In 2012, for the first time, International Men’s Day was observed in a correctional facility – the Clinton Correctional Facility located in Dannemora, New York. On Monday, 19 November 2012, an American correctional facility joined individuals, institutions, and organizations in over 70 nations in observing 2012 International Men’s Day under the theme, “Helping Men and Boys Live Longer, Happier, Healthier Lives”.
The success of the inaugural
observance of 2012 International Men’s Day at the Clinton Correctional Facility
spawned the facilitation of the International Men’s Day “Healing and Repatriation
Initiative” at the same institution in January 2013. On Wednesday, 19 November 2014,
International Men’s Day was observed for the second consecutive year at the
Bare Hill Correctional Facility in Malone, New York. The International Men’s Day “Healing and
Repatriation” Initiative promotes the observance of International Men’s
Day in all correctional facilities throughout the United States. A number of International Men’s Day
Coordinators in other nations are considering implementing thIs initiative in
their country. Observance of
International Men’s Day at correctional facilities can take the form of
workshops, mentoring, atonement programs, and discussion groups about issues that are in alignment with the
theme of International Men’s Day.
So
what is the International Men’s Day “Healing and Repatriation” Initiative
all about? It is about providing
approximately 2,500,000 souls in the United States who are incarcerated with an
opportunity to participate in a worldwide event which encourages them to engage
in critical thinking about issues that affect them, their families and loved
ones, and the communities in which they have lived and will one day return
to. It is about helping them to see
themselves as ‘part of a whole’. It is
one of the many ‘first steps’ that must be taken to heal and “reconnect”
spiritually, psychologically, and emotionally approximately 700,000 souls who
are released from American prisons every year and place them on the path to
successful reintegration into society.
For further information about the International
Men’s Day “Healing and Repatriation” Initiative, contact the USA International Men's Day Team.
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