MenChallenging

In this episode, Peter speaks with Joe Samalin - a co-founder of MenChallenging, an online campaign challenging men to directly support survivors of gender violence and to take action to prevent it. He has been working on issues of gender-based violence for over 20 years, beginning as a student activist and organizer.

He is a consultant engaging men in numerous contexts: at colleges and universities, with the documentary film Roll Red Roll, with the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, and other communities. Prior to this he was Senior Program Manager for Community Mobilization & Leadership Development with Breakthrough, a global human rights organization that works to challenge the culture of violence against women and girls. Earlier he was the Outreach and Training Manager for the Disaster Distress Helpline – the first national hotline dedicated to year-round disaster crisis counseling, with a focus of gender violence in disaster-struck communities. He’s worked with Men Can Stop Rape, and organization mobilizing men to use their strength for creating cultures free from violence, especially men's violence against women. He was also the trainer for the Anti-Stalking Program at Safe Horizon the nation’s largest victim service agency.