Next Gen Men

We’ve Moved our Blog!

We did it again, friends: we left you hanging!

Our small team moves so quickly sometimes, it’s like rushing out the door and forgetting our wallets.

Not good.

NGM Wolf Pack recap: Invite, don’t fight

We got together for “difficult conversations,” but, in the end, our Wolf Pack Vancouver…

“Hey Jon, Why Do You Come To Wolf Pack?”

When I first met Jon, I could tell there was something wrong. You know when you meet…

Thoughts on Roll Red Roll, Rape Culture, and Change

Welcome Back to the Blog!

We apologize for dropping the ball on the Next Gen Men blog for the past year — though it’s no excuse, over the…

#NGMThoughts 25: I Am

One of my favourite stories is the response of British Writer G.K. Chesterton’s to an invitation to write an essay on:

“What’s wrong with the World?”

Dear Sirs,

I am.

#NGMThoughts 24: Calling In vs. Call Out

Often we hear that people need to be “called out” for their shitty behaviour, but to what end? So they can be shamed? So that you can feel righteous? Indignant?

We need to work on calling people in.

#NGMThoughts 23: Men have more potential than women*…

…at donating blood.

#NGMThoughts 22: Meritocracy…

…is a myth. I believe it’s something that we should strive for and work towards, but we need to stop kidding ourselves that it exists.

Think back to when you were a kid. Had you ever participated in an activity where a peer was given an opportunity to…