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Better Toledo | Tony Porter: Healthy Masculinity Leadership

Sponsored by Lucas County CASA

2024-05-02 15:00:00 2024-05-02 17:00:00 America/New_York Better Toledo | Tony Porter: Healthy Masculinity Leadership Author and CEO, Tony Porter, will speak on leadership through the lens of healthy masculinity and men's responsibility to be allies and advocates to women, girls, and other marginalized communities. Main Library - Meeting Room 1 (Large Glass), 1st Floor

Thursday, May 02
3:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-05-02 15:00:00 2024-05-02 17:00:00 America/New_York Better Toledo | Tony Porter: Healthy Masculinity Leadership Author and CEO, Tony Porter, will speak on leadership through the lens of healthy masculinity and men's responsibility to be allies and advocates to women, girls, and other marginalized communities. Main Library - Meeting Room 1 (Large Glass), 1st Floor

Main Library

Meeting Room 1 (Large Glass), 1st Floor

Author and CEO, Tony Porter, will speak on leadership through the lens of healthy masculinity and men's responsibility to be allies and advocates to women, girls, and other marginalized communities.

Tony Porter is an author, educator, activist, and CEO of A Call to Men, a national nonprofit that works to advance gender and racial justice and create a more equitable society. Porter is internationally recognized for his efforts to prevent violence against women while promoting a healthy, respectful manhood. He is a leading voice on issues of manhood, male socialization, and preventing violence against all women and girls. Porter’s 2010 TED Talk has been named by GQ Magazine  as one of the “Top 10 TED Talks Every Man Should See.”

Porter is sought after for his in-depth understanding of the collective socialization of men and serves as an adviser to the National Football League, providing policy consultation, working extensively with player engagement, and facilitating violence prevention and healthy manhood training. He has also provided training to the National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, and Major League Baseball. He is an international lecturer for the U.S. State Department, having extensive global experience, including Brazil, India, and Africa, and has been a guest presenter to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Porter has worked with the United States Military Academy at West Point and the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis.

Porter is the author of “Breaking Out of the Man Box” and the visionary for “NFL Dads: Dedicated to Daughters.”

This event is sponsored by Lucas County Court Appointed Special Advocates/Guardian ad Litem (CASA/GAL) and is part of Better Toledo, a personal and professional development series to ensure “you will do better in Toledo."

Certificates of completion are available to participants who take part in three or more sessions in 2023. For group registrations, please call 419-259-5293.

The mission of Lucas County CASA is to serve the best interests of abused and neglected children in the juvenile court system. CASA volunteers provide quality advocacy for children so that every child can have a safe, permanent home and the opportunity to thrive.

CASA volunteers are adults (age 21 or older) who come from every walk of life and share a commitment to improving children’s lives, a willingness to learn, and an open mind towards life experiences different from their own. No special education, experience, or background is needed because Lucas County CASA will train you.

Click here to learn more about becoming a CASA volunteer or contact CASA at 419-213-6753 or via email at casainfo@co.lucas.oh.us.

Main Library

Phone: 419.259.5200

Hours
We're closed Tuesday December 24 due to Christmas Eve
We're closed Wednesday December 25 due to Christmas Day
Mon, Dec 23 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Tue, Dec 24 Closed
(Christmas Eve)
Wed, Dec 25 Closed
(Christmas Day)
Thu, Dec 26 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Fri, Dec 27 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Dec 28 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sun, Dec 29 Closed

About the branch
  • 69 Windows PCs
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  • 16 MACs
  • 20 children’s PCs
  • 6 children's early learning stations
  • 2 book scan stations
  • Making equipment
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • 100 person Community Room
  • 214 person Large Glass Room
  • 312 person McMaster Center
  • 200 person McMaster Lobby
  • Faxing, copying, scanning
  • ToleGo Public Bikes
  • 300 parking spots (includes 9 handicapped accessible spots)
  • 2 electric vehicle charging stations
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Upcoming events

Thu, Dec 26, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor

Fri, Dec 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor

Sat, Dec 28, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor

Mon, Dec 30, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor

Tue, Dec 31, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor

Thu, Jan 02, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor

Thu, Jan 02, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Fri, Jan 03, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor

Sat, Jan 04, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room 10 (Capacity : 10), 1st Floor

Sat, Jan 04, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor

Mon, Jan 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor

Wed, Jan 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
The Fred H. McDonald Community Room (Capacity : 30), Garage Level
This event is full

Sat, Jan 11, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room 2 (Minimum 15 Attendees, Capacity 48), 1st Floor

Sat, Jan 11, 10:00am - 10:45am
Program Room (Children's Library), 2nd Floor

Sat, Jan 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor

Mon, Jan 13, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teaching Lab (Computers and Media), 1st Floor

Mon, Jan 13, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room 2 (Minimum 15 Attendees, Capacity 48), 1st Floor

Tue, Jan 14, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Teen Space

Wed, Jan 15, 10:00am - 12:00pm
The Fred H. McDonald Community Room (Capacity : 30), Garage Level
This event is full

Wed, Jan 15, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Space

Wed, Jan 15, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The Fred H. McDonald Community Room (Capacity : 30), Garage Level
This event is full

Fri, Jan 17, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Studio Lab Making Lab

Sat, Jan 18, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room 10 (Capacity : 10), 1st Floor

Sat, Jan 18, 10:00am - 2:30pm
Meeting Room 2 (Minimum 15 Attendees, Capacity 48), 1st Floor
This event is full

Sat, Jan 18, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
The Fred H. McDonald Community Room (Capacity : 30), Garage Level

Sat, Jan 18, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor

Tue, Jan 21, 10:00am - 11:30am
Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor

Wed, Jan 22, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Fred H. McDonald Community Room (Capacity : 30), Garage Level

Thu, Jan 23, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Atrium

Fri, Jan 24, 10:00am - 11:00am
Program Room (Children's Library), 2nd Floor

Sat, Jan 25, 9:30am - 2:00pm
Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor

Sat, Jan 25, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room 2 (Minimum 15 Attendees, Capacity 48), 1st Floor