National umbrella charity / network for the men & boys' health & wellbeing sector in the UK. Organisers of National Men & Boys Awards & promoters of @UKMensDay
Jan 15 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
This horrifying article is an astonishing, deeply depressing, downright shameful illustration of the challenges we still face in trying to get the educational establishment to understand & take seriously the national crisis in boys' educational underachievement. 1/6 🧵
Over paragraph after paragraph, the authors lay out detailed research showing boys are being left behind at every level of education, on every measure, in almost every subject. 2/6
Nov 19, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
This is Ally (MBC Chair) here. The Trustees of our board have been promoting #InternationalMensDay in the UK through various vehicles since 2009. We have faced mockery, indifference & sometimes outright abuse, >
but we always knew IMD would be a day where we came together to raise awareness and funds for men's charities, campaign on just causes and promote positive conversations about men & masculinity. Today it really feels like we got there. >
Nov 19, 2019 • 23 tweets • 13 min read
Happy International Men's Day to all our members and friends! As #IMD2019 falls in a UK general election this year, we ask for your support today by sharing the questions below, and putting them to your own election candidates, on Twitter, by email or on the doorstep. (Thread)
To general election #GE2019 candidates everywhere, we would greatly appreciate your replies and responses to the questions below, or as many as you feel able to. If you'd like any more information about any of the issues raised, please get in touch. Happy #IMD2019 (Thread)
