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Author: jeff perera

Since 2008, Jeff Perera been building bridges between people of all genders: having spoken to tens of thousands of people across North America about our ideas of manhood, gender and race, empathy-building, and men helping end gender-based violence. Whether in the boardroom, on campus, or the locker room: we need more examples of positive ways to be a man today. He is a storyteller inspiring new models of possibility for men and young men, and healthier versus harmful ideas of manhood where we work, live, play, worship or study. Jeff has delivered two TEDx talks: 'Words Speak Louder Than Actions' looking at the power of gendered words, and 'The Ladder of Manhood' which explores the male pursuit of identity and how too many men are fluent in a language of violence. In 2011, he curated the first TEDxWomen event in Toronto. He previously worked for the White Ribbon Campaign, the world's largest grassroots effort to engage men in ending violence against women, and Next Gen Men, as well as founded and curated the What Makes A Man conference for four years which featured actor Terry Crews in 2014. From Rogers Media, Mackenzie Investments, Klick Canada, Vidyard, and Canada Post, to numerous other organizations and campuses, Jeff has delivered interactive talks for team leaders and groups of all genders, fields, creed and faiths within various organizations, conferences and spaces. Jeff’s work helps nurture brave spaces for real discussion: inspiring people to challenge our gendered ideas of success and failure, and to be the lesson in action. You can read written pieces, listen to podcast conversations, and watch interviews with Jeff over at HigherUnlearning.com, which is an online space exploring how limiting ideas of gender impact us all in everyday life.
June 2, 2015June 2, 2015jeff perera

Kurt Cobain in utero: My role model for being a Male Ally

June 2, 2015June 2, 2015jeff perera

The Omega of Alpha Males: James Gandolfini and the Oath of Manhood.

January 7, 2014June 13, 2015jeff perera

Spoken Word and Words Unspoken: Carlos Andrés Gómez on Young Men and Violence

October 13, 2013October 13, 2013jeff perera

Real Men Eat Quiche: Recipes for Manhood

October 5, 2013May 30, 2015jeff perera

What I Like and Don’t Like About Being a Boy: Thoughts from a group of Grade 4 Boys.

September 5, 2013July 25, 2015jeff perera

Consent: The conversation that we STILL need to urgently have.

August 27, 2013January 5, 2014jeff perera

Life after the Game Changer

August 24, 2013December 18, 2013jeff perera

COME AT ME BRO!! Men and Conflict Resolution

June 30, 2013June 3, 2015jeff perera

Why Bert’s not laughing: Homophobic Jokes about Bert and Ernie

January 8, 2013April 26, 2020jeff perera

Of Monsters and Elephants: Real Men from New Delhi, India to Steubenville, USA

December 18, 2012June 13, 2016jeff perera

What Drives Some Men to Massacre?

November 13, 2012November 13, 2012jeff perera

Blowing Minds

November 11, 2012November 11, 2012jeff perera

Can’t you take a joke?

September 30, 2012March 26, 2020jeff perera

Is Every Man a Castaway on their own Island?

September 8, 2012August 25, 2020jeff perera

Why Dudes need to be pissed off about Sexual Assault and Harassment (and Saveface)

September 3, 2012March 15, 2013jeff perera

Hip Checks and Gut Checks: How Homophobia impacts Heterosexual Male Athletes

August 24, 2012August 25, 2012jeff perera

Men & Grief: Staring Down the Eye of the Storm by Carlos Andrés Gómez

July 30, 2012July 31, 2012jeff perera

Wrong Fingers: Chris Brown is a Role Model alright…

July 12, 2012July 12, 2012jeff perera

Ripples of Change: Frank Ocean and reactions online

June 3, 2012September 13, 2012jeff perera

How Young Men Speak in a Language of Violence: ‘How to Fight’ by Carlos Andrés Gómez

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