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A Call to Men co-founder to speak Aug. 24

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A Call to Men co-founder Tony Porter will speak at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, in Heritage Hall, HUB-Robeson Center.  

Porter is an educator, activist and lecturer who has been working in the social justice arena for more than 20 years and is internationally recognized for his effort to end men's violence against women and to promote healthy and respectful manhood. The event, which is free and open to the public, kicks off Porter’s four-day visit to Penn State, where he will host numerous sessions for Penn State fraternities and sororities. Porter’s visit is co-sponsored by the Center for Women Students and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.

Porter is the co-founder and co-director of A Call to Men: The Next Generation of Manhood. He is the author of "Well Meaning Men ... Breaking Out of the Man Box: Ending Violence Against Women" and visionary for the book "NFL Dads: Dedicated to Daughters."

He is a consultant and trainer with the National Football League, having also worked with the National Basketball Association. He is working with numerous colleges and universities throughout the country and has also worked with the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. He also provides training and technical assistance to grassroots community-based organizations to include local, state and national domestic and sexual violence initiatives and programs.

 

Last Updated August 11, 2015