Making Sense of Senseless Violence

Name: Making Sense of Senseless Violence
Brand: training-next-gen-men
Price: 1.00 CAD
Availability: InStock

This course deepens participants’ understanding of the connections between masculinity and violence, using school-based mass shootings as a focal point. Participants will explore how boys learn masculine norms, examine the intersectional roots of extremism, and develop a strengths-based approach to engaging boys as shared stakeholders in prevention. The course equips participants with tools to speak about male-led violence in a way that acknowledges its connection to cultural norms of masculinity while focusing on empowering boys rather than vilifying them.

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Program Type:

course

Program Delivery Method:

virtual

Program Duration:

self paced

Program Audience:

educators
parents

For those interested in:

masculinity
violence prevention

THIS MIGHT BE FOR YOU IF...

You’ve been affected by news of another act of male violence, and you’ve felt the weight of not knowing what to say. You want to understand the deeper forces at work — and how to talk about it in a way that helps young people make sense of it without feeding fear or despair. This session is for educators and parents who want a more nuanced, strengths-based way to engage with these difficult conversations.

WHAT WE'LL COVER

● Masculinity & violence
● Responding without vilifying

WHERE IT WORKS

This session was developed for school environments where educators are often tasked with addressing youth responses to public violence. It also translates well to parent groups and nonprofit organizations doing prevention work with young people.