Tony Porter: A call to men
Tony Porter: Gizonentzako deia
Tony Porter is an educator and activist who is internationally recognized for his effort to end violence against women. Full bio
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izan behar genuela,
emakumeak, behe-mailakoak.
osagai guztiak dauzka.
gauza batzuk
arazoari aurre egiten
berreraikitzera, berdefinitzera,
helduagoa da.
eta biok oso lanpeturik geunden
eta bat-batean:
eta mauka mukiz bete ahal zidan,
15 hilabete gehiago besterik ez,
"Zergatik negarrez?
erantzukizunaren gatibu,
non gizona izatea argi definitzen den
Zergatik egiten dut hau?"
jasan genuen familian.
guztiak jaitsi ziren.
hirira iritsi arte
emakumeen aurrean erakustea baino.
ezinezkoa da niretzat.
futbol jokalaria,
neska baten antzera jolastu duzula?"
neska deitzeak suntsituko balu
etxebizitza xume batean hazi nintzen.
Johnny izeneko mutil bat zegoen.
gazteagoak.
ez zuen gauza onik egiten.
12 urtekoekin?"
ezer onik egin gabe.
bere etxe azpian nengoen zerbait egiten
eta igotzeko esan zidan:
Txikitan hala deitzen zidaten.
"Nahi al duzu?"
zertaz ari zen.
isileko juramentuan,
izan zituen lehenengo aldia.
bazirudien 2 urtetatik aurrera izan genituela.
nik ez nuen nahi.
Antza denez, beti prest geunden.
batez ere, objektu sexualak.
istorioa laburtzeko,
Ohean auzoko neska bat zegoen, Sheila.
sexu-harremanak izan zituen berarekin.
baina berak sexu-harreman deitzen zion.
gauza bera egiteko aukera.
Johnny gelara ez sartzeko
ez nintzela ezer egiten ari.
balizko ekintza gerta zedin.
eta gelatik irten nintzen.
eta lagunak deitzen ari zen.
kristoren alhadura sentitu nuen,
alhadura sentitu arren, hunkitu nintzelako
gizon gisa,
indarkeriara eramaten gaitu.
baina arazoaren zati bat gara.
eta gauza bihurtzea euskarri direla
indarkeria ezin dela gertatu.
jada epidemikoa dela;
nire bizitzaren maitasuna dela.
gizonak portatzea?
9 urteko mutil bati:
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tony Porter - Author, educator, activistTony Porter is an educator and activist who is internationally recognized for his effort to end violence against women.
Why you should listen
Tony Porter is an author, educator and activist working to advance social justice issues. As the co-founder of A CALL TO MEN, Tony is internationally recognized for his efforts to prevent violence against women while promoting a healthy, respectful manhood. Tony’s 2010 TED Talk has been named by GQ Magazine as one of the “Top 10 TED Talks Every Man Should See.”
Tony is an adviser to the National Football League, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League and Major League Baseball, providing policy consultation, working extensively with player engagement, and facilitating violence prevention and healthy manhood training.
He is an international lecturer for the U.S. State Department, having extensive global experience to include Brazil, India and Africa, and has been a guest presenter to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Tony has worked with the United States Military Academy at West Point and the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis.
He is sought after for his in-depth understanding of the collective socialization of men, and has served as a script consultant for the Emmy Award-winning television series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”
Tony is the author of Breaking Out of the Man Box and the visionary for NFL Dads: Dedicated to Daughters.
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