TEDxRyersonU - Jeff Perera - Words Speak Louder Than Actions

Do you believe in a future without violence?

Jeff Perera is a student in Ryerson University's School of Social Work. He is a workshop facilitator for the White Ribbon Campaign, the world's largest effort to engage men in ending violence against women, he is also founder of the Ryerson White Ribbon Campaign.

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[CRWOMENCENTRE]

How wonderful and articulate you are! I wish there were more strong young men like you who know that part of being a man is being a kind man, being the change in society to address violence against women and violence against humanity.

[vajiha14]

A very powerful video. Looking forward to hearing more from Jeff. Your openness and authenticity are very refreshing in today's world. Thank you for sharing your words.

[dreaminginnoother]

if you greet a group of women by saying "hey ladies" instead of "hey guys" you take a much bigger chance of being viewed as creepy. There's more to his first bit than just equality issues.

[bushwhacker2k]

I hope you're not referring to the video, almost everything I heard him saying was that men aren't raised to understand things and that we, and the people around us, suffer for it. I quite agree with what I heard.

[JeffPerera1]

Take a closer work I am a part of, the work is directly about the problems, pressures and costs for men & boys in our society worldwide. The gender-tightrope men & boys are forced to walk on a daily basis is impacting us all. Creating the freedom to be who we are means redefining ideas of what it means to be a man, Check out some of my posts at Higher Unlearning online!

[Iamthepaprobert]

mangina...again ignoring the problems of men and glorifying women.

nobody cares about the man and boys that suffer...but when something happens to a women it's different.fuck that 

[LastPerson2Join]

Great video, heard him live at Queen's University. Awesome speaker.

[JeffPerera1]

Hey everyone follow @jeffperera for details on our upcoming discussion-focused conference 'What Makes A Man 2012. Higher Unlearning: The White Ribbon Conference' coming to Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. An interactive webcast will allow you to engage with us all over the world! Redefine Worldwide February 10th-11th 2012!

[Kat Haber]

Love the way you invite men to revisit the regard they have for the women in their lives!



[DiwataMan]

I think you mean the encourgement of the state be a single mom rather than decency to actually stick around.