Father's Day in the Park Event Join us for Father's Day in the Park this coming Father's Day (Sunday June 16th) from 11 AM - 3 PM at Maffeo Sutton Park hosted by the Men's Centre. There will be live music by the Shakes, BBQ Hot Dogs and more! Fun [...]
THANK YOU NANAIMO! YOU HAVE SPOKEN CLEARLY – YOU WANT A MEN’S CENTRE The Men’s Centre wants to acknowledge the incredible, amazing, and compassionate support of the community of Nanaimo. We have truly been overwhelmed by the generous support of the community. Since we went public on May 9, 2018 [...]
Here are some Links and News items that were recently featured on our website: Chek News Report on the Future of the Men's Centre https://www.cheknews.ca/future-of-nanaimo-mens-centre-in-jeopardy-due-to-funding-451161/ #MeToo Statement from Equality Canada https://equalitycanada.com/cafe-statement-metoo-campaign/ Petition to end tragic outcomes for Children https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/644/530/794/?taf_id=52099821&cid=fb_na#bbfb=432094533 Healing Infant Circumcision https://intimacy-institute.teachable.com/p/circumcision Dads learning to cut Daughter's Hair - [...]
We would like to give a massive "Thank you" to 100 Men Who Care Nanaimo! 100 Men who Care Nanaimo each donated $100 and voted on which charity should receive the funds. The Men's Centre received the most votes of the 3 worthwhile charities nominated at their recently held [...]
Every year Moores, one of our sponsors, holds a suit drive across Canada to benefit Men (or Women) wanting to enter or re-enter the workforce. Some of those donations come to us at The Men's Centre to help supply our Boots to Suits Program. From July 1 - 31st [...]
A big THANK YOU to the Community of Nanaimo for helping make The Men's Centre Garage Sale (June 23 & 24) a Huge Success! From our Men's Centre FacebookPage 86 people shared the Garage Sale Post, 8,101 People were Reached who viewed the post, with 297 Reactions, Comments and/or Share! [...]
The opium poppy was known to the Sumerians as the plant of joy. Based on fossilized evidence from Neanderthal times it has been controversially suggested in archeological circles that it was used by our forbearers 30,000 years ago. The opiate makes its way into Homers Odyssey when Helen used it [...]
Father's Day sprang from Mother's Day as a natural follow through. Both Mother's Day and Father's Day are essentially 20th century commercial creations. Mother's day has thin roots dating back to 16th century Catholicism - Mary, and the 'Mother church' kind of thing. Fathers day was not bestowed with official recognition until [...]
There is a heresy spreading which threatens the entrenched doctrine of male perpetrated domestic violence. A myth evolved that domestic violence was the twisted result of patriarchal society. It was asserted that domestic violence was a tool to achieve and maintain control in a relationship. It became dogma, a virulent doctrine [...]
