Jeff Perera
In a time of divides and tension, it is time to build bridges of understanding across our oceans of difference. We need to inspire Men in an engaging way to 'Be The Lesson in Action' and strive to become models of possibility for other men.
Jeff is a speaker, writer and facilitator, who since 2008 has delivered keynotes, talks and workshops for tens of thousands of people across North America and beyond about healthy vs harmful ideas of manhood, race and gender, masculinity, empathy-building, and men helping end gender-based violence. Whether in the boardroom, on campus, or the locker room, we need more examples of positive ways to be a man today.
He delivers interactive talks for team leaders and groups within various organizations, conferences and community spaces, as well as grade school, high school, college and university students. Jeff discusses how society's unattainable and harmful ideas of masculinity impact people of all genders, as well as ways forward and positive maps to manhood.
Jeff started Higher Unlearning as an online space to explore how ideas of gender and masculinity impact us in everyday life. You can read his written pieces, listen to podcasts and read interviews feathrung Jeff there. Jeff contributes articles to Huffington Post and has delivered two TEDx talks on Masculinity and men's troubled pursuits of identity: Words Speak Louder Than Actions looking at the power of gendered words, and The Ladder of Manhood which explores the male pursuit of identity and how too many men are fluent in a language of violence.
Jeff previously worked at the White Ribbon Campaign and with Next Gen Men, has organized dozens upon dozens of gender/masculinity-related events, founded and curated the first four 'What Makes a Man' discussion-focused conferences, and was event director for the first TEDxWomen event in Toronto, Canada. He was named to Racism Free Ontario's Top 100 Person of Colour list spotlighting anti-racism activists.
Together let's discuss Healthy vs Harmful Masculinities, 'Men Building Empathy Muscles', 'Mindful Manhood', or 'Men Striving to Be an Ally!' Together, we can create brave spaces for real discussion, and inspire people to challenge our gendered ideas of success and failure.
"What I learned from Jeff Perera tonight is that we're all human. We're all trying to break through the fear and just be our authentic self. I guess I never really thought about it from the male perspective. We're all aware of the struggles women face in the media and in society etc but we don't we take the same amount of time to understand the affects on boys and men. And when you DO take the time you realize it's huge. The messages are EVERYWHERE telling boys & men to hide their vulnerability & PROVE their "masculinity". I'm honestly pretty humbled and enlightened." - Stephanie Mulhall, Kindness Changes Everything
In a time of divides and tension, it is time to build bridges of understanding across our oceans of difference. We need to inspire Men in an engaging way to 'Be The Lesson in Action' and strive to become models of possibility for other men.
Jeff is a speaker, writer and facilitator, who since 2008 has delivered keynotes, talks and workshops for tens of thousands of people across North America and beyond about healthy vs harmful ideas of manhood, race and gender, masculinity, empathy-building, and men helping end gender-based violence. Whether in the boardroom, on campus, or the locker room, we need more examples of positive ways to be a man today.
He delivers interactive talks for team leaders and groups within various organizations, conferences and community spaces, as well as grade school, high school, college and university students. Jeff discusses how society's unattainable and harmful ideas of masculinity impact people of all genders, as well as ways forward and positive maps to manhood.
Jeff started Higher Unlearning as an online space to explore how ideas of gender and masculinity impact us in everyday life. You can read his written pieces, listen to podcasts and read interviews feathrung Jeff there. Jeff contributes articles to Huffington Post and has delivered two TEDx talks on Masculinity and men's troubled pursuits of identity: Words Speak Louder Than Actions looking at the power of gendered words, and The Ladder of Manhood which explores the male pursuit of identity and how too many men are fluent in a language of violence.
Jeff previously worked at the White Ribbon Campaign and with Next Gen Men, has organized dozens upon dozens of gender/masculinity-related events, founded and curated the first four 'What Makes a Man' discussion-focused conferences, and was event director for the first TEDxWomen event in Toronto, Canada. He was named to Racism Free Ontario's Top 100 Person of Colour list spotlighting anti-racism activists.
Together let's discuss Healthy vs Harmful Masculinities, 'Men Building Empathy Muscles', 'Mindful Manhood', or 'Men Striving to Be an Ally!' Together, we can create brave spaces for real discussion, and inspire people to challenge our gendered ideas of success and failure.
"What I learned from Jeff Perera tonight is that we're all human. We're all trying to break through the fear and just be our authentic self. I guess I never really thought about it from the male perspective. We're all aware of the struggles women face in the media and in society etc but we don't we take the same amount of time to understand the affects on boys and men. And when you DO take the time you realize it's huge. The messages are EVERYWHERE telling boys & men to hide their vulnerability & PROVE their "masculinity". I'm honestly pretty humbled and enlightened." - Stephanie Mulhall, Kindness Changes Everything
Drawing Maps to Manhood
Men Coping with Social Distancing and Isolation
Striving to Be An Ally
The Ladder of Manhood
