SAVE THE DATE! May 31st 5-10pm! Join us for a fun-filled evening as we close out Masc Ally Month @pentridgestation . At this family-friendly event, you can:
Enjoy performances from @_mister.right_ , Mr. Drag King Philly 2025
Flex your biceps with @queerarmwrestling
Kick back to the DJ stylings of @comradecota
Nosh on delicious bites from @chefboo100 (available for purchase)
Help raise money for immigration and gender justice work with @comitephilly
Registration preferred - Suggestion donation: $10 - No one turned away for lack of funds
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Acompáñanos a una tardeada llena de diversión para darle cierre al Mes de los Aliados Masculinos (Masc Ally Month) en Penntridge Station. En este evento para toda la familia, podrás:
Disfrutar de las actuaciones de Mister Right, Mr. Drag King Philly 2025
Lucir tus bíceps durante el concurso de pulseadas/vencidas Queer Arm Wrestling
Relajarte al ritmo de las mezclas de DJ Comrade Cota
Degustar deliciosos bocadillos del Chef Boo (disponibles para comprar)
Ayudar a recaudar fondos para la justicia migratoria y de género
Se recomienda registrarse con tiempo
Donación sugerida: $10
No se le negará la entrada a nadie por falta de fondos
Apoya la recaudación de fondos del Mes de los Aliados Masculinos
Take a little time with this Monday to support Latina/e workers in Philly! For #mascallymonth we are partnering with @genderjusticephilly to raise $15,000 for @comitephilly . www.bit.ly/mapmonday
On Monday at 7p on zoom you can join a phone bank to help raise $1,500 that night! We'll check in, offer some fundraising tips and info about El Comite, then all go on mute to make calls/send texts directly asking people to donate, and we'll close with a debrief celebration by 8:30. RSVP at www.bit.ly/mapmonday or the link in our bio.
Can't make it Monday? Donate anytime at /mascallymonth2026 (make sure to ask a friend or 10 to join you!)
Nuestra Co-Directora, Nati Nicastro, se unió al @genderjusticephilly@masculinityactionproject@comadre_luna para profundizar en la intersección entre la Inmigración y la identidad de género. Mujeres, Trans, y las personas inmigrantes de género no conforme enfrentan riesgos unicos que exigen una perspectiva de justicia de género en todo lo que hacemos.También nos sentimos honrados de compartir que este evento fue el lanzamiento del mes del aliado masculino donde @masculinityactionproject periodo durante el cual han elegido a El Comité como su ¡foco de recaudación! Apoya nuestra labor y la lucha por los inmigrantes y la Justicia de Género- ¡puedes donar en el link de nuestra bio!💜✊ #JusticiadeGenero #DerechosdelosInmigrantes ElComite
Join MAP, @genderjusticephilly , @comitephilly , and others on Monday May 4th for the opening event of Masc Ally Month 2026! RSVP required, registration link in our bio.
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As is true across all systems of oppression, women, trans, and, gender non-conforming immigrants (TGNC) face unique challenges based on their gender identity. From the decision to leave one's country of birth, to experiences in the U.S. labor market, immigration systems, and society at large, immigrant women and TGNC people face risks and challenges not shared by their cis-male counterparts. For this reason, gender must be part of the conversation about immigration. Join Gender Justice Fund and the Masculinity Action Project for a conversation on the intersection of immigration and gender justice.
Speakers:
Sara Giraldo, Immigration Attorney
Nati Nicastro, Coordinator, El Comité de Trabajadorxs de Restaurante
Jaya Ramji-Nogales, Sheller Family Professor in Public Interest Law, Temple University, Beasley School of Law
This year for Masc Ally Month in May, we will be raising money to support @comitephilly , a grassroots organization doing amazing immigrant and gender justice work, primarily with restaurant workers.
In addition to raising money, El Comité has requested support in a specific capacity - restaurant canvassing.
Restaurant Canvassing is where we, in pairs, visit restaurants in a specific neighborhood (Old City this time) to work with restaurant owners and managers to create safety plans to keep them and their workers safe. It’s a two hour commitment from 3p-5p that will include training and materials! This is an on-the-ground, impactful way we can support immigrant and gender justice in Philly.
After we will gather back for happy hour in Old City with the MAP canvassers and other canvassers that join us.
Join us to take action and build community together! RSVP required, link on our bio!
Last month, MAP crossed the 1,000 follower milestone! Thank you for your support! As we continue to grow, we are never going to stop hosting events and offering spaces for anyone to join us in fighting back against the harms of traditional masculinity and to end sexual and gender-based violence.
But we are also at a place where we are asking men and masculine folks who support our work, attend our events, or learn from our trainings to join us as MAP Members. MAP Membership includes 1) A commitment to support one of the projects lead by MAP this year with your time and energy and 2) A pledge to make a donation of any size to support gender justice work during our Masc Ally Month fundraiser this year.
Will you join us this year as a MAP Member? DM us your answer and we will get you plugged into the organizing we have coming up!
We’re launching ROOTS & REGROWTH, a 6-week workshop series for men and masculine folks starting Tuesday March 3rd.
This is a space for honest conversations about masculinity, stress, identity, power, relationships, and community. We’ll talk about pressure. We’ll talk about survival. We’ll build connection.
And here’s an important part:
You do not have to commit to all 6 weeks.
We know that’s a big ask. Life is full. The world is heavy right now.
If you’re curious, just come try one session. See how it feels.
With everything going on, socially, politically, personally, it’s more important than ever that we take care of ourselves, our families, our communities, and our collective futures. We don’t have to do that alone.
No lectures. No fixing. Just real conversation and community.
Join us.
WHAT: ROOTS & REGROWTH is a 6-week workshop series for men and masculine folks who want a real space to talk about life, stress, masculinity, relationships, power, all of it. It’s community-centered and conversation-based. And honestly, there’s no pressure to commit to all six weeks. If you’re curious, just come try one. With everything going on in the world, we think it’s important to build spaces where men can reflect, support each other, and strengthen our communities.
WHEN: Tuesday March 3rd 7-8:30pm
WHERE: Sessions 1-5 on Zoom Session 6 in Person (Location TBD)
WHO: This space is for all folks
REGISTER AT THE LINK IN THE BIO
February’s MAP Monday is coming up on Monday the 9th. You can RSVP at the link in our bio.
“Beloved community is formed not by the eradication of difference but by its affirmation, by each of us claiming the identities and cultural legacies that shape who we are and how we live in the world.”
hooks, bell. Killing Rage: Ending Racism
Join us on Monday 2/9 as we talk about cultivating belonging across differences. We will explore the practices we have to welcome people into our community, what has made us feel welcome or guarded in activist communities, unspoken rules in our group, and how they make us feel. We’re excited to share and learn about how we might further develop spaces of belonging together.
Join us Monday from 7-8:30p be RSVPing at the link in the bio!
Join MAP Monday on 1/12 for a discussion on connection, community, solidarity and how we can build our communities in the coming year.
We'll be continuing to build off what we learned from Power UP, this time about connecting with people we don't immediately and easily agree with. Along the way we'll gett into asking and offering support and connection, the unlearning we have to do around masculinity and vulnerability, and taking some time to look at how to authentically build with new people.
Join us Monday from 7-8:30p by RSVPing at the link in our bio.
As the year draws to a close, we are looking ahead to the work there is still to do in creating a feminist society. To build a world that works for us all - where no one is forced into a set of gender stereotypes that don’t work for them, where abortion is free and available to all, where people of all genders are given their worth at the job of their choice, where no one is scared to tell someone “no” and everyone knows to ask first… it’s going to take a lot of people!
A dozen MAP members recently attended the training Power UP by Organizing for Power. On Monday, December 8, we will be sharing back a little of what we learned and then leading a discussion about how to apply those learnings to MAP and our other organizing spaces. If you want to get a taste of what this training offered and help apply the learning to make MAP a more powerful force in organizing for gender justice, be there on Monday, December 8 from 7-8:30 on zoom. RSVP using the link in the bio.
Embodying Our Values - a discussion to help navigate the challenging times we are in.
This time of year, and the time it is on the clock of the world, can set a lot of us up to be engaging in stressful conversations. Whether you are about to be around family for the upcoming US holidays, or you are actively organizing for change and connecting to new people, talking to people who may disagree politically can be hard. Having those conversations in a way to builds connection and allows people to join our movements and groups is necessary.
We talked last month about anger and how we can listen to it better and not be so scared of it when it shows up. Anger is just one emotion that may come up when having explicitly political conversations or being back around challenging family members. How can we stay intentional about our anger when it shows up in those moments? How can we stay centered in our values and act with intention even when other emotions are running hot or the stakes are high? What has masculinity taught us about dealing with disagreement?
Join MAP Monday on November 17th at 7p-8:30p on zoom to get into the conversation with us. *Note new date this month, instead of second Monday we are meeting on the 17th.
