As we approach a year since Jack Layton died of cancer, Canadians remember his work and celebrate his life. Higher Unlearning shares Jeff Perera’s thoughts from last August when we lost Jack. My mom wasn’t a fan of the moustache.“Don’t like it” she’d say, “…he should shave it”. Upon his arrival to the national political stage … Continue reading »
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Urban Behaviour = Urban Violent Behaviour
Jeff Perera with a urgent call to action regarding choices we can make as retail consumers when it comes to messaging offensive and degrading to women as well as reducing men to act in a way that does not reflect the best of us. . Enough. (Photo Courtesy of Stephen Hargreaves/The Lance) Seriously… This … Continue reading »
Father Figures: Projectile Vomit and other secrets of fatherhood.
Jeff Perera presents the second in a Higher Unlearning special series ‘Father Figures’ looking at the bond and special moments between children and their fathers & father figures: a special blog post by Merrill Matthews. . I have been delighted and thankful to meet some amazing men who play an active role in raising the … Continue reading »
How Young Men Speak in a Language of Violence: ‘How to Fight’ by Carlos Andrés Gómez
Men and boys worldwide are caught in cycles and storms that leave us speaking to one another in a language of violence… let’s start something. Higher Unlearning proudly presents: ‘How To Fight’ by Carlos Andrés Gómez. Video by Dennis Lieu. . __ ___ Carlos Andrés Gómez http://www.carloslive.com Award-winning poet, actor, and writer Carlos Andrés … Continue reading »
Beastie Boy to Man: RIP Adam Yauch
A thank you to one of the people who inspired him to speak up and speak out: Jeff looks back at growing up with the late Adam Yauch aka MCA. I got teary eyed when I saw on Twitter that Adam Yauch had passed away at the age of 47. It is amazing … Continue reading »
Understanding Boys, Understanding Girls.
— Invited to speak at various Boys conferences, Jeff Perera shares some stories of taking the White Ribbon message on the road to speak with boys from Grade Four to Grade Eight. He also shares what happened when he spoke with hundreds of young girls on how society creates ideas of being a man and … Continue reading »