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Federal Judge thanks NCFM for work on paternity fraud

2011-03-12T18:26:00.000-08:00

Judge David Hanschen of the 254th District Court of Dallas, Texas wrote NCFM the attached letter thanking NCFM for its work in fighting paternity fraud. He read about NCFM's work in an online news release about the Hari Wilburn case.

NCFM in Bangalore Mirror (India) praising Court ruling on women "maintenance"

2010-10-28T12:04:00.001-07:00

http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/10/2010102820101028051852408b281ef08/%E2%80%98Men-are-not-free-ATM-machines%E2%80%99.html

Banglalore Mirror

"Men are not free ATM machines"

Several Bangaloreans welcome the SC judgment against maintenance for women in live-in relationships, say it's high time government amended the Domestic Violence Act

Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 05:18:52 AM

Excerpts:

"Men's rights groups in the city have welcomed the recent supreme court judgment that women in live-in relationships cannot demand maintenance from their male partners. They have also come out against additional solicitor general Indira Jaisingh who has criticised the judgment.

"Virag Dhulia, liaison officer (India) for the National Coalition for Men (NCFM), said, 'It is outrageous that Indira Jaisingh argues in a non-government case and demands that a man pays Rs 500 every month to one of his sexual partners for many decades in future just like a free ATM machine. Given a chance, she can also push courts to order men to pay maintenance to their female colleagues at work, citing some imaginary office romance. We are heading towards a society where women are independent and men are no longer treated as free ATM machines.'"

"Today, sexual relationships between men and women are mostly mutual. Lawmakers must put an end to this practice of maintenance, alimony and compensation to women just due to some mutual sexual or emotional relationships for short or long periods of time," says Jahgirdar.

News Release

2010-07-30T13:27:00.001-07:00

http://eworldwire.com/pressreleases/211794

NCFM NEWS RELEASE

California Courts Uphold Order Making Homeless Man Pay Child Support and Lose Inheritance

For Immediate Release

LOS ANGELES/EWORLDWIRE/July 30, 2010 --- National Coalition For Men (NCFM) attorney Marc E. Angelucci reports that on July 28, 2010, the California Supreme Court declined to review a Court of Appeal decision that forced Hari Wilburn, a homeless man, to pay tens of thousands of dollars in child support for a child even though DNA excludes him as the dad and he never acted as the dad.
On August 17, the probate court in San Diego will hear the mother's request to intercept Wilburn's inheritance from his deceased mother in order to pay the child support order.

Wilburn was represented at the appellate level by Angelucci. NCFM is a nonprofit organization that addresses how sex discrimination affects men and boys and that helped change California law in 2005 to help protect men from false paternity claims.
In 1991, Cathy Tate named Wilburn as the father of her five-year-old child Alexis in a restraining order proceeding. Wilburn, who was homeless, was never personally served, and there is no record of any service except by mail to Wilburn's mother's address, which is not legally proper. Nonetheless, the court found Wilburn was served, issued a restraining order and ordered Wilburn to pay child support. Wilburn was not present.

Seventeen years later, in 2008, Tate asked the probate court to intercept tens of thousands of dollars Wilburn was about to inherit from his deceased mother, based on the 1991 support order. Wilburn's family tracked down 22-year-old Alexis and asked her to take a DNA test, which excluded Wilburn as Alexis' biological dad. Wilburn's family hired an attorney, who filed a motion challenging the support order. Alexis swore under oath that Wilburn never acted as her dad and she only saw him a few times in her life. The court denied the motion, ruling Wilburn should have challenged the order sooner, despite the fact that he was homeless and living under a bridge. On appeal, the Third District Court of Appeal upheld the order on the same grounds, and the California Supreme Court has now declined review.

"This is totally unjust," said Angelucci. "It is wrong to force a man person to pay child support for a child that is not his, especially when he never acted as the dad."

According to the American Association of Blood Banks, 30 percent of DNA paternity tests nationwide turn out negative. "That figure is out of about 300,000 tests per year," said Angelucci. "At least 100,000 tests are negative per year in the U.S., and that's only men who get tested. This is a serious, under-addressed problem."

The Wilburn v. Tate appellate decision is at
http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=D054609&s=CA&d=43649

NCFM Approved for Combined Federal Campaign!

2010-06-08T09:18:00.001-07:00

NCFM's application for participation in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) has finally been approved! Through CFC, approved non-profit organizations may solicit donations from United States federal employees, including all branches of the military, and may be placed on the list of organizations distributed to federal employees for automatic payroll donations. To our knowledge, NCFM is the first men's rights organization to be so approved. More information is available at http://www.californiamenscenters.org/wordpress/?p=13497

NCFM Opposes Eliminating the New Hampshire Commission on Status of Men

2010-04-20T15:48:00.001-07:00

In April 2010, the National Coalition For Men worked with advocates in New Hampshire to oppose to elimination of the New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Men, which is the only official commission for men in the United States. The State of New Hampshire is considering eliminating both the Commission on the Status of Men (which is not publicly funded) and the Commission on the Status of Women (which is publicly funded). NCFM's advocacy included telephone calls to state legislators and sending an April 10, 2010 letter to New Hampshire's Speaker of the House, available at
http://www.californiamenscenters.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/100408-ltr-of-support-for-nh-comm-for-men.pdf

University of New Hampshire News Prints NCFM Reply to Jackson Katz

2010-04-20T15:37:00.001-07:00

http://www.tnhonline.com/letter-to-the-editor-women-initiate-domestic-violence-too-1.1372813

4/20/10

Dear Editor,

As a nonprofit organization that works with male victims of domestic violence, rape, and false accusations, we ask that you print this letter to give a side of the problem that was not mentioned in the article "Speaker Highlights Domestic Violence Issues" (4/15).

Jackson Katz is correct that rape is not just a women's issue. But that's because males are victims too. And it's not true that "men commit 99% of rapes," especially when you include statutory rapes of minors. About 95% of all youth reporting staff sexual abuse in juvenile detention facilities say they were victimized by female staff. And a student survey in New Mexico found 43% of teacher sex abuse comes from female teachers, but 92% of prosecutions are of male teachers.

Also, while men are less likely than women to report their victimization to police, virtually all randomized empirical surveys show women initiate domestic violence at rates similar to men and that men suffer about one-third of physical injuries. We work with men who have been stabbed, cut with glass, or had their teeth broken with furniture. There is no excuse for sweeping them and their children under the rug.

Finally, false rape accusations are a form of psychological rape that are too often ignored, and empirical research shows they are far more common than we're told.

Marc E. Angelucci, Esq.
Board Member
National Coalition For Men

NCFM Joins International Letter to Heads of 6 Nations re Male DV Victims

2010-04-20T15:34:00.001-07:00

On March 31, 2010, the National Coalition For Men joined the Family of Men Support Society (Canada), Amen (Ireland), Ration Shed (New Zealand), Lone Fathers Association (Australia), and Men's Aid (England) in sending a letter to their respective national leaders challenging the out-dated notion that men are rarely victims of domestic violence. The letter requests that necessary funds and appropriate services be directed to helping male victims. The letter is posted at http://dad4justice.blogspot.com/2010/03/great-letter-from-national-coalition.html and http://www.familyofmen.ca/index.php?pr=6_country_letter

NCFM Obtains Grant From San Diego Domestic Violence Council!

2010-03-18T09:20:00.001-07:00

NCFM was just awarded a monetary grant from the San Diego Domestic Violence Council for NCFM's POPS program! Meanwhile NCFM continues its ongoing participation in meetings and committees with the San Diego and Los Angeles Domestic Violence Councils (both City and County) to advocate for non-discriminatory, inclusive, evidence-based policies.

NCFM quoted in San Diego Union Tribune re Airline Discrimination

2010-03-16T15:06:00.000-07:00

"Airline's new restroom policy doesn't fly with men's group," San Diego Union Tribune, 3/16/10.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/16/airlines-new-restroom-policy-doesnt-fly-with-mens/

Reno News prints NCFM reply to Senator Harry Reid's Sexism

2010-03-12T11:26:00.001-08:00

http://www.newsreview.com/reno/content?oid=1384559

Re "Abusing Reid" (Upfront, March 4):

Dennis Myers misses the point that men's rights activists are making about Sen. Harry Reid's comments. The point isn't whether domestic violence rises due to unemployment, but Sen. Reid's gender-biased comments, stigmatizing male victims and their children by blaming only males for the problem.

Men are less likely to report it (which makes crime data unreliable), but almost 300 studies now confirm "women are as physically aggressive, or more aggressive, than men in their relationships with their spouses or male partners," as California State University Professor Martin Fiebert shows in his online bibliography at www.csulb.edu/~mfiebert/assault.htm

For example, a 32-nation study by the University of New Hampshire found women are as violent and controlling as men in dating relationships worldwide www.unh.edu/news/cj_nr/2006/may/em_060519male.cfm?type=n

The Centers for Disease Control funded a major study of heterosexual relationships throughout the U.S. and found: "Almost 24% of all relationships had some violence, and half (49.7%) were reciprocally violent. In nonreciprocally violent relationships, women were perpetrators in more than 70% of the cases," and both sexes had significant injuries www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/97/5/941.

When children witness parental violence, however severe or minor, it becomes a model for them. Domestic violence is an intergenerational cycle, and we'll never stop it without being honest about it rather than following the politically correct gender paradigm that has been totally refuted by serious researchers like Professor Don Dutton of the University of British Columbia and many others.

Marc E. Angelucci
National Coalition For Men

NCFM Submits Testimony on Senate Bill 1777 (MA) re Genital Mutilation

2010-03-08T17:29:00.001-08:00

On March 8, 2010, NCFM Public Relations Director Steven Svoboda, Esq. submitted written testimony to all members of the Massachusetts Joint Committee on the Judiciary in support of Senate Bill 1777 (SB 1777), which would make genital mutilation of male and female minors illegal. The text of the bill is located at http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/186/st01pdf/ST01777.PDF. The Judiciary Committee is expected to issue a decision on March 17, 2010.

NCFM in Aviation News Objecting to Nippon Airlines' sex discrimination

2010-02-28T17:57:00.001-08:00

http://avstop.com/news_feb_2010/ncfm_rejects_all_nippon_airways_women_only_bathrooms.htm

NCFM legal victory cited on Psychology Today blog by Dr. Linda Mills

2009-12-16T09:51:00.001-08:00

On 12/9/09, NYU Professor Lind Mills mentioned NCFM's legal victory for equal rights for male victims of domestic violence in her Psychology Today blog, "Embedded."

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/embedded/200912/gimme-shelter

Excerpt: "That's why it was major news last October when the National Coalition For Men successfully argued to the California Court of Appeals that state-funded domestic violence shelters violated the rights of abused men when it turned away David Woods and his 11-year-old daughter Meagan. The court found that under the Equal Protection clause of the Constitution,  any program that received government funding was required to provide services to all domestic violence victims, regardless of gender."

NCFM on WEHC Radio (VA) re Rihanna & Partner Abuse

2009-12-09T12:19:00.000-08:00

On 12/8/09, WEHC Radio (Emory & Henry College), which airs in Virginia and D.C., hosted NCFM's Public Relations Director, J. Steven Svoboda, Esq., for a show on domestic violence, particularly focusing on the African-American community. Svoboda discussed the key points in NCFM's press release on the Rihanna/Brown incident, NCFM's work on domestic violence, and NCFM's mission, history and accomplishments. NCFM thanks the co-host, Professor Aris Winger, for inviting NCFM onto the show. http://www.ehcweb.ehc.edu/masscomm/wehc/

WEHC Radio Hosts NCFM on Rihanna/Brown & Partner Abuse

2009-12-09T10:33:00.000-08:00

On 12/8/09, WEHC Radio (Emory & Henry College), which airs in Virginia and D.C., hosted NCFM's Public Relations Director, J. Steven Svoboda, for a show on domestic violence particularly in the African-American community. Svoboda discussed the key points in NCFM's press release on the Rihanna/Brown incident, NCFM's work on domestic violence overall, and NCFM's mission, history and accomplishments. NCFM thanks the co-host, Professor Aris Winger, for inviting NCFM onto the show. http://www.ehcweb.ehc.edu/masscomm/wehc/

NCFM on the national TV show "The Secret Lives of Women"

2009-12-01T14:31:00.001-08:00

NCFM member David Woods, who was the lead plaintiff in the Woods v. Horton victory for battered men, is appearing with his attorney, NCFM member Marc Angelucci, on the national TV show "The Secret Lives on Women" on the WE channel on 12/1/09 and again on 12/22 and 12/29. The episode is called "Husband Beaters."
http://www.wetv.com/secret-lives-of-women/episodes/husband-beaters

Husband Beaters Tuesday, December 1 at 10pm | 9c


In America, the term "Domestic Abuse" is typically associated with a victimized woman mercilessly beaten by an overbearing ogre of a husband. The fact is however, that more than a third of all DA cases feature males as victims, and even that number is considered low due to the relatively low reporting of these cases by men who are ashamed and afraid to do so. The stories in SLOW: Husband Beaters will provide an inside look at Domestic Abuse done to men from a variety of perspectives and shed light on a very dark and violent corner of America.
Upcoming Air Dates: Tuesday, December 1 at 10pm \| 9c Tuesday, December 22 at 3am \| 2c Tuesday, December 29 at 3am \| 2c

NCFM News Release calling on fair coverage of Rihanna/Brown

2009-11-05T21:32:00.001-08:00

National Coalition For Men

Internet:
marcangelucci@hotmail.com
http://www.ncfm.org

Company Information :
National Coalition For Men
P.O. Box 41291
Los Angeles, CA 90041
USA
Ph. (818) 907-9383

Media Contacts:
Marc Angelucci, Esq
818-907-9383

Rihanna Should Discuss Her Own Violence As Well As Chris Brown's, Affirms National Coalition of Men
National Coalition For Men calls on Rihanna to woman up about her own violence

For Immediate Release

LOS ANGELES/EWORLDWIRE/Nov. 5, 2009 --- Pop singer Rihanna recently made a widely publicized statement to Glamour Magazine that she wants to "shed light on the reality of domestic violence." The National Coalition For Men (NCFM) calls on Rihanna to discuss her own reported violence against Brown as well if she wants to shed light on the problem honestly.

According to court records and other sources, Rihanna struck Brown in the face "numerous times" before Brown assaulted her ('http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/768865/rihanna-hit-chris-brow...'). NCFM purports although that would not justify his more severe assault, her violence should not be ignored, and if she does not "woman up" to it then her message will be the usual one-sided double standards that leave female perpetration covered up.

The saying, "There is no excuse for domestic violence," applies to both sexes. Female violence in relationships is not rare but is often hypocritically deemed acceptable or humorous, such as in the film, Sideways. It is part of the cycle of domestic violence, which cannot be stopped without addressing the problem honestly. Children are damaged just by witnessing domestic violence, regardless of its severity.

A 32-nation study by the University of New Hampshire found women are as violent and as controlling as men in relationships worldwide ('http://www.unh.edu/news/cj_nr/2006/may/em_060519male.cfm?type=n',
'http://pubpages.unh.edu/~mas2/ID41E2.pdf').

A major study funded by the Centers for Disease Control found one-fourth of heterosexual relationships had violence and: "half (49.7%) of those were reciprocally violent. In nonreciprocally violent relationships, women were the perpetrators in more than 70% of the cases." ('http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/97/5/941')

The same study also found "while injury was more likely when violence was perpetrated by men, in relationships with reciprocal violence it was the men who were injured more often (25% of the time) than were women (20% of the time)." ('http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/42/15/31-a')

Over 200 studies now confirm the same thing, that "women are as physically aggressive, or more aggressive, than men in their relationships with their spouses or male partners," as California State University Professor Martin Fiebert shows in his online bibliography at 'http://www.csulb.edu/~mfiebert/assault.htm'. This data is more reliable than criminal justice data because men are less likely to report the violence or to respond positively to crime surveys because society still does not consider female violence as much of a crime.

If Rihanna sincerely wants to raise awareness about domestic violence, NCFM calls on her to be forthcoming about her own violence and to address the problem honestly.
To learn more about the National Coalition of Free Men, contact Marc Angelucci at 626-319-3081

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NCFM Letter to Office of Violence Against Women re WV Ruling

2009-10-16T01:04:00.001-07:00

October 16, 2009

Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)

Jennifer Kaplan

Attorney-Advisor

800 K Street, N.W., Suite 920

Washington, D.C. 20530

Dear Ms. Kaplan,

John Lucas, the Wisconsin liaison for the National Coalition For Men (NCFM), has asked NCFM to send you this letter. NCFM was founded in 1977 and has members across America and in several countries. We are concerned with harmful gender based stereotypes against males.

A West Virginia court recently voided the state's regulations for domestic violence programs because the regulations denied abused men access to publicly funded shelters and denied women abusers

access to treatment. http://cbs5.com/wireapnewsca/Judge.voids.W.2.1235700.html

The court ruled the Family Violence Prevention Services Board's policies and procedures for licensing domestic violence shelters, certifying advocates, and distributing state funding distorted lawmakers' intent and violated the free speech right of others. The court also held West Virginia administers the state's domestic violence programs based on the wrongful belief that only men can be batterers and only women can be victims, finding "The practical effect of this rule is to exclude adult and adolescent males from their statutory right to safety and security free from domestic violence for no reason other than their gender.''

The cavalier and parochial behavior of West Virginia's Family Violence Prevention Services Board, their usurpation of the intent of the West Virginia Legislature, and the lack of legal authority in which they have operated constitutes egregious maladministration and malfeasance.

Simply put, the West Virginia debacle creates a strong appearance of insidious corruption, an appearance the domestic violence industry can well do without.

The federal government must thoroughly investigate the Family Violence Prevention Services Board, affect corrective action, and ensure and enforce the gender neutrality requirement as a condition of providing continuing funding for domestic violence programs in West Virginia.

The Board's provincial awarding of contracts to a select few of ideologically acceptable service providers reeks of power and control cronyism. The federal government should immediately order the Family Violence Prevention Services Board to open its membership to all interested parties. Any interested group should be

able to apply and receive fair examination and consideration of their proposals. The award process must be above reproach and void of favoritism.

This devastating ruling against the Family Violence Prevention Services Board questions whether the Board and recipient members have violated their federal contracts. Such violations of

similar federal contracts would automatically trigger federal compliance audits, if not Congressional hearings.

Regardless, it will come as no surprise if the Family Violence Prevention Services Board disbands and surfaces under another name to avoid further scrutiny, if not liability. In which case, all recommendations above must still apply and federal compliance should be rigorously enforced.

The problems found in West Virginia are widespread. Similar lawsuits are pending in other jurisdictions and will soon focus on the misconduct of similar ideologically driven unconstitutional programs

and confabs.

An assessment of the national Family Violence Prevention and Services Program found program accountability to be only 7% among its grant recipients, perhaps like West Virginia's Family Violence Prevention Services Board. One problem is the FVPSP seldom requires meaningful monitoring of grant recipients, recipients which generally share the same gender biased attitude against men as West Virginia's failed Family Violence Prevention

Services Board.

Accordingly, we ask that all domestic violence programs recognized or funded by, through, or with the assistance of the federal Family Violence Prevention and Services Program be immediately reviewed and held accountable to the highest of standards, including providing the same and equal treatment and services to

those in need regardless of gender.

It matters not how many men or women are abused, only that the abused receive proper assistance.

It's hoped your legacy will show concern for all victims, to do otherwise will have history treating you other than you may wish.

Sincerely,

Harry Crouch

President

Cc: Director, Catherine Pierce and Others

NCFM quoted in Green Bay Press Gazette re local domestic homicide

2009-10-12T22:16:00.001-07:00

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20091012/GPG0101/910120493/1207/GPG01/Green-Bay-murder-suspect-was-in-abusive-relationship

NCFM quoted in Associated Press re victory for battered men in WV

2009-10-08T11:05:00.001-07:00

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/judge-wva-shelter-rules-biased-against-men-63771622.html

Judge: W.Va. shelter rules biased against men

By: P.J. DICKERSCHEID
Associated Press
10/08/09 10:15 AM PDT

Excerpts:

"The West Virginia legal challenge is among a growing number of battles being waged across the country by groups that allege state laws requiring gender-neutral programs are skewed by discriminatory rules and regulations that embrace gender biases. 'We're not trying to belittle women who are abused, we're trying to raise awareness" that men are also victims,' said Marc Angelucci with the National Coalition For Men who secured a similar court victory in California last October. An appeals court there invalidated parts of that state's Health and Safety Code and Penal Code last year, saying they were unconstitutional because they excluded men from programs and services supported by nearly $22 million in taxpayer money each year"

"One of the biggest changes, though, has been to increase awareness of men as victims, Angelucci said, pointing to a 2001 study by the Centers for Disease Control that showed women are just as likely as men to commit domestic violence."

Great turnout for NCFM-sponsored film "Support? System Down" in Atlanta

2009-10-05T15:32:00.001-07:00

On September 24-27, 2009, the NCFM-sponsored documentary film SUPPORT? SYSTEM DOWN by filmmaker Angelo Lobo had an excellent turnout at the Peach Tree International Film Festival in Atlanta and was the highest-ranking film on the buzz meter.

The film, which includes an interview with NCFM's president Harry Crouch, examines the problems related to the child support system in the U.S. including issues such as draconian guidelines, flawed data, paternity fraud, procedural defects, problems for military parents, bias against non-custodial parents, and how these and other problems affect children, families, homelessness, incarceration, suicide and other issues. http://peachtree.bside.com/2009/films/category/Documentary

The film has also aired with great success in San Diego and New York and is now being screened for consideration for the Lone Star Film Festival in Fort Worth, Texas. http://www.lsiff.com

NCFM helped with initial funding and support for the film, and various other organizations were involved in the production as well. For more information visit http://www.supportthemovie.com/

NCFM in Examiner: "Praxis International Encourages Domestic Violence"

2009-09-24T02:50:00.001-07:00

Trudy Schuett mentions NCFM's work in her fantastic article in the Examiner about how Amanda McCormick of Praxis International apparently made a position statement on behalf of Praxis when she said she knows "alot of men who deserve to be beaten" during her keynote address at the annual conference of the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-12866-Domestic-Violence-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Praxis-International-encourages-domestic-violence-when-properly-applied

Confronting Amanda McCormick's hypocritical support of violence against men

2009-09-23T13:00:00.001-07:00

In 9/09, a male victim of domestic violence reported to NCFM that on 9/14/09 he attended the Washington State Domestic Violence Coalition conference and was extremely offended when the keynote speaker, Amanda McCormick of Praxis International, said some men "deserve to be beaten." NCFM sent Praxis the following and will make additional complaints, and we encourage others to take action as well.

info@praxisinternational.org; safetyaudit@praxisinternational.org; visitationta@praxisinternational.org

Dear Praxis International,

We are informed that your speaker, Amanda McCormick, recently said with a grin, "I think I know a lot of men who deserve to be beaten" during her keynote address at the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence on September 14, 2009.

Banners on the wall said, "There is no excuse for domestic violence" and similar slogans.

Are you aware that she said this? And do you think that was acceptable?

Can you imagine someone saying "I know alot of women who deserve to be beaten" at any time, especially at an anti domestic violence conference?

Several conference participants have privately expressed disgust with Amanda McCormick's anti-male rhetoric. Some protested in their evaluations.

We are writing to ask for your response as to whether you are aware of this, whether you think it is acceptable, and whether you intend to take any action about this.  Please get back to us. Thank you in advance for your hopeful cooperation in this regard.

Marc E. Angelucci, Esq.
Board Member
National Coalition For Men
http://www.ncfm.org

NCFM New Release: Battered Men, Too, Are Hurt by Budget Cuts

2009-08-11T10:22:00.001-07:00

http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/211145

National Coalition For Men

Internet:
http://www.ncfm.org

Company Information :
National Coalition For Men
P.O. Box 41291
Los Angeles, CA 90041
USA
Ph. (818) 907-9383

Media Contacts:
Marc Angelucci, Esq
818-907-9383

Battered Men, Too, Are Hurt By California Budget Cuts To Domestic Violence Services, Announces National Coalition For Men
Male victims should not be ignored in industry outry against budget cuts
For Immediate Release

LOS ANGELES/EWORLDWIRE/July 31, 2009 --- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is reportedly cutting up to 100 percent of state funding for domestic violence services in California, according to the National Coalition For Men, and these cuts can hurt both male and female victims of domestic violence. Yet, many in the domestic violence industry are leaving male victims invisible as usual in their public outcry against the funding cuts.
For example, a July 30, 2009, news release by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence repeatedly refers to victims as "women and children" or "women, children, and families," leaving male victims and their children invisible ('http://www.ncadv.org/files/CA%20Budget%20Cuts.php').

In a landmark case pursued by the National Coalition For Men (NCFM), the California Court of Appeal recently declared that "domestic violence is a serious problem for both women and men," that "men experience significant levels of domestic violence as victims," and that "male victims of domestic violence are similarly situated to female victims for purposes of the statutory programs." The court also found approximately 15 percent of State-funded domestic violence programs in California refuse to help male victims, although NCFM contends the percentage is much higher. (Woods v. Horton (2008) 'http://www.cpedv.org/docs/101608CPEDV-Woods_v_Shewry_Decision.pdf')

"This double standard is absolutely wrong," said Marc Angelucci, the NCFM attorney who represented the plaintiffs in Woods v. Horton. "If it were AIDS victims or homeless veterans, who are 80 to 95 percent male, we would say 'men and women' to include everyone. Why not for domestic abuse victims? Don't they deserve the same dignity?"
Male victims are less likely to report it, which makes crime data unreliable, but over 200 empirical studies using various methods all show "women are as physically aggressive, or more aggressive, than men in their relationship with their spouses of male partners," and that men account for one-third of injuries, according to a California State University bibliography maintained online by Professor Martin Fiebert at 'http://www.csulb.edu/~mfiebert/assault.htm'.

For example, a major study by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control found half of heterosexual domestic violence is reciprocal and women perpetuate more than half of the non-reciprocal violence and about 71 percent of the reciprocal violence.
('http://www.patienteducationcenter.org/aspx/HealthELibrary/HealthETopic).

A recent 32-nation study by the University of New Hampshire found women are at least as violent and as controlling as men in dating relationships worldwide.
('http://www.unh.edu/news/cj_nr/2006/may/em_060519male.cfm?type=n')

SOURCES:

Governor Schwarzenegger cutting 100 percent of funding for domestic violence services:
'http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/story/Governor-Cuts-100-percent-of...'

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Los Angeles, CA 90041
PHONE. 626-319-3081
FAX. 626-319-3081
EMAIL: marcangelucci@hotmail.com

SOURCE: National Coalition For Men

D.A. thanks NCFM and removes biased DV "facts" from police video

2009-07-01T22:10:00.001-07:00

NCFM's San Diego Chapter, though NCFM President Harry Crouch, recently succeeded in getting the San Diego District Attorney to remove false, gender-biased material from their new police training video on domestic violence, such as the myth that domestic violence is primarily male-on-female and is a leading cause of death for women. The story, including a letter from the District Attorney thanking NCFM, is chronicled at http://www.californiamenscenters.org/wordpress/?p=11485

Excerpt: "[NCFM] after being asked to review a new police training video sent a letter to the San Diego District Attorney showing that the video contained wrong and gender biased information, that is it was biased against men and perpetuated information detrimental to the community and police. Assistant District Attorney Patrick McGrath found that there were unverifiable statistics and agreed to have the video appropriately edited and re issued. He will be asking that the nine San Diego County police departments and Sheriff's Office replace the first version with the second on departmental Intranets as well as for use in other trainings. . . . We believe this is the first time a law enforcement agency within the United States agreed that information contained in a domestic violence police training video was wrong and took affirmative and costly steps to correct it. . . . ."

The District Attorney's letter thanking NCFM can be viewed directly at
http://www.californiamenscenters.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/090622-ltr-from-patrick-mcgrath-re-dv-training-video.pdf

Thank you Harry Crouch, the San Diego District Attorney, and all others who participated!

University of Chicago prints NCFM letter supporting men's group on campus

2009-06-13T13:42:00.001-07:00

http://www.chicagomaroon.com/2009/6/2/men-in-power-reflects-larger-rights-movement?headline_num=1

6/2/09

Dear Editor

I was so happy to read about the student group "Men in Power" in the Chicago Tribune. Groups like this are part of a growing, global men's rights movement that advocates for equal treatment of men in areas such as child custody, domestic violence policies, reproductive rights, criminal sentencing, public health policies, paternity laws, the draft, dating expectations, and more.

Opponents of this movement tend to reactively look only at gender disparities at the top of society (government, CEOs) while overlooking the bottom, where men account for 80 to 90 percent of homeless adults, work-related deaths, prisoners, and suicide deaths, as well as 99 percent of combat deaths and the majority of dropouts and special education students. Men also die younger and more often than women for the 10 leading causes of death.

In fact, the reason for the gender disparity at the top—including the "pay gap"—is that women have more options than men to be primary parents, and many of them exercise that option rather than work long, stressful hours. One study found 57 percent of female graduates of Stanford and Harvard left the workforce within 15 years. This is an option few men have (try being a single male and telling women on the first date that you want to stay home). The pay gap only looks at yearly incomes but doesn't account for these options or for overtime (90 percent male), commutes, flexibility, physical risk, etc. This has been confirmed by a recent study funded by the Department of Labor, entitled "An Analysis of Reasons for the Disparity in Wages Between Men and Women."

Marc E. Angelucci, Esq.
Board Member
National Coalition For Men

update for NCFM-LA Activities page

2009-03-19T11:49:00.001-07:00

3/16/09: L.A. Wave Newspaper, which focuses on the African-American community in Los Angeles, prints op ed by NCFM board member: "Rihanna-Brown incident an example of double standards in attitudes toward partner abuse." http://www.wavenewspapers.com/opinion/op-ed/41340702.html

NCFM Twin Cities Chapter at Education Minnesota conference

2008-11-23T19:18:00.000-08:00

In October, the Twin Cities Chapter of NCFM had a booth at the annual conference of Education Minnesota, the state teachers association. This conference is always one of our busiest events. For the fifth straight year, we distributed literature about the school system’s bias against boys, and articles with suggestions on how the school system could be changed to serve the educational needs of boys as well as it already serves the educational needs of girls. We also distributed articles about the severe shortage of male teachers and male role models in the schools, and we gave out 500 bookmarks with the Twin Cities Chapter logo and web address.

NCFM speaks at UCLA School of Law for 4th year in a row

2008-11-11T20:04:00.001-08:00

On November 10, 2008, UCLA School of Law invited NCFM attorney Marc Angelucci to be a guest speaker for the fourth year in a row to students in a Human Rights and Sexual Politics seminar. As always, he discussed the history and basic philosophy of NCFM and the men's movement in general, briefly covering issues of such as fathers' rights, male victims of domestic violence or rape, false accusations of abuse, criminal sentencing disparities, men's health, male bashing, and other issues, including misandry and anti-male discrimination in general. This time he also discussed NCFM's recent California appellate victory in Woods v. Shewry. The students were very engaged and receptive, and, as always, asked good questions. Every year they are even more receptive than in previous years, and this year was no exception.

NCFM members speak out at L.A. City Domestic Violence Council

2008-11-11T20:00:00.001-08:00

On November 10, 2008, five NCFM members and several male victims of domestic violence attended and spoke out at the Los Angeles City Domestic Violence Council's monthly meeting about male victims of domestic violence and NCFM's recent appellate victory in Woods v. Shewry. There were a few heated exchanges but for the most part things went smoothly.

NCFM wins landmark appellate victory for battered men!!

2008-10-16T07:22:00.001-07:00

On 10/14/08, NCFM won a landmark victory for battered men in the appellate case of Woods v. Shewry, originally filed by NCFM back in 2005. The California Court of Appeal (4th District) ruled that it is unconstitutional to exclude male victims of domestic violence from state-funded programs because it violates men's constitutional right to equal protection. The decision mentions NCFM and is at http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/documents/C056072.PDF

Here are a few media stories on the decision as of the date of this post:

San Francisco Chronicle, "Appeals Court Decision Supports Battered Men," 10/16/08
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/15/BA3S13HOLS.DTL

Sacramento Bee, "Court: End Domestic Violence Program Discrimination," 10/16/08
http://www.sacbee.com/latest/story/1319004.html

Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "Court Rules Domestic Violence Programs Must be Open to Men," 10/15/08 http://www.metnews.com/articles/2008/wood101508.htm

NCFM Twin Cities Chapter at Dakota County Fair

2008-08-24T19:46:00.000-07:00

The Twin Cities Chapter of NCFM had a booth at the 2008 Dakota County Fair, held August 4 - 10 at Farmington, Minnesota. Many fairgoers visited our booth to talk and to take literature about a wide range of men's and boys' issues. This was the fourth straight year that we have had a booth at this fair.

NCFM Attorney Argues Equal Protection Case Before California Court of Appeal

2008-07-23T17:06:00.001-07:00

On July 22, 2008, NCFM attorney Marc Angelucci argued the case of David Woods v. State of California before the Third District Court of Appeal in California. The 3-judge panel (pictured below) appeared very much in agreement that excluding male victims of domestic violence from state-funded domestic violence provisions (CA Health & Safety Code Section 124250), and that excluding inmate fathers from state-run inmate parenting programs, violates men's Constitutional right to equal protection. A write- up is available at

http://antimisandry.com/showthread.php?p=87401#post87401

NCFM Attorney Marc E. Angelucci with Appellants in front of 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento

Vance W. Raye (presiding):

Fred K. Morrison:

Tani Cantil Sakauye:

NCFM President Testifies Before CA Commission on Status of Women

2008-06-27T18:30:00.001-07:00

On June 26, 2008, NCFM's President, Harry Crouch, testified before the California Commission on the Status of Women on behalf of NCFM. See http://www.californiamenscenters.org/wordpress/?cat=12

NCFM helps organize Fatherlessness Day Rally outside L.A. Courthouse

2008-06-16T17:15:00.001-07:00

http://blogwonks.com/2008/06/13/fathers-groups-go-front-and-center-at-los-angeles-courthouse/

Fatherlessness Day Rally 6/13/08 outside Los Angeles County Courthouse at 111 North Hill Street

Yuma Sun quotes NCFM on men and post-divorce friendships

2008-06-11T22:55:00.001-07:00

May 27, 2008

http://www.yumasun.com/articles/divorce_41948___article.html/friends_gets.html

NCFM in the Kentucky Post, calling for removal of judge

2008-05-22T05:42:00.001-07:00

http://www.kypost.com/content/wcposhared/story.aspx?content_id=7a7fab07-7e37-455b-a5bf-300eaabd03d8

NCFM sponsors documentary film SUPPORT? SYSTEM DOWN in San Diego

2008-05-17T20:54:00.001-07:00

On May 17, 2008, NCFM co-sponsored and helped fund the premier screening of the documentary film "SUPPORT? SYSTEM DOWN" at the Ultra Star Cinema in the Flower Hill Mall in Del Mar, California. The film, by producer and filmmaker Angelo Lobo (Angelo Productions), examines the broken family court system and how it betrays families, especially fathers, for federal incentives and how military and struggling fathers are impacted the most. The theater was packed and the premier was a great success. http://www.supportthemovie.com/

link to recording of NCFM on the Tom Leykis Show

2008-05-16T14:13:00.001-07:00

http://podcast.971freefm.com/klsx1/1092275.mp3

Porterville Recorder quotes NCFM on post-divorce friendships

2008-05-14T22:17:00.001-07:00

http://www.recorderonline.com/news/ugly_36089___article.html/divorce_friends.html

Channel 9 News mentions NCFM's defense of dad jailed for his daughter's failure to pass GED test

2008-05-14T22:05:00.001-07:00

ttp://www.wcpo.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content_id=ec94860e-0d07-4ff4-9644-902dd3cc1ddc

California Group Defends Fairfield Father

5/14/08

By: Alyssa Bunn

A California group has been speaking out on behalf of a Fairfield father who was punished after his adult daughter failed to get her GED.

The California Alliance for Families and Children has called for Butler County judge David Niehaus to be removed from the case for sentencing Brian Gegner to six months in jail.

The National Coalition of Free Men has also gotten involved in the case. The group examines cases it considers to be sex discrimination.

Judge Niehaus said Gegner should be punished because his daughter, Brittany Gegner, was a juvenile in his custody when she skipped school and didn't graduate.

Now, Brittany is 18 years old and is living with her mother. She still has not received her GED.

Brittany and her mother both said that they should be to blame, not Gegner.

A new hearing connected to the case has been scheduled for Friday morning.

NCFM President interviewed on the Tom Leykis Show

2008-05-14T21:50:00.001-07:00

On May 14, 2008 the Tom Leykis Show hosted NCFM president Harry Crouch, NCFM member Marc Angelucci and Fathers4Justice member Dennis Ettlin about NCFM's recent presentation to Torrance High School students on domestic violence in response to the feminist presentation that misrepresented the statistics.

NCFM Speaks at Torrance High School

2008-05-13T18:05:00.001-07:00

On May 13, 2008, NCFM members Marc Angelucci, Harry Crouch and Fred Sottile were invited speakers at Torrance High School where they spoke before 30 members of the student body government about male victims of domestic violence. This was a counter to the presentation given by an organization that distorted the issue and falsely told the students 95% of domestic violence is male-on-female, a myth that is not supported by any current credible data at all. A father of one of the students, who was outraged by the misinformation and contacted NCFM, who helped him stage a protest outside the school and speak at the school board and city council meetings. As a result, the school agreed to allow NCFM to present the other side. NCFM discussed the experiences of male victims and why they are neglected and covered up for political and ideological reasons, handed out studies on dating violence including those linked below, explained the history and politics surrounding the problem and why covering up half the violence actually fosters the intergenerational cycle of violence even more. The students were receptive, and some were outspokenly supportive. NCFM also briefly introduced issues like paternity fraud and false accusations of abuse as forms of domestic violence, and briefly introduced other men's issues as well and the men's rights movement overall. NCFM handed out NCFM's flyers and other materials, as well as the following studies/articles:

Science Daily, "Male And Female Adolescents Equally Victims Of Physical Dating Violence, Study Shows" (11/12/07) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071109210657.htm

California State University (Long Beach) bibliography by Professor Martin Fiebert (page 1)

www.csulb.edu/~mfiebert/assault.htm

University of New Hampshire, "Men are More Likely Than Women to Be Victims in Dating Violence, UNH Expert Says." http://www.unh.edu/news/cj_nr/2006/may/em_060519male.cfm?type=n

Journal of Adolescent Health, "Gender Differences in Dating Aggression Among Multiethnic High School Students" (5/08).

http://www.jahonline.org/article/PIIS1054139X07004351/abstract

Thank you to all who helped out and donated toward the travel costs, and to Dennis, the father of the Torrance High School student, who contacted NCFM made it all happen. Well done, folks!

San Luis Obisbo Tribune quotes NCFM on men's post-divorce relations with male friends

2008-04-13T09:27:00.001-07:00

On March 17, 2008, the San Luis Obisbo Tribune quoted NCFM (J. Steven Svoboda) in a story about men's post-divorce relationships with their male friends. The link to the article has been broken.

USA Today prints NCFM-LA letter on Harvard's women-only gym hours

2008-03-06T21:48:00.001-08:00

http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/03/closing-harvard.html

(Photo - No boys allowed: Though turned away from Harvard's gym during the new women-only hours, Muslim Kareem Shuman said he was sympathetic to the policy. / By Elise Amendola, AP)

Closing Harvard gym to men is discriminatory, unfair

Marc E. Angelucci, president, Los Angeles Chapter, National Coalition of Free Men - Los Angeles

Why is Harvard University creating special gym hours for women but not for men? Muslim men often cover up in the presence of women to honor hijab, as well. Muslim men have as much reason as Muslim women to be uncomfortable with seeing the opposite sex in revealing gym clothing ("Harvard gym accommodates Muslim women," News, Wednesday).

Exercising in the same gym is going to cause distractions for both men and women. There is no reason why Harvard cannot create similar men-only hours.
I hope that male students will fight and even sue to force Harvard to extend the same gym benefits to men.

NCFM plaintiff wins $400,000.00+ class action against Club Med for anti-male discrimination

2008-02-28T16:00:00.001-08:00

For immediate release
2/28/08

COURT ENTERS JUDGMENT IN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CLUB MED FOR "LADIES FLY FREE PROMOTION"

Los Angeles, CA (February 28, 2008) – Today, the Los Angeles and San Diego Chapters of the National Coalition of Free Men ("NCFM") announced support for a judgment entered on February 25, 2008 by the Orange County Superior Court in Alfred Rava v. Club Med Sales (Case No. 03CC09858), a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of the California men who were denied free air travel during Club Med's 2003 "Ladies Fly Free" promotion.

The lawsuit alleged Club Med held a promotion in 2003 for travel to its Cancun and Turks & Caicos resorts that violated California's Unruh Civil Rights Act and Gender Tax Repeal Act by providing female consumers with free air fare – up to $400 in value, while denying male consumers the same free air travel.

The Unruh Act and Gender Tax Repeal Acts have been successfully applied in recent years to end the scourge of promotions in California that charged customers different prices based on the their sex. Examples include "Ladies Nights" or "Ladies Days" where nightclubs charge men higher prices than women for cover charges, or car washes, billiard halls, dating services, casinos or theaters that charge men higher prices than women for the same services. The California Supreme Court recognized California's strong public policy to eradicate sex discrimination when it ruled last year that men did not have to ask a Los Angeles supper club to pay the same cover charge as women in order to have a sex discrimination claim. Angelucci v. Century Supper Club (2007) 41 Cal.4^th 160.

Club Med and the class of male plaintiffs entered into a settlement agreement that was approved by Orange County Superior Court Judge Ronald H. Bauer. The settlement includes a provision wherein Club Med, while denying all liability, agreed it would not hold any promotions that discriminate against consumers based on sex. In addition, each class member who made a claim will receive a cash payment of about $1,000, as well as $1,200 in vouchers for travel to several Club Med resorts, and their attorneys' fees and court costs paid in full.

This is the largest settlement of an Unruh Civil Rights Act or Gender Tax Repeal Act lawsuit in California history. These Acts protect consumers from being discriminated against based on sex and other protected personal characteristics such as race, national origin, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, or medical condition.

Marc Angelucci, Esq., the president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the NCFM, stated "This settlement provides the male victims of this sex-based promotion with a fair cash settlement along with significant travel vouchers to several all-inclusive Club Med resorts. Furthermore, the settlement supports California's strong public policy of eradicating sex discrimination and helps assure men and women will be treated equally in future promotions by Club Med or any other business operating in California."

NCFM is a non-profit educational and civil rights organization that looks at the ways sex discrimination affects men and boys. The Los Angeles and San Diego chapters of NCFM supported the named plaintiff, Alfred Rava, throughout the 4 ½ years of litigation.

The Orange County Superior Court judgment is available online at

http://news.mensactivism.org/node/9313#comments

Contact Information:

Marc Angelucci, Esq., Los Angeles Chapter of the NCFM

Class Members' Attorney Erik Jenkins

(phone numbers omitted from online version)

National Coalition of Free Men: http://www.ncfm.org

Columbus Telegram quotes NCFM-LA

2008-02-25T10:34:00.001-08:00

On February 23, 2008 the Columbus Telegram quoted NCFM-LA in a story about male victims of domestic violence as a result of NCFM-LA's response to the Telegram's previous biased story.

http://www.columbustelegram.com/articles/2008/02/23/news/local/doc47c0f8d68a93e508451600.txt

Newbury Port News quotes NCFM on male victims of domestic violence and White Ribbon Day

2008-02-22T11:03:00.001-08:00

http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_053082008.html

February 22, 2008

Heard around town: Women not only victims of domestic abuse

Coverage of local participation in the statewide White Ribbon Day last Thursday caught the eye of male advocates on the other side of the country.

The National Coalition of Free Men pointed out to The Daily News this week that women aren't the only victims of domestic violence.

"I work with men who have been stabbed, cut with glass, had their teeth knocked out with ashtrays, etc., by wives or girlfriends. They and their children deserve the same dignity as female victims, but instead they're stigmatized, ignored and downplayed," wrote Marc Angelucci, president of the Los Angeles chapter.

On its Web site, The National Coalition of Free Men is described as "a nonprofit educational and civil rights organization that looks at the ways sex discrimination affects men and boys."

NCFM in the Colorado Springs Gazette

2008-02-20T09:15:00.001-08:00

On February 17, 2008, NCFM was quoted in the Colorado Springs Gazette in an article about keeping ties with friends after a divorce.

http://www.gazette.com/articles/friends_33270___article.html/divorce_couple.html

NCFM participates in historic domestic violence conference in Sacramento

2008-02-19T18:39:00.001-08:00

On February 15 and 16, 2008, NCFM participated in and helped support a historic, groundbreaking domestic violence conference in Sacramento, California with leading domestic violence experts and speakers from around the world. The conference was a huge success and was standing room only. The California Attorney General and California Judicial Council were there along with probation departments, judges, public defenders, service providers and other professionals. The purpose of the conference was to support positive, research-based, gender-inclusive alternatives to current, ideology-based, discriminatory policies.

Write-ups and photos of the conference are available at:

http://blogwonks.com/2008/02/18/historic-domestic-violence-conference-includes-male-victims/

http://glennsacks.com/blog/?p=1821#comments

http://glennsacks.com/blog/?p=1819#comments

http://glennsacks.com/blog/?p=1818#comments

http://glennsacks.com/blog/?p=1816#comments

NCFM-LA protests exemption of "able-bodied males" from ban on slavery by International Labour Organi

2008-02-19T01:12:00.000-08:00

On February 19, 2008, NCFM-LA sent the following letter to the International Labour Organization:

VIA CERTIFIED MAIL

February 19, 2008

Mr. Juan Somavia
Director-General
International Labour Organization
Route des Morillons 4
CH-1211 Geneva 22
SWITZERLAND

Dear Mr. Somavia,

The National Coalition of Free Men ("NCFM") is a nonprofit organization that looks at the ways sex discrimination affects men and boys. We write to express strong opposition to the exemption of "adult able-bodied males" in Article 11 of the Forced Labour Convention of 1930 (www.ilo.org/ilolex/cgi-lex/convde.pl?C029) and to request all records and information reflecting the history of this exemption.

On December 10, 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 2 of the Declaration states "Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race . . . sex . . . ." (Emphasis added.) Article 4 states "No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms." Article 7 states: "All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination."

The discrimination against males in Article 11 of the Forced Labour Convention flatly conflicts with the above-mentioned human rights guarantees set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As you are aware, slavery and forced labor are still significant global problems, and the Convention is an active treaty with 172 nations currently signed on. Over 80 percent of forced labor victims are men. (Adam Jones, Ph.D., Gendercide and Genocide.) In some parts of China, male slaves have no protection because only slavery of females is prohibited by law. ("Some human traffickers may walk away in 'slave' case," China Daily, 6/15/07, www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-06/15/content_895414.htm.)

We urge you to amend the Convention to treat men and women equally pursuant to the demands of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We also request all information regarding the history of the exemption of men from the ban on forced labor, including any opposition and support for the exemption.

Sincerely,

Marc E. Angelucci, Esq.

President

Cc: ILO Bureau for Gender Equality

ILO Washington DC branch

Public Relations Director is Interviewed re Divorced Men's Friendships 2-11-08

2008-02-17T10:07:00.001-08:00

NCFM Public Relations Director Steven Svoboda was interviewed on
February 11, 2008 by Bill Reed of the Colorado Springs Gazette in an
article about divorced men's experiences with retaining or losing
shared friends following divorce.

Public Relations Director Appears on Los Angeles Radio 2-15-08

2008-02-17T10:06:00.000-08:00

NCFM Public Relations Director Steven Svoboda appeared on Los Angeles
area radio station KVTA 1520 AM (www.kvta.com <http://www.kvta.com>) on
February 15. He discussed the book recently published by Oxford
University Press, Does Feminism Discriminate Against Men?: A Debate
by Warren Farrell [with Steven Svoboda] and James Sterba). He also
reviewed some recent developments regarding intact rights, such as
growing legal opposition to male circumcision in Australia and the
ongoing Oregon circumcision case, Boldt v. Boldt.

CA Chamber of Commerce quotes NCFM-LA extensively on male victims of DV

2008-02-13T12:07:00.001-08:00

The California Chamber of Commerce consulted various domestic violence experts as well as NCFM-LA for its report on male victims of domestic violence. The Chamber's male-positive report quotes NCFM-LA member Ray Blumhorst extensively.

http://www.calchamber.com/HRC/BusinessResources/ThisMonth/workplacedrama/SameIssueDifferentStigma.htm

Steven Appearing on Los Angeles Radio Friday, February 15 at 5:05 PM PST

2008-01-20T22:37:00.000-08:00

NCFM Public Relations Director Steven Svoboda will be appearing on Los Angeles area radio station KVTA 1520 AM (www.kvta.com) Friday afternoon, February 15, starting at 5:05 PM Pacific Standard Time. He will discuss the book recently published by Oxford University Press, Does Feminism Discriminate Against Men?: A Debate (by Warren Farrell [with Steven Svoboda] and James Sterba). He will also review some recent developments regarding intact rights, such as growing legal opposition to male circumcision in Australia and the ongoing Oregon circumcision case, Boldt v. Boldt.

Host and longtime friend Maria Sanchez has moved to KVTA from her previous station, KKZZ. KVTA does carry a live feed so you can listen from anywhere in the world. It is our understanding that recordings of the show will be available a few days after the show on the KVTA website, www.kvta.com.

Steven Svoboda

Public Relations Director

National Coalition of Free Men

NCFM receives hundreds of media hits in 2007

2008-01-07T08:57:00.001-08:00

Throughout the year 2007, NCFM-LA generated hundreds of media hits, including about eight university newspaper articles, several interviews on the evening news, several op eds, several radio interviews, and numerous letters to editors that printed, all related to men's equal rights. See http://www.ncfmla.org/media_coverage.html

Webster University campus newspaper quotes NCFM-LA extensively on male DV victims

2007-12-11T21:57:00.000-08:00

On December 6, 2007, the Webster University campus newspaper, The Journal, quoted NCFM-LA several times in an article titled "Study Finds Women as Violent as Men," which was generated by an NCFM news release.

http://media.www.webujournal.com/media/storage/paper245/news/2007/12/06/News/Study.Finds.Women.As.Violent.As.Men-3134502.shtml

NCFM-LA quoted in 7 university newspapers on domestic violence & printed 40 letters to editors in Oc

2007-12-03T15:41:00.001-08:00

During October (Domestic Violence Awareness Month) and November, seven university campus newspapers quoted NCFM's Los Angeles chapter (NCFM-LA) extensively on the subject of domestic violence and male victims. The universities were Purdue, Virginia Tech, University of Connecticut, University of California at Irvine, California State University at Northridge, University of North Carolina, and North Dakota State University. These stories were generated by an NCFM news release.

NCFM-LA also printed at least 40 letters to editors during that same time period, mostly about domestic violence. NCFM-LA's president also appeared on The Dr. Phil Show as a consultant on paternity fraud.

Links to all the above are at http://www.ncfmla.org/media_coverage.html

NCFMLA raises public and policy maker awareness about under reported domestic violence against men

2007-11-22T16:01:00.001-08:00

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h53/MRA_06/DVMonth2007/ReportYourAbusiveWifeOrGirlfrien-1.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h53/MRA_06/DVMonth2007/DVMonthNoExcuseForAbuse2b.jpg

NCFM speaks to gender studies class at California Lutheran University

2007-11-22T15:28:00.001-08:00

On November 20, 2007, NCFM-LA's president, Marc Angelucci, was an invited guest lecturer for a gender studies class at California Lutheran University on behalf of NCFM-LA. He spoke about numerous issues and handed out free copies of Warren Farrell's book "The Myth of Male Power."

NCFM particpates in gender studies class at University of San Diego

2007-11-22T15:26:00.001-08:00

On November 13, 2007, NCFM President Harry Crouch was an invited guest and speaker for a gender studies class at the University of San Diego, where he spoke on numerous issues and handed out free copies of Warren Farrell's book "The Myth of Male Power," which was donated by the Los Angeles chapter of NCFM.

Purdue University newspaper quotes NCFM extensively

2007-11-22T15:24:00.001-08:00

On November 9, 2007, the campus newspaper at Purdue University, the Purdue Exponent, ran a story on domestic violence and quoted NCFM extensively about male victims and female violence. The article is availabel at http://www.purdueexponent.org/?module=article&story_id=8333

NCFM-LA Speaks at UCLA Law

2007-11-22T15:21:00.001-08:00

On Novemember 5, 2007, NCFM-LA president Marc Angelucci was an invited guest speaker for a Human Rights and Sexual Politics class at UCLA Law for the third year in a row. He spoke about the men's rights movement and NCFM in general, fathers' rights, paternity fraud, male victims of domestic violence, false accusations, men's reproductive rights, etc., and handed out free copies of The Myth of Male Power to students.

Presentation to Bay Area Libertarian Group

2007-11-22T14:56:00.001-08:00

On September 29, 2007, Michael Rother delivered a talk about men's rights issues to a private party in Fremont, California. This group of people meets monthly and discusses topics of interest to libertarians and objectivists. Michael covered topics such as reproductive rights, the draft, dangerous jobs, dating/marriage/divorce, spending power & finances, health issues, and domestic violence. The audience was receptive, and a lively discussion ensued.