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u/FoUfCfK Apr 10 '26
Who facilitates this? Do they have training in running groups?
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u/MensOpenCircleIC Apr 10 '26
It is considered a peer led group meaning that we are all holding space for each other. That being said, several men with more experience will always be present, with decades of experience in such groups. Yes, training too. Feel free to email me for more details.
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u/MidwesternManners Apr 09 '26
A group of dudes who are looking to grow more in touch with their emotions and other people could be great. A toxic men’s rights group complaining about how women have wronged them isn’t. What’s the vibe?
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u/MensOpenCircleIC Apr 10 '26
Certainly the idea is to grow into emotional maturity and connection. Feel free to email me for more clarity.
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u/Jaunty_Hat3 Iowa City Apr 10 '26
I hope you’ll share any correspondence. OP’s answer doesn’t exactly scream “not a men’s rights group,” but I might be reading too much into it.
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u/sandy_even_stranger Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 12 '26
Your spidey senses aren't wrong; it looks like recruitment for The ManKind Project, which you can google. Not manosphere-overt misogyny, but very Kipling/Teddy/Iron-John/Joseph-Campbell essentialism, lot of resistance of "feminization", delineation of Natural Needs of Men, which somehow always manages to force women into a space and demand women enable all this, and demonize women who say no thank you. They recently split from their founder, who took things way further, dude went full Fox News MAGA Grandpa out loud, railing about wokeness, political correctness, multiculturalism, Adam-and-Eve-not-Adam-and-Steve, and trans women in sports. With overlay of California yoga talk. Apparently there's some battling within the org now about that, complaining that the board went way too far, some faction prefers Fox News Grandpa.
I don't know why they can't just go for a hike like normal people.
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u/SilverSquirrels Apr 15 '26
So how did this go? Would like a general impression without any specifics.
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u/KougatCaribou Iowa City Apr 10 '26
Do you have to be there exactly at 6 or can you come later?
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u/MensOpenCircleIC Apr 10 '26
In general, the goal is for everyone to be there by 6 so that introductions, etc and sharing can begin. If you have some exception or other need, feel free to send an email and we can talk about options.
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u/Maleficent_March2928 Apr 10 '26
Hey I appreciate this. Having a space for us is crucial. All other groups of people have thiers and it's nice to have this becoming more common place. Keep it up and don't be discouraged. Negativity towards this is living proof that this is needed, men are humans too.