The Age of Violent Young Men - Causes and remedies.
28 Oct 2000, 9.30 am, London, England
Conference at Friends House, London, Opposite Euston Station,
Speakers as of 13:10 GMT wed 25oct00

Details at http://www.mankind.org.uk/ or from ivorcatt@electromagnetism.demon.co.uk

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SPEAKERS

• Norman Dennis. Norman outlines his talk on 28oct00. His key book is "Families Without Fatherhood", August 2000, from:  www.civitas.org.uk                         Melanie Phillips on Norman Dennis Sunday Times, 24sep00
• Prof. Stephen Baskerville (USA). Lecturer in law, Howard University. Writer and broadcaster in the U.S.A. Full details
• Erin Pizzey. Founded the first refuge for battered women, in Chiswick. Her key book is "Prone to Violence", available on the www http://www.massey.ac.nz/~KBirks/gender/viol/ptv/ptv.htm
• Mary Cleary. AMEN (Ireland) Founded the first refuge for battered men (where I have stayed - Ivor Catt)
• Dr. Patricia Morgan Researcher, writer and broadcaster. Her key book is "Farewell to the Family?", 1995/99, from:  www.civitas.org.uk  Tel: +44 (0)20 7401 5470
• Dr. Malcolm George Researcher in University College, London. Specialises in violence and in brain research. More details.
• G. M. Ben-Nathan. Anthropologist. See his 1995 paper CRIMES of PASSAGE
• Dr. Aidan Rankin (LSE). Co-Editor, "New European". Discussion of his talk.
• Mr van Bekkum, Holland. Anthropologist
• Lynette Burrows Writer and broadcaster. Her key book is "The Fight for the Family", 1998/99, from fameduc@aol.com
• Dr Gupta. Police Surgeon. Also trains investigators into rape and child abuse.
• Eugen Hockenjos Researcher. His key article "A good man is hard to find" in The Guardian 20mar96 ; "How will Tommy learn to care if he has no access to male role models?"
• Oliver Cyriax (INPOWw). Spent ten years working towards reform of the Court Welfare Service.
• John Waters (Irish Times) Writer and Broadcaster. A videotape of his stunning speech at the second International Conference on Battered Men (organised by Mary Cleary, see above).
• Prisoner Hanson. A taped message from the man who was enmeshed in the family courts for years, and reacted by murdering his wife. (correspondence with Ivor Catt)
• Josephine Morris - Rape Barrister Concerned about possible wrong convictions.
• Jay Risbridger, (AAFAA) Broadcaster. Supplied by the False Allegation organisation, tel 01788 911912
• Top Quaker. Not yet. Asked to explain why family breakdown and the crisis for young men is banned from the Quaker Universe of Discourse. (The conference is in Quaker Headquarters.)

  The list above does not represent the order in which speakers will address the conference. Listing correct as at wed 25oct
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 For over thirty years, the social policies of successive British governments have failed to stem the tide of decay and disintegration. Science and commerce, if faced with such a track record of failure, would demand a full analysis and question the fundamentals upon which decisions were taken in the past.

Why isn't this happening in social policy matters ? Why are we in an aggressive and confrontational society ? We have never been richer; never more fully employed; never more able to enjoy the good things in life. Yet why are we still so apprehensive ? You can be part of the solution. There is an alternative view. The received wisdom is that men are inherently violent. But are such men born violent, or has our society made them so ? Go to the centre of an English town on a Saturday night; the picture you will see is one of drunkenness, aggression and violence. The perpetrators are nearly always young men.

"The Age of Violent Young Men" is a conference that aims to discover and answer these questions.

With acknowledged expert speakers from around the world, we will discuss the causes of violence, the disenfranchisement of young men and the policies that can be used to create a peaceful and harmonious country.

The conference will offer solutions to an increasingly desperate problem. A problem that is not confined to this country but can be seen in all Western countries.

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