What do you know about the manosphere? New program!

A conversation about far-right masculinity, the harm it causes, and what to do about it.

March 19th, 7-8:30pm ET

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In this session, join three experts in their fields - Jennifer Pozner, Ben Lorber, and Rabbi Salem Pearce (full bios at the bottom of the event page here) - to learn more about the history of the manosphere and gender-based violence, the intersection of the manosphere with antisemitism, Christian nationalism, and broader far-right movements, how it all relates to the arson in Jackson, ICE attacks on immigrants, and the misogyny of our current political reality, and what we can do about it.

When the background of the arsonist in this past January’s Jackson, Mississippi synagogue fire was revealed, it was unsurprising to many that it was a young, white, conservative, Christian male who was enmeshed in “the manosphere,” an online culture and community pushing far-right forms of masculinity rooted in radical misogyny, male supremacy, and domination.

We know that misogyny and Christian nationalism are two core drivers of the rise of far-right politics in the US and worldwide, and that these movements bring antisemitism in tow. 

As the Epstein Files confirm, misogyny is not just a bottom-up phenomenon, but is structurally reinforced, condoned, and even encouraged from the highest levels of political power. This is a crisis, with girls and women being harmed from all directions. While we strive to embody menschlichkeit (the Jewish value of being a moral, honorable and person of good character) and embrace a radically different vision of masculinity and gender expression beyond domination, it’s important that we understand the all-encompassing nature of gender-based violence today, so we can be prepared to protect ourselves and others from these movements.

We are living within a historical context, culture, and administration shaped deeply by the influence of the manosphere. Join us Thursday, March 19th to get acquainted with this highly influential and highly dangerous subculture so we can be part of uprooting, diffusing, and transforming it.