Sponsored by Salt Lake County

Event Date: Friday, December 12, 2008

Cost: FREE, including lunch

Time: 10am to 2pm

Location: The 23^rd Floor Event Center, Wells Fargo Building

Address: 299 South Main Street, Salt Lake City

 Map: http://www.23rdfloor.net/p_location.asp

(Please see parking instructions) 

Seating is Limited to 500 people. An RSVP is required.

-Please try to carpool or use TRAX (University, North/South lines to the Gallivan Plaza Stop). Please bring cash to pay for parking either through the 23rd Floor Event Center or directly through the lot. The 23rd Floor Event Center only provides parking validation for the parking garage listed on the map, and only cash is accepted. 

Biography:  Jackson Katz is internationally recognized for his groundbreaking work in gender violence prevention education with men and boys, particularly in the sports culture and the military. An educator, author and filmmaker, Katz is co-founder of the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program at Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport Society. MVP is the most widely utilized sexual and domestic violence prevention program in professional and college athletics. It has been implemented by seven NFL teams, including the New England Patriots, as well as the Boston Red Sox and several other Major League Baseball clubs. Katz also directs the first worldwide gender violence prevention program in the history of the United States Marine Corps. His award-winning educational video Tough Guise, his featured appearances in the films Wrestling With Manhood and Spin The Bottle, and his nationwide lectures have brought his insights into masculinity and gender violence to millions of college and high school students. He is also the author of an influential new book, entitled “The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help,” published by Sourcebooks in 2006. Since 1990, he has lectured at over 950 colleges, prep schools, high schools, middle schools, professional conferences and military installations in 44 states. Katz holds academic degrees from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Harvard University, and is currently a doctoral student in cultural studies and education at UCLA. A native of Boston, he lives with his family in the Los Angeles area. For more information, go to: www.jacksonkatz.com

Additional Sponsors:

Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Community Partners:

Inclusion Center for Community and Justice

Salt Lake County Criminal Justice Services

Female Empowerment Movement

Salt Lake County Children’s Justice Center

Salt Lake Valley Emergency Fund

Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office

College of Social Work, University of Utah

University of Utah, Women's Resource Center

Utah Criminal Justice Center

Planned Parenthood Association of Utah

Sego Lilly Center for the Abused Deaf

Sanderson Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

And...You!  

Coordinated & Hosted By:

 The Salt Lake Area Domestic Violence Coalition (SLADVC)