International Conference on Men's Issues (2018)

Professor Janice Fiamengo: Two “Journalists” Attended ICMI18

Mike Buchanan — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 15:29:53 +0000

ICMI19 will be held in North America

Mike Buchanan — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 09:35:16 +0000

ICMI19 will be held in North America, a three-day event in July or August. A number of people have offered to host the event in major cities. More details in due course.

If you have a potential interest in hosting the event in North America, but haven’t yet informed us of your interest, please email us ([email protected]) by 24:00 BST, 7 August, 2018, latest. Thank you.

The Non-Feminist Declaration

Mike Buchanan — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 16:42:57 +0000

Along with Elizabeth Hobson, our Director of Communications, and others, I recently contributed to a document whose contents I read out at the start of my conference speech – The Non-Feminist Declaration.

We invite you to become a signatory. A list of early signatories is here. They include the writer James Delingpole and Paul Joseph Watson.

The Non-Feminist Revolution starts here.

Vice – a lame article on ICMI18

Mike Buchanan — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 23:31:30 +0000

Robert Jackman’s photograph of some of the “Feminist of the Month” placards at the conference

Vice has published a very silly article on the conference – here. The “journalist” is Robert Jackman. We didn’t give any media passes to Vice – likewise Buzzfeed, for obvious reasons – and nobody by the name of Robert Jackman applied for a ticket. I forwarded a link to the article to a senior colleague, asking for a response. She replied with “Lame.” A good point, well made, I thought.

We’ll shortly be publishing videos of the 20 speakers’ presentations on our YouTube channel, and we’re happy to let people make up their own minds about their content.

ICMI18 – the best ICMI yet

Mike Buchanan — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 22:16:49 +0000

A little more than 24 hours have passed since the end of the conference, and I can say without fear of contradiction that it was the best conference in the series so far. All the people who’d attended all four conferences thought so. There was a real buzz in the venue from beginning to end, people has travelled from 24 countries, as far away as New Zealand.

All 20 speakers were well received, and as always the evening socializing was something special. As expected, and in line with previous conferences, no protesters turned up.

[Update 28.8.18: Playlists of videos of the 71 presentations at the five conferences in the series, including this conference, are here. There are also some videos of other materials, including some speaker interviews.]

DeAnna Lorraine, “America’s #1 Relationship and Dating Coach, Matchmaker”, is coming to the conference

Mike Buchanan — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 10:22:51 +0000

DeAnna Lorraine

Apart from Bettina Arndt, I’d be hard pushed to think of dating coaches who’ve attended ICMIs. But DeAnna Lorraine will be joining us in London. Based in San Diego, California, she describes herself as “America’s #1 Relationship and Dating Coach, Matchmaker”. She’s the author of Making Love Great Again! The New Road to Reviving Romance and Winning at Relationships.

DeAnna writes:

I am a well-known Conservative “anti-Feminist” YouTuber and Podcast/TV Host. I would have loved to speak at the conference, but by the time I found out about it, the speakers had already been confirmed. I speak and write a lot about men’s issues and rights, anti-feminism, etc., and am an advocate for men. I follow closely many of the speakers that will be speaking at the event, and many of them are quoted in my book. I was on the Honey Badgers Radio show a few weeks ago as well. I would love to personally meet many of you and see how I can be more involved with the Men’s Rights movement and support your causes! I am looking forward to meeting you.

We look forward to welcoming DeAnna to the conference.

Hannah Wallen, Brian Martinez

Mike Buchanan — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 06:49:55 +0000

We’re delighted to announce that two well-known Americans, Hallah Wallen and Brian Martinez, will be attending the conference.

International Conference on Men’s Issues (2019)

Mike Buchanan — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 21:50:37 +0000

Paul Elam and I wish to consider applications to host the 2019 International Conference on Men’s Issues, in June or July 2019. It won’t be held in the UK, as it was held in London in 2016 and will be held there again shortly. If you have a potential interest in hosting the event, please email me ([email protected]) to register your interest before the end of July. The primary requirement is a venue with a room capable of seating a minimum of 200 people in comfort, and one or more other rooms for breakouts, refreshments, meals etc. There needs to be an airport within reasonable distance, for the speakers and many attendees who fly to attend ICMIs. Thank you.

An appeal

Mike Buchanan — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 16:57:25 +0000

On 1 June 2016 I obstructed the highway in Parliament Square, London, for a short time, as part of a protest against the police/CPS not prosecuting the people who perform Male Genital Mutilation, a crime under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, being at least ABH, and almost certainly GBH with Intent. A video of the protests outside the Home Office and in Parliament Square is here. The start of the section in which I was in the road is at 5:37. A policeman moved me out of the road at 9:22, and again at 13:37. I was subsequently arrested and kept in solitary detention in a police cell until the scheduled end of the protest, some hours later.

The CPS/police prosecuted me for obstructing the public highway – ironically, given my protest in the highway had related to the CPS/police not prosecuting the real criminals, those carrying out MGM. I was convicted and fined at Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court, supporters generously covered my fine and CPS-related. A later appeal at Isleworth Crown Court was unsuccessful, but I have yet to pay the CPS costs for that hearing, because I appealed to the Royal Courts of Justice, in London. That hearing was held yesterday. My thanks to a number of supporters for joining me, including Tom for taking this video (2:08).

In the video I publicly declared for the first time my decision to launch a private prosecution of an unnamed doctor who performs circumcisions. This will take place next month.

I have drawn no personal income from J4MB income streams (party memberships, subscriptions, donations, merchandise sales etc.) since launching the party in 2013. I am personally liable to pay the CPS’s costs at the original appeal at Isleworth Crown Court (£580) and this latest appeal (£2,420), a total of £3,000.

If you feel able to donate something to help me with those costs, I’d be very grateful. Please make your donation through PayPal here.

The money will go into the J4MB account, the party treasurer will then transfer the money to me. If there’s any surplus over £3,000, it will remain in the J4MB account to help fund the party’s future work.

Please email me ([email protected]) to confirm that your donation is to help defray my legal costs.

Thanks for your support.

P.S. 63 minutes until the start of England’s next game, in the World Cup semi-final, against Croatia. If we win, that means England v France in the final. It’s coming home.

Brendon Marotta

Mike Buchanan — Sun, 08 Jul 2018 12:00:21 +0000

We’ve just heard from Brendon Marotta, director of American Circumcision. He apologises for now being unable to attend in person. Steven Svoboda will run the Q&A session after the film.