Beyond Equality

Dan Simpson is raising money for Beyond Equality

Team: Beyond Equality and Refuge

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London Marathon 2021 · 3 October 2021 ·

Beyond Equality began as schools and universities projects, both of which used interactive conversations and exercises with young men and boys to give them the chance to think about who they would like to be and to discover how they could help to create safer and equitable communities. We are now also sparking those conversations in workplaces, sports teams and communities across the UK and beyond. Our mission is to engage men and boys in a way that enables them to rethink some of the social norms they have been taught about themselves so that they can aim towards a society that practises true gender equality, encourages respectful and positive relationships and prevents gender-based violence. Our workshops are led by trained facilitators who are able to lead and guide conversations on many of subjects that people find it difficult to discuss: sex and relationships, mental health, consent, violence, language and personal agency. Consistently, participants report that this is the first time many of them have realised the impact of their behaviour in their community, opened up about their own difficulties, learnt about those of their peers, and discovered ways to help be part of solving the problems. Outside of the workshops, we provide spaces and training for our community so that they can do deep explorative work on their values, masculinity, gender justice and structures of oppression; equipping them with a framework of allyship that they can apply to their

Story

We grow up with a lot of stories about men, and masculinity; about how we should be in the world. Regardless of gender, unpacking who we truly are as individuals from what we have been told we should be (by culture, by society, by capitalism) is a life-long process. I have been fortunate to be able to do some of this work in relation to my own gender - and in the process, understanding myself better and finding an authentic and balanced life.

By providing a diversity of role models and the tools to question themselves, Beyond Equality work with boys and men to break down barriers, expectations, and stereotypes of masculinities. I believe that this will lead to better mental health outcomes and self-actualisation for men, and in turn decrease the disproportionately negative effect this has on all genders. 

This feels like vital work and I hope you will suppose this fantastic charity! 

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