Masculinity X

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“If it’s to be, it’s up to me.” The manosphere is loud. A lot of it is broken. Some of it is dangerous. So I’m going in. Not to play nice. Not to fit in. To say something real. Men aren’t the problem. But we are responsible. For how we show up. For what we build. For who we become. If good men stay quiet, bad ideas take over. Simple as that. So this is me stepping in. Holding a line. Speaking for something better.

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Men are pack animals. That’s not a theory. That’s biology. And when men don’t have a healthy pack, they’ll find an unhealthy one. That’s why gangs exist. That’s why violence erupts. That’s why chaos spreads. The question isn’t “Will men come together?” They will. The question is: “What kind of packs are we building?” This Thursday 20th August at 7pm, we’re hosting an online introduction to Masculinity X and the thinking behind our attempt to build a network of local, peer-facilitated men’s groups. If the questions of male connection, community and accessible personal development interest you, you’re welcome to join us. We’ll share what we’re building, why we believe it matters, and then open the room for questions. Thursday 20th August | 7:00–8:30pm | Online Drop an ‘interested’ in the comments and I’ll send you the link.

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The tools exist. The knowledge exists. The work exists. But for too long, men have had to know where to look, who to ask, or simply get lucky enough to stumble across it. That’s not good enough anymore. The problems men are facing aren’t niche problems. Disconnection. Loneliness. Lack of purpose. Lack of direction. So the solutions can’t remain hidden in small pockets either. It’s time to make men’s personal development accessible to men en masse. To put what works into the hands of ordinary men, in ordinary communities, so they can build better lives for themselves, their families, their communities and the world around them. The medicine exists. Now we need to get it to the men. That’s what we’re trying to do with Masculinity X. Tonight, we’re opening up the thinking behind it — what we’ve learned from our first groups in Islington, the peer-facilitation model, what comes next, and the men we’re looking for to help build it. Then we’ll open the room for Q&A. Thursday 20 August | 7:00–8:30pm | Online Drop ‘interested’ in the comments and I’ll share the link.