A Sept. 2007 article from
the Spokane Spokesman-Review including Todd's account of a rape
prevention workshop with the Eastern Washington football team.
It's About You, Man
An article about Todd and
the "Between The Beats" program, written by Elizabeth She.
The MVP Program - Men's
Violence Prevention
Published in the Feb-March
2001 Issue Peer Educator, Bacchus and Gamma Education Network
Magazine.
Sexual Aggression 101 - For
Men And Women
Published in the March 2000
Peer Educator, Bacchus and Gamma Education Network Magazine.
BOOKS
"Unexpected Allies: Men Who Stop Rape"
by Todd Denny
Excerpt:
My mantra in working with
men is: I must have courage to work with an open mind and heart.
To my colleagues I say, become aware of your limiting assumptions
about men, for within them lies a judgment that can restrict your
effectiveness. Be keenly aware of your own prejudices. By
re-orientating the way you perceive of men, (their roles and
actions) you can elevate their consciousness to take the lead in
stopping violence.
My second tenet is that men
who are involved in ongoing violence prevention (VP) training and
teaching efforts (similar to peer-education programs) are the men
who are most likely to be changed. Examining and unlearning 15-20
years of hurtful attributes about masculinity doesn’t happen after
a one-shot program. It occurs through a sustained process over
time. How does one dismantle the ideological framework and
acceptance of patriarchy and male abuse? By methodically
examining, critiquing and reasoning with men about the inherent
limitations and harm such ideologies have for women as well as
men.
Our traditional approaches
to male VP have been to require young men to attend a single
lecture presentation (if any) during the course of their academic
lives. In the past such presentations were often facilitated
solely by women, who, by the way, do the majority of work as both
victim advocate and educators. But such programs, and those
facilitated by men as well, rarely inspire male involvement.
Men must involve themselves
in order to reduce the pressure on the thousands of women who
continue carry most of the burden as anti-violence educators, and
to make any VP program more effective. Women educators must
continue to be the innovators for addressing female-to-female
sexual and interpersonal violence -- an ongoing problem that
remains hidden and is infrequently addressed.
Men cannot be reached by
merely telling them to do this or to stop doing that. Preaching
about male violence rarely teaches students, and lectures are
lethal for any effort to engage men in extended and
life-transforming programs. It is paramount that we eschew
lectures and start engaging men by reaching out to them more than
half way. VP educators need to act proactively. Hoping for male
involvement and then waiting for it to occur has become the
collective failure of this particular educational enterprise.
