Washington Initiative for Boys and Men
Advocating for improved outcomes for boys, men, and communities
Posts about issues that apply to Washington state as a whole or issues that are within Washington but outside the Seattle area:
Benton County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Eisinger envisioned a boxing gym where at-risk youth would get trained and mentored. Then he met Roy Castillo, head of Pasco’s Righteous & Chosen Boxing Club. Here is one anecdote that volunteer boxing coach Roy Castillo shares in our interview with him…
Washington Initiative for Boys and Men is one of the organizations that will host an outreach table at an upcoming gathering of leaders of the Washington State Democratic Party. The Washington State Democratic Central Committee will meet at the Hilton Hotel in Vancouver, Washington from September 26 to 28. WIBM advocates Blair Daly and Ann Silvers will staff an outreach table in the lobby of the Hilton on Saturday September 27 from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m..
Listen to Dave Taylor’s stories of kids saying the darnedest things, inappropriate staff room conversations, a sexy Brad Pitt poster, male/female inequalities in the workplace, and Ambulance Boy. One of the purposes of Washington Initiative for Boys and Men is to be a vehicle through which men can speak truthfully about real struggles they face as men.
Annie Landis is a Masters of Social Work student at the University of Washington. For her class on Poverty and Inequality, she wrote a research paper on the widening gender gap in college enrollment. The assignment included a requirement that she offer a policy solution to the inequality that she chose to highlight.
With a combined 40+ years working in domestic violence services and prevention, Ward Urion and Dorsol Plants have unique and important perspectives to offer. A theme that emerged from our conversation is that domestic violence is more complicated than it is sometimes made out to be.
This is part two of a two-part piece by Belinda Olvera-Jovanovich, a mom of a 12-year-old boy who lives in Port Orchard. | In my earlier article I praised the CEO of Girl Scouts of Western Washington for participating in political advocacy on behalf of girls alongside the Washington State Women’s Commission…
This is guest-written piece by Belinda Olvera-Jovanovich, a mom of a 12-year-old boy who lives in Port Orchard. Belinda runs the Facebook page Mothers Advocating for Washington’s Sons.