News Update #4 April 2013

Have a read of this month's news update if you want to:

• Respond to our invitation to help us create The Big Man Gathering 2
• Find out about some great events for men of faith and spirit
• Read about Men Beyond 50 joining forces with MENSTALK in London 
• Hear about this month's featured men's event - a retreat with David Polak 
• Get an overview of a wide range of men's events happening in April and May 
• Find out about Simon Jacob's new London Men's Group
• Think about joining an integral men's group 
• Consider writing about men and men's issues 

Help Us Create The Big Man Gathering 2013

Last year a number of men's groups came together to create the first ever "Big Man Gathering" together and now we've started to plan the Big Man Gathering 2. It's scheduled to take place near Brighton at the end of September and we'd love to hear from you if want to get involved this year. Read more here.......

Faith-baased men's groups on the rise 

Faith-based men's groups are becoming more popular in the UK hosting some great events listed on this site like Wanted in Scotland,the Authentic Men Weekend in Wales and the Christian Vision for Men(CVM) June gathering near Swindon. 

We are planning to bring some of these groups together at a "men of faith and spirit" event as part of this year's Third National Conference for Men and Boys. If you'd like to find our more about this event click here now.....

Men Beyond 50 joining forces with MENSTALK in London 

It's always great to see different men's groups building relationships and finding ways of working together. One example is the expansive Men Beyond 50 who have now joined forces with Kenny D'Cruz's MENSPEAK to create a new men's group in London for guys over 50. To find out more follow this link......

Events For Men In April and May

Our list of events for men around the UK is steadily growing with the listings for the next weeks alone featuring MensCraft, the ManKind Project, MALE Men’s Rites of Passage, the Brahma Kumaris, Noble Man and  Nick Clements, to name but a few.

We'd also like to remind you that men across Europe (and that includes men from the UK) are gathering in Germany in May for an International Symposium. If you want to take part in this international event see the website here for more information see the Men-Maenner website.

For a list of events in April and May click here and for a list of events throughout 2013 see here. 

Weekend Retreat With David Polak 

Our featured event this month is David Polak's weekend retreat which takes place in the Newmarket area (31 May to 2 June).

The retreat - called 'Crossing The Threshold' will use a variety of creative methods, including group work, time in nature, music and ritual. 

To find out more click here now.... 

New Men's Group With Simon Jacobs

Thanks to Simon Jacobs for sending us information about his new Mens' Group starting in London in May. To read more about Simon's work click here now....

Do you want to join or start an Integral Men's Group?

A group of men in Brighton are running an Integral Men's Group with the intention of developing a template that you can use to start your own integral men's group if you want to. The project is in its early stages and if you want to join or connect or find out more follow this link......

Do You Have Something You Want To Say About Men

I am working on a new project to give people who have something to say about men and men's stuff a platform. The project is in partnership with an existing online magazine with around 10 million readers. If you are interesting in writing about men, men's work, men's issues etc and want a bigger audience do drop me a line to glen@glenpoole.com

That's All Folks.......

To see previous news updates, click here now and if you have an item you'd like to see included in our May news update please contact glen@glenpoole.com by Friday 26 April. 

And do please feel free to forward a link to this page to everyone you know who will be interested. 

News Update #3 March 2013

In this month’s news update you can read about:

• Plans for a £500k centre for men’s rites work in Sussex
• An invitation to help co-create The Big Man Gathering 2013
• A new list of UK Men’s Groups who gather on Facebook
• A free online seminar for men
• News of a Scottish Death Lodge
• News of a workshop for men of all ages
• Our featured groups this month is MENSPEAK in London
• A list of events for men happening in March 2013
• Round up of other news and information on men’s groups
• Contributors, writers, bloggers, social media editors wanted

Abandofbrothers seeking £500,000 for permanent home

Brighton-based men's rites charity abandofbrothers is joining forces with painter David Freud to raise half a million pounds to help establish a permanent home for its groundbreaking work in the city. Read more here

Could you help co-create the Big Man Gathering 2013?

The second Big Man Gathering will take place in September 2013, it will be co-created by various men's groups and facilitators from around the UK and if you want to be part of that process then we'd like to hear from you. Read more here

Men’s Groups On Facebook

If you are on facebook then we have some great news for you - you can now follow UK Men's Groups on facebook at the following link: www.facebook.com/UKMensGroups. You may also be interested to know that several UK Men's Groups run facebook pages and groups that you can visit and join. Read more here

Free online seminar for men happening now!

The Mankind Project(USA) is hosting a free Online Summit for men called The Power of Purpose over the next four days (Wednesday 27 February to Saturday 2 March 2013).Speakers include Dan Millman, Lion Goodman, Neale Donald Walsch and Jack Canfield. Read more here

Scottish Death Lodge Planned This Summer

Dave Bingham of Wild Earth is hosting a "Guided Death Lodge" in the Scottish Highlands."The Art of Letting Go" is a 5 day residential that runs from Wednesday June 5th to Sunday June 8th. Read more here

Nick Clements Runs Men Of All Ages Workshop

Professor Nick Clements is hosting a cross-generational workshop in Stroud this May that he says to enable men to "step into their indigenous beauty". Read more here

MENSPEAK in London is our featured men’s group this month

Kenny D'Cruz runs the MENSPEAK Men's Groups in London. These include monthly open groups, closed circles for men and occasional social activities like comedy nights and camping. Read more here

Events for men happening in March 2013

We’re working hard to list all men’s events happening in the UK in one place on line so do please update us. We have events in March listed for MKP, Journeyman UK, MROP, Lifebuilders and MensCraft. Read more here

Some other news on men’s groups

A couple of reminders from previous newsletters – firstly a reminder of the European men’s symposium is happening in May – read more here – and Tricia McLeod would like to hear from men interested in woman-led group on sexuality, sensuality and intimacy with women – read more here – and David Polak is running a weekend retreat in Newmarket in May/June – read more here - and to keep up with our full list of events for men - see this link.

Contributors wanted for UK Men’s Groups

Are you are a writer, blogger, social media expert, web developer, designer, willing volunteer? Would you like to help us develop UK Men’s Groups as a great free resource for men and men’s groups all over the UK? If so – or if you can recommend someone – please contact glen@glenpoole.com

That’s all for this month. Remember to join the UK Men’s Groups Facebook Page for more news and chat

To see previous news updates, click here now and if you have an item you'd like to see included in our April news update contact glen@glenpoole.com by Friday 22 March.  

News Update #2 February 2013

In this month's news update you can read about:

• A new online listing service for men's groups and events
• Three weekend happenings - one of them for old farts!
• News of a Professor of Dudeonomics
• The launch of an Integral Men's Group in Brighton 
• One man's successful quest to blog about men's stuff
• A new course for professionals working with men and boys

NEW MEN'S GROUP LISTING SERVICE 

If you want to stay in touch with the many men’s groups and men’s events taking place in the UK then you’ll love the new UK Men’s Groups listing service. To find out about events happening for men across the UK click here now.

TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITH MEN 

Do you know anyone working with men who’d benefit from getting some training on Helping Men Get Help? There’s  course in Brighton next moth for professionals who want to improve men and boys’ access to and outcomes from public services and social projects. To find out more and book a place today see this link. 

OLD FARTS GROUP

If we gave out awards for the best men’s group name then the hands down winner would be our friends at Men Beyond 50 who are running a weekend in Wiltshire this May called ‘Old Farts or New Starts’ – find out more here.

PROFESSOR OF DUDEONOMICS?

Professor Damien Ridge, a self-style 'Professor of Dudeonomics' who takes 'a fun but scholarly approach to looking at men' is presenting his inaugural lecture at the University of Westminster in February called 'Dudeonomics: Inside The Minds, Hearts and Bodies of Men'. See this link for more information. 

MEN'S WEEKEND RETREAT

'Crossing the Threshold', Men's Weekend Retreat. May 31st-June 2nd- Old Stable House, Newmarket- Cost £225 (includes food and accommodation). For any man either making or going through changes in his life. Contact David Polak for more information.

WRITING ABOUT MEN'S GROUPS

Congratulations to Duncan Alldridge who has had an article published by The Good Men Project which you can read here.Duncan wrote about the experience of being in men’s groups after attending events in Brighton, London and Salisbury last year was published. You can read more of Duncan’s writings at his blog Our Masculine Heart.

INTEGRAL MEN'S GROUP 

Any men in the Brighton who are interested in joining an integral men’s group will be interested to know that The AllMen Project is running a 5 week integral pilot starting in February – more details here

THE BIG GATHERING 2013

Get your diary out! The provisional date for  this year’s Big Man Gathering near Brighton is 28^th and 29^th September. 

WHO'S GOING TO GERMANY?

Finally a quick reminder that men across Europe (and that includes men from the UK) are gathering in Germany in May for an International Symposium. If you want to take part in this international event see the website here for more information see the Men-Maenner website.

To see previous news updates, click here now and if you have an item you'd like to see included in our March news update contact glen@glenpoole.com.

News Update #1 January 2013

Happy 2013 to you all. 

There are four new men’s groups I want to let you know about - one for creative men, one for older men and one run by a woman.

And then there’s a big European men’s symposium coming up that I’d like to share with you.

INTEGRAL MEN’S GROUP

But first, would you or anyone you know be interested in helping to develop an Integral Men’s Group in Brighton?

I ran a workshop at the Big Man Gathering in 2012 using Spiral Dynamics and along with a couple of other Integral enthusiasts would love to explore what an Integral men’s group would be like. If this is of interest please let me know via glen@glenpoole.com

CREATIVE MEN’S GROUP

Everyone who came to the Big Man Gathering will remember Phil Milburn leading an awesome singing and movement session that inspired the idea of running regular Creative Men’s Group. If you’re interested in taking part in a Creative Men’s Group in Brighton then contact Phil and let him know you’re interested on Phil by email on:philip@lifemusic.org.uk

A WOMAN-LED MEN’S GROUP?

Tricia McLeod is a woman who runs friendly, supportive men’s groups that provide a safe space for men to discuss questions of an intimate nature around approaching and connecting with women. Her next group starts in Brighton at the end of the month so if this is of interest to you then please contact Tricia at:mcleodtricia@googlemail.com

FINDHORN GROUP FOR ELDERS

Alan Heeks from Men Beyond 50 who ran a session at the Big Man Gathering is co-hosting a workshop for elder men and women in Findhorn. If you want to find out more see this link.

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM FOR MEN

Finally, one bit of international news. Men across Europe (and that includes men from the UK) are gathering in Germany in May for an International Symposium. If you want to take part in this international event see the website here for more information see the Men-Maenner website. 

That’s all for now men. If you have any news on men’s groups and men’s work you want to share please let me know and I’ll try and spread the word whenever I can - and just to re-iterate if you don't want to receive emails like this please do let me know 

AND do feel free to forward a link to this post to everyone you know who will be interested to find out more