Jackson Katz, Ed.M.

(JacksonKatz@aol.com) is one of America's leading anti-sexist male activists. An educator, author and filmmaker, he is internationally recognized for his groundbreaking work in the field of gender violence prevention education with men and boys, particularly in the sports culture and the military. He has lectured on hundreds of college and high school campuses and has conducted hundreds of professional trainings, seminars, and workshops in the U.S., Canada, Australia and Japan. He is the co-founder of the Mentors In Violence Prevention (MVP) program, the leading gender violence prevention initiative in professional and college athletics. He is the director of the first worldwide domestic and sexual violence prevention program in the United States Marine Corps. He is also the creator and co-creator of educational videos for college and high school students, including Tough Guise: Violence, Media, and the Crisis in Masculinity (2000), Wrestling With Manhood (2002) and Spin the Bottle: Sex, Lies and Alcohol (2004). His new book, The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help, was published by Sourcebooks in 2006. Read more about Jackson Katz.

Recent Honors

Jackson at the Men's Resource Center's "Challenge & Change Celebration". In his remarks, Jackson commented on the recent tragedy at Virginia Tech. see the video here

Jackson is proud to be recognized this year by two pioneering organizations.
The Men's Resource Center for Change honored Jackson at the 11th annual Challenge & Change Celebration, along with longtime women's rights and women’s reproductive health activist, Susan Lowenstein-Kitchell; and two young men, Aaron Buford and Malcolm Chu, student activists at the Commonwealth College at the University of Massachusetts who lead the MRC's Young Men of Color Leadership group.

The Women's eNews Website has honored Jackson as one of their 21 Leaders for the 21st Century. His name is one among 21 outstanding activists, Seven Who Will Not Be Stopped, Seven Who Exert the Power of Their Voice and Seven Who Stake Our Claim to the Future. See the web site for more information.

What People have to say about Jackson

"The uniqueness of his comments and the inclusiveness of his approach brought our students and faculty, both male and female, to their feet."
-- Kathleen Brownback, Phillips Exeter Academy.

“Thanks again for the inspiring and incredibly successful lecture. The buzz is loud and strong and unanimous: it was a soul-moving event. I know that you give this lecture in one form or another pretty regularly, but here is a reminder from a local person who gets to hear it just once: you are doing life-changing work that is motivating people to think differently about the world.”
-- Stacey Robertson, Ph.D., Bradley University, IL

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Contact Information

email:
JacksonKatz@aol.com
MVPStrategies@aol.com.

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