BMEN

BMEN Digital Monthly Meeting
2022-12-11 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-11-13 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-10-09 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-09-11 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-08-14 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-07-10 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-06-12 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-05-08 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) and 2 more dates | MA
Black men are coming together to build relationships through talking about our experiences and how to support each other

BMEN Mixer
2022-08-11 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Leadership Brainery, 266A Beacon Street, Boston, MA, 02116, United States
BMEN is hosting a community mixer! Come fellowship with us and learn about our work with Black men.

Bridging the gap: Dinner Convo w Straight Black Men x Trans WOC
2022-08-06 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | tbd, Tbd, Boston, MA, 02125, United States
Black men and Trans women of Color are coming together to have a dinner and conversation to bridge the gap through dialogue.

BMEN Foundation partners with the Transgender Emergency fund to put together an event that highlights connection and dialogue between black men and Trans women of color. The event will consist of dinner, icebreakers, small group conversation, and mythbusting. The goal of the event is for individuals to walk away with awareness and understanding of the issues that prevent open coexistence within our communities. We are also accepting organizational sponsors.

For any inquiries or questions please feel free to reach out to transgenderemergencyfundinc@yahoo.com or info@bmenfoundation.org

DeeDee's Cry Men's Mind, Body, and Spirit Summit
2022-06-03 08:00 - 17:30 UTC | MA

The 12th Annual Lemon Project Spring Symposium-The Time is Now: The Lives of Black Men Past, Present, and Future
2022-03-25 - 2022-03-26 | Digital
March 25-26, 2022
This event will take place both in person and virtually.

IN PERSON: Register here if you would like to attend the event in-person. All in-person events will be held at the School of Education, unless noted.

VIRTUAL: To attend the Symposium virtually, you must register for each individual panel. Virtual registration links are below on the right.

Friday, March 25, 2022

In-person location
Virtual Registration

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Check-In for In-Person Participants

8:50 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Welcome
Matoaka Woods

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Plenary Panel
Matoaka Woods
Join Plenary Panel webinar

10:30 a.m.
Brief Remarks by Provost Peggy Agouris
Matoaka Woods

10:35 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Breakout Rooms
Matoaka Woods, Dogwood, and Holly

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Future of Ethnic Studies Panel, co-sponsored by the Asian Centennial
*This panel will take place virtually and be broadcast in Dogwood.
Dogwood
Zoom registration

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
Matoaka Woods & Holly

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Panel 1: African American History – Oral history, Genealogy, and Performance
Holly
Zoom registration

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Panel 2: Identity, Transformation, Reclamation
Dogwood
Zoom registration

3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Panel 3: Black Male Well-Being
Holly
Zoom registration

3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Panel 4: Justice, Belonging, Autonomy
Dogwood
Zoom registration

4:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Break

6:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker Dr. Tommy Curry
Matoaka Woods
Join Dr. Tommy Curry webinar

Saturday, March 26, 2022

In-person location

Virtual Registration

8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Check-In for In-Person Participants
Lobby

8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Welcome
Matoaka Woods

9:00 a.m.- 10:15 a.m.
Keynote Speaker Kiese Laymon
Matoaka Woods
Join Kiese Laymon webinar

10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Panel 5. Black Men Navigating and Shattering Stereotypes
Holly
Zoom registration

10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Panel 6. African American History – Freedom, Ingenuity, Legacy
Dogwood
Zoom registration

11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Breakout Rooms and Lunch
Matoaka Woods, Dogwood, & Holly

12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Panel 7. Roundtable with Highland’s Council of Descendant Advisors
Holly
Zoom registration

12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Panel 8. Trauma, Truth and Triumph: The Journey of Black Professionals in Corporate America
Dogwood
Zoom registration

2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Panel 9. (In)Valuable: Black Boys at the Williamsburg Bray School, 1762

Matoaka Woods
Zoom registration

2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Panel 10. Interrogating the Narrative of “the Fear of Black Men” as a Defense for the Unjust Killing of Black Males in America
Dogwood
Zoom registration

2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Panel 11. Black Male Supervisors Navigating Racial Battle Fatigue in the Workplace
Holly
Zoom registration

3:15 pm – 3:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Matoaka Woods

7:00 p.m.
Spoken Word event
Reveley Garden (Rain location: Sadler Center Lodge 1)

BMEN Black Men Monthly Support Group (October)
2021-10-10 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | MA
Log on and build with other brothers through honest conversation. Black men are coming together to build relationships through talking about our experiences and how we can support each other! We will talk, chill, and have a good time!

Bridging the Gap: Black Straight Men x Trans Women of Color Event
2021-09-26 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | MA
BMEN Foundation partners with the Transgender Emergency fund to put together an event that highlights connection and dialogue between black men and Trans women of color. The event will consist of dinner, icebreakers, small group conversation, and mythbusting. The goal of the event is for individuals to walk away with awareness and understanding of the issues that prevent open coexistence within our communities. We are also accepting organizational sponsors.
For any inquiries or questions please feel free to reach out to transgenderemergencyfundinc@yahoo.com or info@bmenfoundation.org

BMEN Monthly Black Men Support Meeting (September)
2021-09-12 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | Digital

BMEN Monthly meeting
2021-08-08 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | MA

BMEN July Digital Meeting
2020-07-12 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | MA
We are going digital!
Log on and build with other brothers through honest conversation. Black men are coming together to build relationships through talking about our experiences and how we can support each other! We will talk, chill, and have a good time! Email info@bmenfoundation.org for zoom info.
(B)MEN is an organization of black men working through issues surrounding masculinity, identity, sexuality, sexual harassment, sexual assault, mentorship, and Black Culture.
website: bmenfoundation.org
Topic: BMEN Monthly meeting
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BMEN Monthly Digital Meeting
2020-06-14 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | Digital
We are going digital!
Log on and build with other brothers through honest conversation. Black men are coming together to build relationships through talking about our experiences and how we can support each other! LBGBT inclusive. Zoom info below
website: bmenfoundation.org
Topic: BMEN Monthly meeting
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Meeting ID: 915 2195 6993
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+13126266799,,91521956993#,,1#,571667# US (Chicago)
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+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)
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+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
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Community sexual violence response preparedness training
2020-02-19 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | MA
Day 1 of 6 of training

Community Sexual Violence Info series
2020-01-16 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | Democracy Center, Cambridge, MA
We’re inviting people to attend a community info session on sexual violence response and community accountability work with men who have caused harm. The info session will occur on January 16th from 6-9pm at the Democracy Center in Cambridge. It is open to people of all genders, but we’re focusing on working with men around our responsibility to take accountability for sexual violence and harm that men cause in our communities.
*We believe that all men are connected to sexual harm that happens in our communities regardless of whether we identify as having caused accute harm or not – and we also believe that men can be part of the process of addressing the root causes of this harm.
Here’s our agenda:
6-7pm
Opening and grounding in trauma informed community care practices
Large talking circle asking participants to share name, experience in this work and motivation/stake in this work
Break
715-8pm
Report back from attending the “Fumbling Toward Repair” workshop in NYC in October 10th-12th, 2019
Reporting back on our summer time pilot group with men around “community sexual violence response preparedness”
Answering questions about our up-coming 6 session group in February and March of 2020.
Break
8-9pm
Small group brainstorm around hopes and challenges about the direction of community accountability work related to sexual violence from all community members who feel that they have a stake in it
Closing circle/grounding

Engaging with #MeToo
2018-04-07 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | MA
A discussion addressing how Black Men contribute to the culture of sexual assault and sexual harassment, address common dangerous assumptions and learning how to engage women and other people in ways that preserve dignity while acknowledging power.
