A TCS Christmas
With the Commonwealth Brass, Organ, Harp and Percussion

Sunday, December 14
4 p.m.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
4900 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC
Directions

Britten A Ceremony of Carols
Dirksen Welcome All Wonders

A stirring and moving procession for voices and bells

A festive and spirited audience sing-along of favorite carols

Carols and motets of the holiday season by Paul Manz, William Mathias, Bob Chilcott, Richard Rodney Bennett, and others

TCS 2008-2009 PARTNER

“Men need support out there and they don’t seem to be getting it from the right places. [MCSR] seems to be the ‘right place.’”

—Janet Timmerman, Safe Kids

Men Can Stop Rape, Inc. (MCSR) is an international organization that mobilizes men to use their strength for creating cultures free from violence, especially men’s violence against women. MCSR provides agencies, schools, and organizations with direct services for youth, public service messaging, and leadership training.

Since its inception in 1997, MCSR has led the call to redefine masculinity and male strength as part of preventing men’s violence against women. In 2007, MCSR was named the United States Changemakers winner in the competition to identify the world’s most innovative domestic violence prevention programs, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Public Education: Strength Mediaworks
"Men Can Stop Rape… runs a stunning media campaign aimed at men and boys using the slogan 'My strength is not for hurting'."

—Kristen Ohlsen from O The Oprah Magazine

Unique Messaging... Strength Mediaworks, Men Can Stop Rape, Inc.’s innovative public education campaign, has inspired men around the world to declare "My Strength Is Not for Hurting."

Mediaworks’ groundbreaking messaging consists of men role modeling healthy choices and behaviors, associating strength with character and integrity.

From bus shelters in our nation’s capital to billboards and movie theaters across California to public health clinics in South Africa, Strength Mediaworks’ PSAs have reached hundreds of thousands of men with their compelling visuals and positive messages.

Youth Development: The Men of Strength Club
“Men of Strength Club should be mandatory in high school.”

—Erwin, 17, Men of Strength Club Member

An Overview... Since 2000, the Men of Strength (MOST) Club—the premier gender violence primary prevention program for male youth in the country—has provided high school age young men with a structured and supportive space to learn about healthy masculinity and redefine male strength. Each year-long, multi-session Club builds members’ ability to translate their learning into community leadership.

The commitment of veteran Club members is exceptional. They have become spokespersons for healthy masculinity and prevention in their schools and the culture at large. MOST Club members took part in the Advisory Board for the National Teen Dating Violence Prevention Initiative, a project of the American Bar Association. Each year since 2005, members have appeared on national talk radio shows to address men’s role in preventing domestic violence as part of Liz Claiborne Inc. and Redbook magazine’s “It’s Time to Talk Day.”