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Gents, and involved ladies, I have just completed an exhaustive archiving of men’s/fathers’ movement unity efforts in the U.S. from the 1960’s to the 1990’s, 482 pages in length – in pdf format. It can be read by those with a PDF reader (available free from Adobe.com) at the following URL: http://mensdefense.org/Downloads/Men’s-Fathers’%20Movement%20Archives.pdf It’s all there, the... »

by Robert Lindsay Cheney Jr. January 8, 2004 (T)he honorable Dr. Daniel Amneus passed away … on December 18th, 2003. Like a somber mid-December storm, a great passing has occurred in this nation; quietly, and without fanfare. Like a dark rain, something important has passed us all, in profound silence. But that passing has meant something.... »

The first modern men’s/fathers’ group, United States Divorce Reform, commenced in California in the 1960s with Reuben Kidd and his merry band of legislation reformers. When their statewide Initiative failed, USDR broke up, and its affiliates formed several similar organizations throughout the country. This poor “movement” has been divided ever since. In... »

An entry recently appeared briefly in this blogsite regarding movement philosophy, an issue that I believe is important enough to justify its own permanent slot herein, and sincerely hope Mike will see fit to create same.  Our movement’s oldest periodical, The Liberator, commenced publication in the ‘60s as a divorce reform publication, then matured in... »

  (This article appears on the front page of the current issue of Transitions)   Let’s face it, the men’s/fathers’ “movement” hasn’t moved in over 30 years.  Part of the reason is fierce opposition from entrenched government officials (judges, legislators, etc.) money-grubbing lawyers, feminists, SNAGS (sensitive, new age guys) and assorted other factions.  But a more damaging... »

  It is with great regret that I read the words of Stephen Baskerville to the effect that the Emperor (ACFC) has no clothes.  I’ve seen this happen again and again over a period of 40 years.  Santayana said “Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.”  Over a month ago I submitted the... »

Tom of covent garden said, “Why do you think all the top men’s rights activists are pro-feminist? (Warren Farrell, Glenn Sacks, Marc Rudov, Michael Kimmel, Robert Connell, Wendy McElroy).” I disagree that the afore-mentioned persons are “top men’s rights activists.” Not even close. The very top was the late Prof. Emeritus Daniel... »

Scott Strohm wrote elsewhere in this blog that he would “be much more willing to work with others in the here and now if (he) knew that we shared a common goal for the long term future.”  Scott’s individual need for a goal mirrors that of the men’s/fathers’ “movement” as a whole.  He put... »

David Usher’s comment on this blog welcomed me back into “action.”  Actually, I was never out of it, having merely changed focus from non-productively rehashing with newcomers the arguments and minor issues that have been around for over 30 years ? to writing a book “Save the Males” (www.mensdefense.org) covering the entire spectrum of... »

By R.F. Doyle The men’s rights movement is often dismissed as a “bunch of angry men.” Of course we’re angry, and justifiably so, just as Jews are angry about their treatment at the hands of Nazis. The men’s/fathers’ movement, the struggle for men’s rights, is positive, not a reaction to women’s lib,... »

Thank you for the kind words.  They’re most appreciated.  Yes, I’m still in the struggle, but concentrating on writing about the broad picture at my website — www.mensdefense.org.  Not many in the movement these days have ever seen the old Liberator (ACFC is still publishing 4 issues a year, but mostly confined to promotion... »

MensNewsDaily is an excellent, un-paralleled website.  The men’s/fathers’ movement is in desperate need of such an information forum.  However, many of the posts here fail to recognize our major problem. The well-known, sorry plight of men and fathers has existed for decades, and all attempts to rectify it have been successfully resisted by... »

Ian Kelly http://www.ukmensaid.org.uk UKMENSAID   ——   Richard’s initiative in the Blog is well received. He and I have known each other and been in contact for the thick end of 16 years and broadly agree on many issues.   I agree about having an objective call it a Mission Statement or Statement of Purpose.  However from then on the matter becomes... »

THE PROBLEM Let’s face it, the men’s/fathers’ “movement” hasn’t moved in over 30 years. Part of the reason is fierce opposition from entrenched government officials (judges, legislators, etc.) money-grubbing lawyers, feminists, SNAGS (sensitive, new age guys) and assorted other factions. But a more damaging cause of our failure to achieve justice springs from... »

Richard Doyle, with 40 years in the trenches of the men’s/fathers’ movement under his belt (No other activist, living or dead, has that distinction), has an important message for all movement members, especially its leaders. In his latest book “Save the Males” (Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble bookstores), Doyle takes off... »

Gents, I have been in the trenches on behalf of men, fathers, kids and families for 40 years (See me at Wikipedia.com, or query any of the old-timers in the movement), and have written a book, Save The Males, summarizing what I have learned therein. It constitutes a defense of the male sex, and includes... »