What we see sometimes has a stronger impact than what we read or hear. The 2020 Fatherhood Image Film Festival looks at how visuals in movies and the media portray dads and affect people's perception of paternal parenthood. Fatherhood Image Film Festival (FIFF), now in its seventh year, runs from Oct. 23-25 online (it is normally based in New York City). It features screenings from emerging producers, videographers and filmmakers from all over the world. FIFF has a mission to showcase new films and young filmmakers and their various takes on fatherhood. Films at the festival, … [Read more...]
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Movember Mustache Time Here Again: Join Our Furry Team
Throw away the razors, men -- it's Movember mustache time. City Dads Group is once again asking its members to grow mustaches (or maybe do a little exercise) to support The Movember Foundation, a leading global organization dedicated to bringing awareness to serious health concerns for men such as testicular cancer, prostate cancer, mental health and suicide. The November campaign challenges dudes (and those who love them) to grow Movember mustaches or exercise daily during the month. This is done to spark conversation and raise funds for research related to men's physical and mental … [Read more...]
Commit to C.A.R.E for Black Men Teams NBA Players, Dove Men+Care
Our longtime partner Dove Men+Care is teaming with the National Basketball Players Association in an effort to better society for Black men. The Commit to C.A.R.E (Care About Racial Equity) Now Initiative will showcase, honor and celebrate the humanity of Black men while addressing issues such as public safety, safe and fair voting, community engagement and the accurate portrayal of Black men in media. "Black men and our community have been suffering far too long from the negative portrayals that have been built into our society, which is why we are honored to partner with the NBPA to … [Read more...]
DadCon@Home Fatherhood Conference Comes to Your House Friday
The annual conference for at-home fathers comes directly to the living rooms, kitchen tables and man caves of its target audience starting Friday night as the ongoing COVID19 pandemic has shifted the yearly gathering from a hotel meeting hall to an online event. DadCon@Home 2020, a conference for men who are the primary caretakers of their children, kicks off Friday with a 9 p.m. Eastern time virtual social event and then offers content to attendees Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. EDT. It replaces HomeDadCon, a three-day event that had been planned for the coming weekend in Cincinnati. … [Read more...]
Dad 2.0 Digital Starts Wednesday; Michael Ian Black to Give Keynote
The venue may now be virtual but this week's Dad 2.0 fatherhood conference appears primed to delivery its usual mix of content about the dad side of modern parenting at home and how it fits in the world of business and marketing. The Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2020, conference -- billed as an event for marketers, social media influencers, writing parents and regular dads to discuss modern fatherhood -- was originally slated to take place in Los Angeles. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forced organizers to announce this summer that it would shift to an online format and be christened Dad 2.0 … [Read more...]
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