Men Against Racism & Sexism
Purpose and Position Statement
Men Against Racism & Sexism is a pro-feminist, anti-prejudice organization
whose multi-purpose goals are as follows:
1. To work with organizations to reduce prejudice and teach diversity programs
and self-run inter-organizational support groups. Work with company management
and organizational leaders to lower potential liability lawsuits and improve
ALL internal relationships.
2. To teach prejudice reduction and diversity/oppression awareness classes
to the general public. To teach peer-listening techniques with equal amount
of time for EVERYONE.
3. To organize young boys, teen-age and young adult men through various
means such as books, literature, music concerts and meetings/gather-ins.
4. To work with ALL organizations working to end oppression in all of it's
forms world wide. This means participation in their activities and full
invitation to ours.
We actively and visibly take the stance that:
1. Violence against women and men must be firmly eliminated in all forms.
2. White people are responsible for ending racism in all forms.
3. All men are responsible for ending sexism in all forms.
4. All men and women are completely good and worthwhile. Even when actions
are contradictory they are still completely good. This is vital to remember
as we rescue our violent brothers from their patterned actions.
5. All men are trained, coerced and forced by society into being sexist
as young people. However all men are completely capable of breaking free
of external and internal sexist pulls.
6. All white people are trained, coerced and forced by society into being
racist as young people. However all white people are completely capable
of breaking free of external and internal racist pulls.
7. More men of ALL backgrounds, classes, races, and religions must get involved
in order to truly eliminate all forms of oppression. These include: Racism,
Sexism, Homophobia, Gay Oppression, Anti-Semitism, Classism and Male Oppression
(not the same as Sexism).
For more information regarding any of these projects or positions please
contact us at:
Men Against Racism & Sexism
517 Sacramento Drive
Austin, Texas USA 78704
Phone/FAX: 512-326-9686
E-MAIL: mars@ccsi.com
Thank you,
Lance Willard, Founder of M.A.R.S.