Calling On Men To Style Up!

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Displacement and Inequality are two life threatening experiences likely to follow are wars, famine, political unrest and strife.

Winnie Byanyima, the current UNAIDS Executive Director makes her argument so well. As well as Adukata John in an article at the East African Daily. Both Winnie and John challenge the narrative that aggressive tendencies should be left to take their full course. They challenge the notion that we should accept losses, that we should not challenge the status quo and that we should accept to be oppressed. They are the champions of hope.

At SAI, we have the same message for men. They should challenge the normalized tendencies of aggression, violence, selfishness, looking women down and engaging in negative precarious masculinity sadism.  We can change all that and instead promote self-esteem and dignity affirmation.

For more about the connections between the Byanyima and Aduta stories to tranquility, dignity and respect read: “BYANYIMA: Inequality’sa modern byword but hope springs eternal.” And, ”South Sudan displacement stilla crisis a year on.”


South Sudanese wait for the arrival of South Sudan's President Salva Kiir at Juba International Airport in Juba on June 22, 2018. The South Sudan conflict created the largest displacement crisis in Africa with over 4.3 million people forced to flee their homes. PHOTO | AKUOT CHOL | AFP 


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