Recent allegations involving seven men at Cornell University have ignited a national conversation about sexual violence, masculinity, consent, accountability, and the cultures that shape men’s behavior. Preventing gender-based violence cannot be work that women and survivors are expected to carry alone. Join educators and facilitators Ukumbwa Sauti, M.Ed. and Stephen Montagna for a timely conversation about men’s role in challenging harmful norms, building cultures of consent and accountability, and creating healthier models of masculinity.
This conversation will explore what meaningful “men’s work” looks like—and how men can move beyond simply not causing harm toward actively helping to prevent it.
Ukumbwa Sauti, M.Ed. is an educator, consultant, facilitator, and program developer whose work focuses on anti-patriarchy, consent, anti-racism, and culture. He has spent years engaging men in examining masculinity, conditioning, accountability, and men’s role in preventing sexual and gender-based violence.
Stephen Montagna, MFA is an educator, facilitator, and violence-prevention practitioner with experience in community engagement, interpersonal and domestic violence prevention, and social justice education. His work has included developing and facilitating programs that engage men in examining masculinity, gender, equity, and their role in creating safer communities.