Deadline: 10 September 2023
Men4Choice is looking for college-aged male-identifying leaders who want to deepen their understanding and engagement in the fight for abortion access and reproductive freedom.
The Youth Fellowship Program is the heart of Men4Choice’s organizing and long-term capacity-building work. Through an immersive ten-week program, cohorts of young men come together to learn about the issues and develop the skills needed to organize their male peers.
The program focuses on training young allies who are emerging leaders, age 18-25. Fellows get opportunities to build their network and skills, learn from some of the best organizers and leaders in the movement, and apply their training through organizing actions and events with them. Beyond the initial ten weeks, this program also has a leadership development focus. Former fellows can earn an opportunity for a paid internship to mentor and coach the next cohort.
This virtual fellowship offers the opportunity to explore the key issues in the fight for reproductive freedom, learn how to be an effective pro-choice ally, build new organizing skills and relationships, grow your influence and professional network, and enhance your resume and organizing credentials. Working with them, you’ll have the chance to learn from and train with some of the most experienced organizers and progressive leaders in the movement. And, you’ll be part of a growing army of pro-choice allies committed to showing up as partners in the fight for reproductive freedom.
Fellowship Courses
- Why & How Pro-Choice Men Must Engage as Allies & Stakeholders
- Understanding The Issues (Abortion Myths & Facts)
- Understanding Reproductive Justice
- Political Organizing Part One
- Political Organizing Part Deux
- How to Organize Pro-Choice Men
- Political Psychology and Communication
- How to Talk to Your Buddies About Abortion (And Address Misogyny)
- Showing Up Online as an Ally
- From an Ally to an Accomplice
Benefits to the Fellow
- Explore the key issues in the fight for reproductive freedom
- Learn how to be an effective pro-choice ally and organize for change
- Build new organizing skills and relationships in the movement
- Grow their influence and professional network
- Enhance their resume and organizing credentials
- Earn paid internship opportunities
- Connect with national progressive leaders.
Benefits to the Movement
- Identify new male-identifying allies and advocates and equip them to organize their peers
- Train young allies to build a pipeline of effective partners in this fight
- Build more capacity to support the partners on the ground and expand the power of the reproductive freedom movement
- Engage in deep culture change work at scale
- Change the way men show up in the fight for reproductive freedom
- Challenge toxic narratives around abortion and reproductive health care.
Fellowship Overview
- Attend bi-weekly virtual team meetings with Men4Choice staff team
- Complete all 10 core courses of Men4Choice’s Fellowship Program
- Organize 3 small group discussions with your friends and peers
- Engage with Men4Choice in support of the partners
- All fellows receive direct one-on-one coaching and mentorship, including by former fellows and the national leadership.
Criteria
- They will conduct interviews for selected individuals on a rolling basis until the program is full.
For more information, visit Men4Choice.
