male Peer Education Program "bring men together as men."
Some of Hernadez's goals for the program are to provide social awareness on the issues of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Hernandez would also like to create better relationships between men as far as aggression and masculinity go.
Overall, the Male Peer Education Program gives men the opportunity to discuss their beliefs and behaviors, and understand the myths about relationships and gender violence.
"We have been training peer educators since the Sexual Violence Prevention Program began in the early '90s," LaDue said. "The first training we did had 30 men and women participate. We now have gone to an all-male peer educator program because we have more of a need for male peer educators."
For the most part, the program was developed to give issues of domestic violence and sexual assault a male's perspective.
Accoring to the Women's Center, one in four girls are sexually assaulted before the age of 18, one in six men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime and domestic violence is the leading cause of death and injury worldwide.
The Male Peer Education Program is looking for members. For more information contact Michael Hernandez at hemi0602@stcloudstate.edu, or (320) 308-2231.
"We feel strongly that men need to speak out about violence against women and that male audience members are more likely to listen to another man and a peer," said Lee LaDue, Women's Center coordinator of sexual assault services.
The Women's Center has hired Michel Hernandez as the coordinator for the new program.
Hernandez said he would like to see the Male Peer Education Program "bring men together as men."
Some of Hernadez's goals for the program are to provide social awareness on the issues of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Hernandez would also like to create better relationships between men as far as aggression and masculinity go.
Overall, the Male Peer Education Program gives men the opportunity to discuss their beliefs and behaviors, and understand the myths about relationships and gender violence.
"We have been training peer educators since the Sexual Violence Prevention Program began in the early '90s," LaDue said. "The first training we did had 30 men and women participate. We now have gone to an all-male peer educator program because we have more of a need for male peer educators."
For the most part, the program was developed to give issues of domestic violence and sexual assault a male's perspective.
Accoring to the Women's Center, one in four girls are sexually assaulted before the age of 18, one in six men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime and domestic violence is the leading cause of death and injury worldwide.
The Male Peer Education Program is looking for members. For more information contact Michael Hernandez at hemi0602@stcloudstate.edu, or (320) 308-2231.