His writing and workshops have focused on men’s groups, leadership and mentorship, and the bystander intervention method of sexual violence prevention. He is the Editor of Leadership at The Good Men Project, where he has written over two dozen articles and book chapters on healthy masculinities.
After Vaughn led his 150th men’s workshop in 2013, his focus shifted to teaching men of all ages the skills to communicate effectively, lead more purposeful lives, and become more balanced both at work and at home.
His award-winning work with men and at-risk boys has led to the foundation of the Global Center for Healthy Masculinities. Vaughn provides workshops for groups of men, schools, and college administrators. Vaughn works with a select group of highly committed men each semester in the EmpowerMentorship Institute.
As seen on CNN Live, CBS “Texans With Character,” and in the LA Weekly, Dale’s work with men’s groups has received multiple Best of LA awards, the M Award for service and leadership from his alma mater SMU, and millions of visits on The Good Men Project.
After walking the 500 mile pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and surviving the run with the bulls in Pamplona, Dale dedicated the rest of his life to teaching leadership to men, starting with self-development. Dale founded NextGent.com and began leading a weekly personal transformation workshop for men, helping men to such radical change that the Moving Men’s Group earned a Best of LA award in 2012.
Dale is a best-selling author, a certified specialist of wine, an elite athlete, and a community activist, volunteer, and leader.
You can also provide your comments and questions during the event via Twitter (@drvibeshow#DrVibe) and at our Facebook Fan Page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page.
His writing and workshops have focused on men’s groups, leadership and mentorship, and the bystander intervention method of sexual violence prevention. He is the Editor of Leadership at The Good Men Project, where he has written over two dozen articles and book chapters on healthy masculinities.
After Vaughn led his 150th men’s workshop in 2013, his focus shifted to teaching men of all ages the skills to communicate effectively, lead more purposeful lives, and become more balanced both at work and at home.
His award-winning work with men and at-risk boys has led to the foundation of the Global Center for Healthy Masculinities. Vaughn provides workshops for groups of men, schools, and college administrators. Vaughn works with a select group of highly committed men each semester in the EmpowerMentorship Institute.
As seen on CNN Live, CBS “Texans With Character,” and in the LA Weekly, Dale’s work with men’s groups has received multiple Best of LA awards, the M Award for service and leadership from his alma mater SMU, and millions of visits on The Good Men Project.
After walking the 500 mile pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and surviving the run with the bulls in Pamplona, Dale dedicated the rest of his life to teaching leadership to men, starting with self-development. Dale founded NextGent.com and began leading a weekly personal transformation workshop for men, helping men to such radical change that the Moving Men’s Group earned a Best of LA award in 2012.
Dale is a best-selling author, a certified specialist of wine, an elite athlete, and a community activist, volunteer, and leader.
He currently lives in Los Angeles with his partner, Elizabeth.
Dale will be on our show live tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific. He will be talking about his most recent article, “Finishing Those 2014 Resolutions?”.
You can watch our conversation with Dale live tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific at The Dr. Vibe Show™.
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Glenn Barker: Executive Director – Mankind Project ChicagoDr. Marvin T. Thompson, Founder and President of EmpowerED
Since 2010, Glenn Barker has served as Executive Director of one of the largest community centers in The ManKind Project, currently hosting thirty weekly men’s groups, The New Warrior Training Adventure, leadership trainings, and community events.
For over twenty years, he created and implemented co-ed, interactive personal development workshops on gender roles and archetypes. Over the last ten years he envisioned, created, and implemented a 24- Week Course: A Do-It Yourself Men’s Group.
Glenn’s business development background is highlighted by the creation and sale of his unique marketing and sales processes in the credit card industry.
At The Mankind Project, acting on his vision called Bridge Builders between organizations, Glenn has forged relationships with mentoring agencies, the City of Chicago, and ten social service agencies to cooperatively implement the first men’s program curriculum of its kind, young men’s and mentors New Warrior Training Adventure Weekends followed by facilitated then peer-led men’s groups now poised for expansion into Chicago neighborhoods and other mentoring agencies.
Glenn’s innovative scholarship and funding strategies continue to provide resources for men to participate in these programs.
Collaborating with the Oprah/Iyanla Life Class, Fatherless Sons, Glenn organized a call to action to The ManKind Project network of international centers that resulted in the convergence of 100+ adult fatherless sons at HARPO Studios in Chicago as audience participants for one Life Class show that was extended to two.
Dr. Marvin Thompson currently serves as Founder and President of EmpowerED LLC, an educational consulting firm, assisting schools in challenged communities. Dr. Thompson has over 20 years of experience as an educator serving as classroom teacher to superintendent. He has worked internationally with The University of South Africa, as well as urban, suburban and rural school districts across the country.
Most recently, Dr. Marvin Thompson was the Chief Academic Officer for John McDonogh High School in New Orleans. His approach to school leadership is effective and transformational. Dr. Thompson’s experience at John McDonogh was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Network in a Documentary entitled Blackboard Wars, which received numerous awards. An experienced educator, Dr. Thompson combines his extensive experience and a “systems thinking” approach to increase both student achievement and teacher effectiveness through educational training and support to schools and school divisions through implementation of quality management systems. Beginning in 2012, Dr. Thompson has focused his talents and expertise to turnaround the historical John McDonogh High School in New Orleans.
Dr. Thompson has authored articles on leadership and test scores, and has spoken at conferences on leadership, strategic planning, parental involvement and school improvement.
Dr. Thompson received his Ed.D. from George Washington University, his M. Ed from Virginia Commonwealth University and his B.A. from Randolph Macon- College.
Dr. Thompson is the proud son of a former U.S. Marine Sergeant Major, and the father of two college students.
Glenn and Marvin talked about:
– Glen explains why he wanted to discuss this subject and both Glenn and Dr. Thompson explain why they feel there is not a mens community
– Who is responsible to teach manhood to young men
– Why aren’t men taught about community?
– What is driving men apart from each other
– They give an example of a positive mens community moment
A black parishioner shares his frustration with the absence of outrage from the pulpit at his majority-white place of worship. Click on the link below to read more.
National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica – A Tribute to Rex – November 4, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. – Sony Centre For The Performing Arts – Toronto
The National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) of Jamaica will cement its place as the Caribbean’s premier dance company on Novmeber 4 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto.
This single-night performance will feature standout performances from NDTC’s repertoire, built on dance and shored up by remarkable music, costume and choreography. The Toronto audience will be favoured with a historical master class in dance, part retrospective, part reveal and part ode. This tour de force marks the closing of its stellar 52nd season.
The evening will highlight the much-anticipated *Tribute to Rex*. The late Ralston Milton “Rex” Nettleford, OM, FIJ, OCC, was the company’s co-founder, a public intellectual, an activist and a global citizen who died in 2010. The Toronto gathering will also feature the company’s seminal work, a program to include the *Súlkari* (1980), an elaborate, Yoruba-inspired “dance of exaltation.” This introspective of the ever complicated male-female relationship is a fusion of artistic forms choreographed by Eduardo Rivero-Walker, featuring Marlon Simms, now NDTCs associate artistic director.
*Súlkari* is accompanied by the bold, uber-contemporary ,Urban Fissuregram to include the S ̈elease know or should know who he is?e and choreography.?] *Urban Fissure* (2004), featuring the music of the legendary Bob Marley, Eryka Badu and a Rastaman Chant with Busta Rhymes. In the 2010 work *Minutes and Seconds*, the stealth of choreographers Kerry-Ann Henry and Momo Sanno is a reminder that life, though complicated, demands respect and reflection for the “simple yet powerful things God has created.” And for the company’s devotees, the much lauded Nettleford masterpiece, *Dialogue For Three *(1963)—a true
feminist libretto, and tense tale of three—is a classic tutorial in male struggle and helplessness “in the face of female force.”
Artistic director, visionary and technician artist Barry Moncrieffe says, “The season promises to be a rewarding and uplifting experience for audience members.” Moncrieffe, committed to legacy building, is creatively governed by the company’s core values of “exploration, experimentation, renewal and continuity,” a formula that has made NDTC ” Alvin Ailey’s Diasporic twin and a revolutionary creative force in modern dance.”
We had the opportunity to speak with Camille Hines about this event. During our conversation, Camille talked about:
– Some of her background and the background of the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC)
– How did she get involved in bringing the NDTC to Toronto
– The background on founders of the NDTC, Rex Nettleford and Eddie Thomas
– What makes NDTC performances special
– Some of the journey to get the performance to happen
– The program on November 4, 2014 and some free workshops the NDTC will be doing while they are in Toronto
Tickets are $50-200 and are available at Ticketmaster and the Sony Centre Box Office and other locations (see the image at the top of this post). For more information, please call Jones & Jones Productions at
(905) 452- 1911.
