articles, TEDx talks, and interviews with jeff

Articles by Jeff Perera, as well as conversations, books, videos and articles featuring Jeff.

Jeff joined Jayvon Howard – Manager of Engaging Men Initiatives at The Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence – for OAESV’s ‘Engaging Men Q&A’ series. They discussed how film and media depicting violence can normalize a standard of shaping restrictive masculinities.

Jeff spoke to The Representation Project for their ‘Boys Will Be Boys’ interview series.

Jeff contributed a short piece for this wonderful book for parents, father figures and family members: ‘Talk to Your Boys’. Joanna Schroeder and Christopher Pepper offer us 16 conversations via this beautifully done guide to help teens and tweens navigate today’s tough topics and issues. Get it or order it wherever you get your books!

30% Club Canada and Women of Influence named jeff perera a Champion of Change.
Read their article ‘How Jeff Perera is using support — rather than shame — to guide men towards a new idea of manhood’

Jeff spoke with Yahoo! on Men and Mental Health. Read here!

Jeff shared some thoughts with Ask Men on Men and Emotional Literacy.

Jeff joined Dan of Dan Mahle Consulting for this warm conversation exploring “the pitfalls, paradoxes, and possibilities of engaging and including men meaningfully” in creating inclusion and belonging in the workplace for everyone.

Read the viral February Opinion piece jeff perera wrote for Huffington Post: **‘Telling Male Friends ‘I Love You’ Is A Muscle Guys Need To Flex Every Day’** looking at men learning to nurture rituals of showing love to the men in their life.

Watch Jeff’s second TEDx talk ‘The Ladder of Manhood’ a meditation on the shrinking circle of violence, the pursuit of identity, healthy vs. toxic masculinity, and how too many men are fluent in the language of violence.

Watch Jeff’s first TEDx talk ‘Words Speak Louder Than Actions‘ exploring the power of our words, the impact we all make, and the impact we CAN make!

Jeff is featured in Rachel Giese’s incredible book: ‘Boys. What It Means to Become a Man.

Jeff wrote this piece for Huffington Post to discuss ways men can move past our roadblocks and fears in striving to be an ally, and work towards social change, racial justice, and gender equality. Men can go from trying to always fix, and learn to listen and help when the time is right, going from ‘I got this’ to ‘I got you’.