International Men's Day (Australia) - Revision history

https://wiki4men.com/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=International_Men%27s_Day_%28Australia%29 International Men's Day (Australia) - Revision history 2026-04-04T07:19:56Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.3 https://wiki4men.com/w/index.php?title=International_Men%27s_Day_(Australia)&diff=55282&oldid=prev Robert Brockway at 22:00, 27 November 2022 2022-11-27T22:00:24Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 22:00, 27 November 2022</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"><a class="mw-diff-movedpara-left" title="Paragraph was moved. 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He said a red rose is worn by men on IMD as a symbol of strength of character and courage, and as it is unusual to see men being given flowers so it is a good way to highlight the occasion. In 2004, [[Michael Flood]], an academic, criticized the basis of the 'Men's Health and Wellbeing Association' (MHWA)'s IMD celebration which focused on men's health, arguing that there were already enough opportunities to work on men's health and fatherhood (citing Father's Day and Men's Health Week).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110926230930/http://www.xyonline.net/sites/default/files/International_Mens_Day.pdf</ref><ref>http://internationalmensday.co/caribbean-stream-03-04/</ref> Teelucksingh independently highlighted the need to address the needs of young boys, teenagers and men who are not fathers, which was one of his primary purposes for establishing International Men's Day.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Australians have celebrated [[International Men's Day]] on 19 November since 2003, when Phil Gouldson of Men's Health and Wellbeing Association ACT (MHWA) launched the inaugural event after receiving an invitation by Trinidad and Tobago's Harrack Balramsingh to join in the event.<ref>http://internationalmensday.co/</ref> In Canberra, 2004, Gouldson asked men in Australia to wear a red rose for IMD and for women and families to buy the men in their life flowers. He said a red rose is worn by men on IMD as a symbol of strength of character and courage, and as it is unusual to see men being given flowers so it is a good way to highlight the occasion. In 2004, [[Michael Flood]], an academic, criticized the basis of the 'Men's Health and Wellbeing Association' (MHWA)'s IMD celebration which focused on men's health, arguing that there were already enough opportunities to work on men's health and fatherhood (citing Father's Day and Men's Health Week).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110926230930/http://www.xyonline.net/sites/default/files/International_Mens_Day.pdf</ref><ref>http://internationalmensday.co/caribbean-stream-03-04/</ref> Teelucksingh independently highlighted the need to address the needs of young boys, teenagers and men who are not fathers, which was one of his primary purposes for establishing International Men's Day.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 14:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 12:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[[History of International Men's Day]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[[History of International Men's Day]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[[Themes of International Men's Day]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[[Themes of International Men's Day]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker"><a class="mw-diff-movedpara-right" title="Paragraph was moved. 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Robert Brockway https://wiki4men.com/w/index.php?title=International_Men%27s_Day_(Australia)&diff=27542&oldid=prev Robert Brockway at 05:21, 1 January 2022 2022-01-01T05:21:26Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 05:21, 1 January 2022</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{wikipedia}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Australians have celebrated [[International Men's Day]] on 19 November since 2003, when Phil Gouldson of Men's Health and Wellbeing Association ACT (MHWA) launched the inaugural event after receiving an invitation by Trinidad and Tobago's Harrack Balramsingh to join in the event.<ref>http://internationalmensday.co/</ref> In Canberra, 2004, Gouldson asked men in Australia to wear a red rose for IMD and for women and families to buy the men in their life flowers. He said a red rose is worn by men on IMD as a symbol of strength of character and courage, and as it is unusual to see men being given flowers so it is a good way to highlight the occasion. In 2004, [[Michael Flood]], an academic, criticized the basis of the 'Men's Health and Wellbeing Association' (MHWA)'s IMD celebration which focused on men's health, arguing that there were already enough opportunities to work on men's health and fatherhood (citing Father's Day and Men's Health Week).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110926230930/http://www.xyonline.net/sites/default/files/International_Mens_Day.pdf</ref><ref>http://internationalmensday.co/caribbean-stream-03-04/</ref> Teelucksingh independently highlighted the need to address the needs of young boys, teenagers and men who are not fathers, which was one of his primary purposes for establishing International Men's Day.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Australians have celebrated [[International Men's Day]] on 19 November since 2003, when Phil Gouldson of Men's Health and Wellbeing Association ACT (MHWA) launched the inaugural event after receiving an invitation by Trinidad and Tobago's Harrack Balramsingh to join in the event.<ref>http://internationalmensday.co/</ref> In Canberra, 2004, Gouldson asked men in Australia to wear a red rose for IMD and for women and families to buy the men in their life flowers. He said a red rose is worn by men on IMD as a symbol of strength of character and courage, and as it is unusual to see men being given flowers so it is a good way to highlight the occasion. In 2004, [[Michael Flood]], an academic, criticized the basis of the 'Men's Health and Wellbeing Association' (MHWA)'s IMD celebration which focused on men's health, arguing that there were already enough opportunities to work on men's health and fatherhood (citing Father's Day and Men's Health Week).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110926230930/http://www.xyonline.net/sites/default/files/International_Mens_Day.pdf</ref><ref>http://internationalmensday.co/caribbean-stream-03-04/</ref> Teelucksingh independently highlighted the need to address the needs of young boys, teenagers and men who are not fathers, which was one of his primary purposes for establishing International Men's Day.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> </table>

Robert Brockway https://wiki4men.com/w/index.php?title=International_Men%27s_Day_(Australia)&diff=27308&oldid=prev Robert Brockway at 13:20, 16 December 2021 2021-12-16T13:20:57Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 13:20, 16 December 2021</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Australians have celebrated [[International Men's Day]] on 19 November since 2003, when Phil Gouldson of Men's Health and Wellbeing Association ACT (MHWA) launched the inaugural event after receiving an invitation by Trinidad and Tobago's Harrack Balramsingh to join in the event.<ref>http://internationalmensday.co/</ref> In Canberra, 2004, Gouldson asked men in Australia to wear a red rose for IMD and for women and families to buy the men in their life flowers. He said a red rose is worn by men on IMD as a symbol of strength of character and courage, and as it is unusual to see men being given flowers so it is a good way to highlight the occasion. In 2004, Michael Flood, an academic, criticized the basis of the 'Men's Health and Wellbeing Association' (MHWA)'s IMD celebration which focused on men's health, arguing that there were already enough opportunities to work on men's health and fatherhood (citing Father's Day and Men's Health Week).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110926230930/http://www.xyonline.net/sites/default/files/International_Mens_Day.pdf</ref><ref>http://internationalmensday.co/caribbean-stream-03-04/</ref> Teelucksingh independently highlighted the need to address the needs of young boys, teenagers and men who are not fathers, which was one of his primary purposes for establishing International Men's Day.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Australians have celebrated [[International Men's Day]] on 19 November since 2003, when Phil Gouldson of Men's Health and Wellbeing Association ACT (MHWA) launched the inaugural event after receiving an invitation by Trinidad and Tobago's Harrack Balramsingh to join in the event.<ref>http://internationalmensday.co/</ref> In Canberra, 2004, Gouldson asked men in Australia to wear a red rose for IMD and for women and families to buy the men in their life flowers. He said a red rose is worn by men on IMD as a symbol of strength of character and courage, and as it is unusual to see men being given flowers so it is a good way to highlight the occasion. In 2004, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>Michael Flood<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</ins>, an academic, criticized the basis of the 'Men's Health and Wellbeing Association' (MHWA)'s IMD celebration which focused on men's health, arguing that there were already enough opportunities to work on men's health and fatherhood (citing Father's Day and Men's Health Week).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110926230930/http://www.xyonline.net/sites/default/files/International_Mens_Day.pdf</ref><ref>http://internationalmensday.co/caribbean-stream-03-04/</ref> Teelucksingh independently highlighted the need to address the needs of young boys, teenagers and men who are not fathers, which was one of his primary purposes for establishing International Men's Day.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2008 Dads4Kids Organization highlighted the theme 'honour and sacrifice', pointing to the sinking of the cruiser HMAS Sydney (1934) on 19 November during the Second World War which resulted in the death of 645 men off the coast of Geraldton in Western Australia.<ref>http://www.internationalmensday.com/</ref> Organisers said, "men make sacrifices every day in their place of work, in their role as husbands and fathers, for their families, for their friends, for their communities and for their nation."</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2008 Dads4Kids Organization highlighted the theme 'honour and sacrifice', pointing to the sinking of the cruiser HMAS Sydney (1934) on 19 November during the Second World War which resulted in the death of 645 men off the coast of Geraldton in Western Australia.<ref>http://www.internationalmensday.com/</ref> Organisers said, "men make sacrifices every day in their place of work, in their role as husbands and fathers, for their families, for their friends, for their communities and for their nation."</div></td> </tr> </table>

Robert Brockway https://wiki4men.com/w/index.php?title=International_Men%27s_Day_(Australia)&diff=10279&oldid=prev Robert Brockway at 14:20, 18 January 2021 2021-01-18T14:20:55Z

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Robert Brockway https://wiki4men.com/w/index.php?title=International_Men%27s_Day_(Australia)&diff=10262&oldid=prev Robert Brockway at 14:15, 18 January 2021 2021-01-18T14:15:53Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 14:15, 18 January 2021</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Australians have celebrated <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">IMD</del> on 19 November since 2003, when Phil Gouldson of Men's Health and Wellbeing Association ACT (MHWA) launched the inaugural event after receiving an invitation by Trinidad and Tobago's Harrack Balramsingh to join in the event.<ref>http://internationalmensday.co/</ref> In Canberra, 2004, Gouldson asked men in Australia to wear a red rose for IMD and for women and families to buy the men in their life flowers. He said a red rose is worn by men on IMD as a symbol of strength of character and courage, and as it is unusual to see men being given flowers so it is a good way to highlight the occasion. In 2004, Michael Flood, an academic, criticized the basis of the 'Men's Health and Wellbeing Association' (MHWA)'s IMD celebration which focused on men's health, arguing that there were already enough opportunities to work on men's health and fatherhood (citing Father's Day and Men's Health Week).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110926230930/http://www.xyonline.net/sites/default/files/International_Mens_Day.pdf</ref><ref>http://internationalmensday.co/caribbean-stream-03-04/</ref> Teelucksingh independently highlighted the need to address the needs of young boys, teenagers and men who are not fathers, which was one of his primary purposes for establishing International Men's Day.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Australians have celebrated <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[International Men's Day]]</ins> on 19 November since 2003, when Phil Gouldson of Men's Health and Wellbeing Association ACT (MHWA) launched the inaugural event after receiving an invitation by Trinidad and Tobago's Harrack Balramsingh to join in the event.<ref>http://internationalmensday.co/</ref> In Canberra, 2004, Gouldson asked men in Australia to wear a red rose for IMD and for women and families to buy the men in their life flowers. He said a red rose is worn by men on IMD as a symbol of strength of character and courage, and as it is unusual to see men being given flowers so it is a good way to highlight the occasion. In 2004, Michael Flood, an academic, criticized the basis of the 'Men's Health and Wellbeing Association' (MHWA)'s IMD celebration which focused on men's health, arguing that there were already enough opportunities to work on men's health and fatherhood (citing Father's Day and Men's Health Week).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110926230930/http://www.xyonline.net/sites/default/files/International_Mens_Day.pdf</ref><ref>http://internationalmensday.co/caribbean-stream-03-04/</ref> Teelucksingh independently highlighted the need to address the needs of young boys, teenagers and men who are not fathers, which was one of his primary purposes for establishing International Men's Day.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2008 Dads4Kids Organization highlighted the theme 'honour and sacrifice', pointing to the sinking of the cruiser HMAS Sydney (1934) on 19 November during the Second World War which resulted in the death of 645 men off the coast of Geraldton in Western Australia.<ref>http://www.internationalmensday.com/</ref> Organisers said, "men make sacrifices every day in their place of work, in their role as husbands and fathers, for their families, for their friends, for their communities and for their nation."</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2008 Dads4Kids Organization highlighted the theme 'honour and sacrifice', pointing to the sinking of the cruiser HMAS Sydney (1934) on 19 November during the Second World War which resulted in the death of 645 men off the coast of Geraldton in Western Australia.<ref>http://www.internationalmensday.com/</ref> Organisers said, "men make sacrifices every day in their place of work, in their role as husbands and fathers, for their families, for their friends, for their communities and for their nation."</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 6:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 6:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In honour of men and boys on the occasion of IMD 2014, Liz Behjat addressed the Western Australian Legislative Council on the topic of men's lives and issues.<ref>http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/hansard.nsf/%28HansardSearchDesc%29?SearchView&Query=&#91;Form&#93;%20=%20%28HAN%29%20AND%20%28&#91;Han_Member&#93;=%28%22behjat,hon%20liz%22%29or%28%22behjat,%20hon%20liz%22%29%29&SearchOrder=4&SearchWV=FALSE&SearchFuzzy=FALSE&Start=1</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In honour of men and boys on the occasion of IMD 2014, Liz Behjat addressed the Western Australian Legislative Council on the topic of men's lives and issues.<ref>http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/hansard.nsf/%28HansardSearchDesc%29?SearchView&Query=&#91;Form&#93;%20=%20%28HAN%29%20AND%20%28&#91;Han_Member&#93;=%28%22behjat,hon%20liz%22%29or%28%22behjat,%20hon%20liz%22%29%29&SearchOrder=4&SearchWV=FALSE&SearchFuzzy=FALSE&Start=1</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== See Also ==</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[[International Men's Day]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[[History of International Men's Day]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[[Themes of International Men's Day]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== References ==</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== References ==</div></td> </tr> </table>

Robert Brockway https://wiki4men.com/w/index.php?title=International_Men%27s_Day_(Australia)&diff=10226&oldid=prev Robert Brockway at 13:34, 18 January 2021 2021-01-18T13:34:15Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 13:34, 18 January 2021</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 8:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 8:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== References ==</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== References ==</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category: Australia]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category: Featured Articles]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category: International Men's Day]]</div></td> </tr> </table>

Robert Brockway https://wiki4men.com/w/index.php?title=International_Men%27s_Day_(Australia)&diff=10225&oldid=prev Robert Brockway at 13:33, 18 January 2021 2021-01-18T13:33:43Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 13:33, 18 January 2021</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Australians have celebrated IMD on 19 November since 2003,<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref name="Thompson"/></del> when Phil Gouldson of Men's Health and Wellbeing Association ACT (MHWA) launched the inaugural event after receiving an invitation by Trinidad and Tobago's Harrack Balramsingh to join in the event.<ref><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[</del>http://internationalmensday.co/<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> IMD Global Website – Caribbean Stream-03-04]</del></ref> In Canberra, 2004, Gouldson asked men in Australia to wear a red rose for IMD and for women and families to buy the men in their life flowers. He said a red rose is worn by men on IMD as a symbol of strength of character and courage, and as it is unusual to see men being given flowers so it is a good way to highlight the occasion.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref>Article- 'Manly respect blooms if you give those blokes a rose', ''The Canberra Times'', 19 November 2004</ref></del> In 2004, Michael Flood, an academic, criticized the basis of the 'Men's Health and Wellbeing Association' (MHWA)'s IMD celebration which focused on men's health, arguing that there were already enough opportunities to work on men's health and fatherhood (citing Father's Day and Men's Health Week).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110926230930/http://www.xyonline.net/sites/default/files/International_Mens_Day.pdf</ref><ref>http://internationalmensday.co/caribbean-stream-03-04/</ref> Teelucksingh independently highlighted the need to address the needs of young boys, teenagers and men who are not fathers, which was one of his primary purposes for establishing International Men's Day.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref name="Thompson"/></del></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Australians have celebrated IMD on 19 November since 2003, when Phil Gouldson of Men's Health and Wellbeing Association ACT (MHWA) launched the inaugural event after receiving an invitation by Trinidad and Tobago's Harrack Balramsingh to join in the event.<ref>http://internationalmensday.co/</ref> In Canberra, 2004, Gouldson asked men in Australia to wear a red rose for IMD and for women and families to buy the men in their life flowers. He said a red rose is worn by men on IMD as a symbol of strength of character and courage, and as it is unusual to see men being given flowers so it is a good way to highlight the occasion. In 2004, Michael Flood, an academic, criticized the basis of the 'Men's Health and Wellbeing Association' (MHWA)'s IMD celebration which focused on men's health, arguing that there were already enough opportunities to work on men's health and fatherhood (citing Father's Day and Men's Health Week).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110926230930/http://www.xyonline.net/sites/default/files/International_Mens_Day.pdf</ref><ref>http://internationalmensday.co/caribbean-stream-03-04/</ref> Teelucksingh independently highlighted the need to address the needs of young boys, teenagers and men who are not fathers, which was one of his primary purposes for establishing International Men's Day.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2008 Dads4Kids Organization highlighted the theme 'honour and sacrifice', pointing to the sinking of the cruiser HMAS Sydney (1934) on 19 November during the Second World War which resulted in the death of 645 men off the coast of Geraldton in Western Australia.<ref>http://www.internationalmensday.com/</ref> Organisers said, "men make sacrifices every day in their place of work, in their role as husbands and fathers, for their families, for their friends, for their communities and for their nation."<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref name="Dads4Kids"/></del></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2008 Dads4Kids Organization highlighted the theme 'honour and sacrifice', pointing to the sinking of the cruiser HMAS Sydney (1934) on 19 November during the Second World War which resulted in the death of 645 men off the coast of Geraldton in Western Australia.<ref>http://www.internationalmensday.com/</ref> Organisers said, "men make sacrifices every day in their place of work, in their role as husbands and fathers, for their families, for their friends, for their communities and for their nation."</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2009, a number of events were held throughout Australia including IMD initiatives organized by four local governments: Maitland City Council in N.S.W., Greater Hume Shire Council in Victoria, Ipswich City Council in Queensland, and Forbes Shire Council in N.S.W. each of whom funded local observations. These were the first government bodies in Australia to fund and host community IMD events.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref name="Thompson"/></del><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111007175552/http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/mens-day-an-aussie-first/1675235.aspx</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20091022222731/http://www.humelibraries.vic.gov.au/Files/novemberpage1.jpg</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110821223107/http://www.forbesadvocate.com.au/news/local/news/general/men-celebrate-on-their-day/1681912.aspx</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20091215115148/http://www.forbes.nsw.gov.au/events/pages/3710.html</ref> In the State Parliament of Western Australia Minister Nick Goiran gave a speech introducing International Men's Day and its objectives to the parliament, focussing on the promotion of gender equality and the importance of highlighting positive male role models.<ref>http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Hansard%5Chansard.nsf/0/95352e60fdff3b35c82576800013efcc/$FILE/C38%20S1%2020091119%20p9413b-9416a.pdf</ref> There was also an event held in the Federal Australian Parliament House with several notable speakers.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref name="Thompson"/></del> Numerous other organisations hosted observations including the Men's Shed Steering Committee in Rockhampton, Queensland, the Community Resource center in Ulladulla, the Regional Health Service in KooWeeRup, and ''Dads on the Air'' radio programme in Sydney which hosted an hour-long programme discussing IMD with a panel of international coordinators of the event.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref name="Dads4Kids"/></del><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110706123143/http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2009/11/mens-shed-.html</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111107194158/http://www.ulladullatimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/seven-men-recognised-for-their-contribution-to-the-community/1687608.aspx</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20091126090912/http://www.dadsontheair.net/shows/international-mens-day-special.html</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2009, a number of events were held throughout Australia including IMD initiatives organized by four local governments: Maitland City Council in N.S.W., Greater Hume Shire Council in Victoria, Ipswich City Council in Queensland, and Forbes Shire Council in N.S.W. each of whom funded local observations. These were the first government bodies in Australia to fund and host community IMD events.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111007175552/http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/mens-day-an-aussie-first/1675235.aspx</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20091022222731/http://www.humelibraries.vic.gov.au/Files/novemberpage1.jpg</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110821223107/http://www.forbesadvocate.com.au/news/local/news/general/men-celebrate-on-their-day/1681912.aspx</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20091215115148/http://www.forbes.nsw.gov.au/events/pages/3710.html</ref> In the State Parliament of Western Australia Minister Nick Goiran gave a speech introducing International Men's Day and its objectives to the parliament, focussing on the promotion of gender equality and the importance of highlighting positive male role models.<ref>http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Hansard%5Chansard.nsf/0/95352e60fdff3b35c82576800013efcc/$FILE/C38%20S1%2020091119%20p9413b-9416a.pdf</ref> There was also an event held in the Federal Australian Parliament House with several notable speakers. Numerous other organisations hosted observations including the Men's Shed Steering Committee in Rockhampton, Queensland, the Community Resource center in Ulladulla, the Regional Health Service in KooWeeRup, and ''Dads on the Air'' radio programme in Sydney which hosted an hour-long programme discussing IMD with a panel of international coordinators of the event.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110706123143/http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2009/11/mens-shed-.html</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111107194158/http://www.ulladullatimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/seven-men-recognised-for-their-contribution-to-the-community/1687608.aspx</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20091126090912/http://www.dadsontheair.net/shows/international-mens-day-special.html</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In honour of men and boys on the occasion of IMD 2014, Liz Behjat addressed the Western Australian Legislative Council on the topic of men's lives and issues.<ref>http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/hansard.nsf/%28HansardSearchDesc%29?SearchView&Query=&#91;Form&#93;%20=%20%28HAN%29%20AND%20%28&#91;Han_Member&#93;=%28%22behjat,hon%20liz%22%29or%28%22behjat,%20hon%20liz%22%29%29&SearchOrder=4&SearchWV=FALSE&SearchFuzzy=FALSE&Start=1</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In honour of men and boys on the occasion of IMD 2014, Liz Behjat addressed the Western Australian Legislative Council on the topic of men's lives and issues.<ref>http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/hansard.nsf/%28HansardSearchDesc%29?SearchView&Query=&#91;Form&#93;%20=%20%28HAN%29%20AND%20%28&#91;Han_Member&#93;=%28%22behjat,hon%20liz%22%29or%28%22behjat,%20hon%20liz%22%29%29&SearchOrder=4&SearchWV=FALSE&SearchFuzzy=FALSE&Start=1</ref></div></td> </tr> </table>

Robert Brockway https://wiki4men.com/w/index.php?title=International_Men%27s_Day_(Australia)&diff=10224&oldid=prev Robert Brockway at 13:31, 18 January 2021 2021-01-18T13:31:51Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 13:31, 18 January 2021</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Australians have celebrated IMD on 19 November since 2003,<ref name="Thompson"/> when Phil Gouldson of Men's Health and Wellbeing Association ACT (MHWA) launched the inaugural event after receiving an invitation by Trinidad and Tobago's Harrack Balramsingh to join in the event.<ref>[http://internationalmensday.co/ IMD Global Website – Caribbean Stream-03-04]</ref> In Canberra, 2004, Gouldson asked men in Australia to wear a red rose for IMD and for women and families to buy the men in their life flowers. He said a red rose is worn by men on IMD as a symbol of strength of character and courage, and as it is unusual to see men being given flowers so it is a good way to highlight the occasion.<ref>Article- 'Manly respect blooms if you give those blokes a rose', ''The Canberra Times'', 19 November 2004</ref> In 2004, Michael Flood, an academic, criticized the basis of the 'Men's Health and Wellbeing Association' (MHWA)'s IMD celebration which focused on men's health, arguing that there were already enough opportunities to work on men's health and fatherhood (citing Father's Day and Men's Health Week).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110926230930/http://www.xyonline.net/sites/default/files/International_Mens_Day.pdf</ref><ref>http://internationalmensday.co/caribbean-stream-03-04/</ref> Teelucksingh independently highlighted the need to address the needs of young boys, teenagers and men who are not fathers, which was one of his primary purposes for establishing International Men's Day.<ref name="Thompson"/></div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Australians have celebrated IMD on 19 November since 2003,<ref name="Thompson"/> when Phil Gouldson of Men's Health and Wellbeing Association ACT (MHWA) launched the inaugural event after receiving an invitation by Trinidad and Tobago's Harrack Balramsingh to join in the event.<ref>[http://internationalmensday.co/ IMD Global Website – Caribbean Stream-03-04]</ref> In Canberra, 2004, Gouldson asked men in Australia to wear a red rose for IMD and for women and families to buy the men in their life flowers. He said a red rose is worn by men on IMD as a symbol of strength of character and courage, and as it is unusual to see men being given flowers so it is a good way to highlight the occasion.<ref>Article- 'Manly respect blooms if you give those blokes a rose', ''The Canberra Times'', 19 November 2004</ref> In 2004, Michael Flood, an academic, criticized the basis of the 'Men's Health and Wellbeing Association' (MHWA)'s IMD celebration which focused on men's health, arguing that there were already enough opportunities to work on men's health and fatherhood (citing Father's Day and Men's Health Week).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110926230930/http://www.xyonline.net/sites/default/files/International_Mens_Day.pdf</ref><ref>http://internationalmensday.co/caribbean-stream-03-04/</ref> Teelucksingh independently highlighted the need to address the needs of young boys, teenagers and men who are not fathers, which was one of his primary purposes for establishing International Men's Day.<ref name="Thompson"/></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2008 Dads4Kids Organization highlighted the theme 'honour and sacrifice', pointing to the sinking of the cruiser HMAS Sydney (1934) on 19 November during the Second World War which resulted in the death of 645 men off the coast of Geraldton in Western Australia.<ref<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> name="Dads4Kids"</del>><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{cite web|url=</del>http://www.internationalmensday.com/<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> |title=Dads4Kids Organization Australia |publisher=Internationalmensday.com |accessdate=20 November 2011}}</del></ref> Organisers said, "men make sacrifices every day in their place of work, in their role as husbands and fathers, for their families, for their friends, for their communities and for their nation."<ref name="Dads4Kids"/></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2008 Dads4Kids Organization highlighted the theme 'honour and sacrifice', pointing to the sinking of the cruiser HMAS Sydney (1934) on 19 November during the Second World War which resulted in the death of 645 men off the coast of Geraldton in Western Australia.<ref>http://www.internationalmensday.com/</ref> Organisers said, "men make sacrifices every day in their place of work, in their role as husbands and fathers, for their families, for their friends, for their communities and for their nation."<ref name="Dads4Kids"/></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2009, a number of events were held throughout Australia including IMD initiatives organized by four local governments: Maitland City Council in N.S.W., Greater Hume Shire Council in Victoria, Ipswich City Council in Queensland, and Forbes Shire Council in N.S.W. each of whom funded local observations. These were the first government bodies in Australia to fund and host community IMD events.<ref name="Thompson"/><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111007175552/http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/mens-day-an-aussie-first/1675235.aspx</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20091022222731/http://www.humelibraries.vic.gov.au/Files/novemberpage1.jpg</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110821223107/http://www.forbesadvocate.com.au/news/local/news/general/men-celebrate-on-their-day/1681912.aspx</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20091215115148/http://www.forbes.nsw.gov.au/events/pages/3710.html</ref> In the State Parliament of Western Australia Minister Nick Goiran gave a speech introducing International Men's Day and its objectives to the parliament, focussing on the promotion of gender equality and the importance of highlighting positive male role models.<ref>http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Hansard%5Chansard.nsf/0/95352e60fdff3b35c82576800013efcc/$FILE/C38%20S1%2020091119%20p9413b-9416a.pdf</ref> There was also an event held in the Federal Australian Parliament House with several notable speakers.<ref name="Thompson"/> Numerous other organisations hosted observations including the Men's Shed Steering Committee in Rockhampton, Queensland, the Community Resource center in Ulladulla, the Regional Health Service in KooWeeRup, and ''Dads on the Air'' radio programme in Sydney which hosted an hour-long programme discussing IMD with a panel of international coordinators of the event.<ref name="Dads4Kids"/><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110706123143/http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2009/11/mens-shed-.html</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111107194158/http://www.ulladullatimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/seven-men-recognised-for-their-contribution-to-the-community/1687608.aspx</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20091126090912/http://www.dadsontheair.net/shows/international-mens-day-special.html</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2009, a number of events were held throughout Australia including IMD initiatives organized by four local governments: Maitland City Council in N.S.W., Greater Hume Shire Council in Victoria, Ipswich City Council in Queensland, and Forbes Shire Council in N.S.W. each of whom funded local observations. These were the first government bodies in Australia to fund and host community IMD events.<ref name="Thompson"/><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111007175552/http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/mens-day-an-aussie-first/1675235.aspx</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20091022222731/http://www.humelibraries.vic.gov.au/Files/novemberpage1.jpg</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110821223107/http://www.forbesadvocate.com.au/news/local/news/general/men-celebrate-on-their-day/1681912.aspx</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20091215115148/http://www.forbes.nsw.gov.au/events/pages/3710.html</ref> In the State Parliament of Western Australia Minister Nick Goiran gave a speech introducing International Men's Day and its objectives to the parliament, focussing on the promotion of gender equality and the importance of highlighting positive male role models.<ref>http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Hansard%5Chansard.nsf/0/95352e60fdff3b35c82576800013efcc/$FILE/C38%20S1%2020091119%20p9413b-9416a.pdf</ref> There was also an event held in the Federal Australian Parliament House with several notable speakers.<ref name="Thompson"/> Numerous other organisations hosted observations including the Men's Shed Steering Committee in Rockhampton, Queensland, the Community Resource center in Ulladulla, the Regional Health Service in KooWeeRup, and ''Dads on the Air'' radio programme in Sydney which hosted an hour-long programme discussing IMD with a panel of international coordinators of the event.<ref name="Dads4Kids"/><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110706123143/http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2009/11/mens-shed-.html</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111107194158/http://www.ulladullatimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/seven-men-recognised-for-their-contribution-to-the-community/1687608.aspx</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20091126090912/http://www.dadsontheair.net/shows/international-mens-day-special.html</ref></div></td> </tr> </table>

Robert Brockway https://wiki4men.com/w/index.php?title=International_Men%27s_Day_(Australia)&diff=10223&oldid=prev Robert Brockway at 13:31, 18 January 2021 2021-01-18T13:31:21Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 13:31, 18 January 2021</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 6:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 6:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In honour of men and boys on the occasion of IMD 2014, Liz Behjat addressed the Western Australian Legislative Council on the topic of men's lives and issues.<ref>http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/hansard.nsf/%28HansardSearchDesc%29?SearchView&Query=&#91;Form&#93;%20=%20%28HAN%29%20AND%20%28&#91;Han_Member&#93;=%28%22behjat,hon%20liz%22%29or%28%22behjat,%20hon%20liz%22%29%29&SearchOrder=4&SearchWV=FALSE&SearchFuzzy=FALSE&Start=1</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In honour of men and boys on the occasion of IMD 2014, Liz Behjat addressed the Western Australian Legislative Council on the topic of men's lives and issues.<ref>http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/hansard.nsf/%28HansardSearchDesc%29?SearchView&Query=&#91;Form&#93;%20=%20%28HAN%29%20AND%20%28&#91;Han_Member&#93;=%28%22behjat,hon%20liz%22%29or%28%22behjat,%20hon%20liz%22%29%29&SearchOrder=4&SearchWV=FALSE&SearchFuzzy=FALSE&Start=1</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== References ==</div></td> </tr> </table>

Robert Brockway https://wiki4men.com/w/index.php?title=International_Men%27s_Day_(Australia)&diff=10222&oldid=prev Robert Brockway at 13:31, 18 January 2021 2021-01-18T13:31:10Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 13:31, 18 January 2021</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 5:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 5:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2009, a number of events were held throughout Australia including IMD initiatives organized by four local governments: Maitland City Council in N.S.W., Greater Hume Shire Council in Victoria, Ipswich City Council in Queensland, and Forbes Shire Council in N.S.W. each of whom funded local observations. These were the first government bodies in Australia to fund and host community IMD events.<ref name="Thompson"/><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111007175552/http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/mens-day-an-aussie-first/1675235.aspx</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20091022222731/http://www.humelibraries.vic.gov.au/Files/novemberpage1.jpg</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110821223107/http://www.forbesadvocate.com.au/news/local/news/general/men-celebrate-on-their-day/1681912.aspx</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20091215115148/http://www.forbes.nsw.gov.au/events/pages/3710.html</ref> In the State Parliament of Western Australia Minister Nick Goiran gave a speech introducing International Men's Day and its objectives to the parliament, focussing on the promotion of gender equality and the importance of highlighting positive male role models.<ref>http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Hansard%5Chansard.nsf/0/95352e60fdff3b35c82576800013efcc/$FILE/C38%20S1%2020091119%20p9413b-9416a.pdf</ref> There was also an event held in the Federal Australian Parliament House with several notable speakers.<ref name="Thompson"/> Numerous other organisations hosted observations including the Men's Shed Steering Committee in Rockhampton, Queensland, the Community Resource center in Ulladulla, the Regional Health Service in KooWeeRup, and ''Dads on the Air'' radio programme in Sydney which hosted an hour-long programme discussing IMD with a panel of international coordinators of the event.<ref name="Dads4Kids"/><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110706123143/http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2009/11/mens-shed-.html</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111107194158/http://www.ulladullatimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/seven-men-recognised-for-their-contribution-to-the-community/1687608.aspx</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20091126090912/http://www.dadsontheair.net/shows/international-mens-day-special.html</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2009, a number of events were held throughout Australia including IMD initiatives organized by four local governments: Maitland City Council in N.S.W., Greater Hume Shire Council in Victoria, Ipswich City Council in Queensland, and Forbes Shire Council in N.S.W. each of whom funded local observations. These were the first government bodies in Australia to fund and host community IMD events.<ref name="Thompson"/><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111007175552/http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/mens-day-an-aussie-first/1675235.aspx</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20091022222731/http://www.humelibraries.vic.gov.au/Files/novemberpage1.jpg</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110821223107/http://www.forbesadvocate.com.au/news/local/news/general/men-celebrate-on-their-day/1681912.aspx</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20091215115148/http://www.forbes.nsw.gov.au/events/pages/3710.html</ref> In the State Parliament of Western Australia Minister Nick Goiran gave a speech introducing International Men's Day and its objectives to the parliament, focussing on the promotion of gender equality and the importance of highlighting positive male role models.<ref>http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Hansard%5Chansard.nsf/0/95352e60fdff3b35c82576800013efcc/$FILE/C38%20S1%2020091119%20p9413b-9416a.pdf</ref> There was also an event held in the Federal Australian Parliament House with several notable speakers.<ref name="Thompson"/> Numerous other organisations hosted observations including the Men's Shed Steering Committee in Rockhampton, Queensland, the Community Resource center in Ulladulla, the Regional Health Service in KooWeeRup, and ''Dads on the Air'' radio programme in Sydney which hosted an hour-long programme discussing IMD with a panel of international coordinators of the event.<ref name="Dads4Kids"/><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110706123143/http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2009/11/mens-shed-.html</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111107194158/http://www.ulladullatimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/seven-men-recognised-for-their-contribution-to-the-community/1687608.aspx</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20091126090912/http://www.dadsontheair.net/shows/international-mens-day-special.html</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In honour of men and boys on the occasion of IMD 2014, Liz Behjat addressed the Western Australian Legislative Council on the topic of men's lives and issues.<ref><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[</del>http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/hansard.nsf/%28HansardSearchDesc%29?SearchView&Query=&#91;Form&#93;%20=%20%28HAN%29%20AND%20%28&#91;Han_Member&#93;=%28%22behjat,hon%20liz%22%29or%28%22behjat,%20hon%20liz%22%29%29&SearchOrder=4&SearchWV=FALSE&SearchFuzzy=FALSE&Start=1<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> West Australian Parliament Hansard of The Hon. Liz Behjat MLC speech on International Men's Day, 20/Nov/2014 – p8456-8464]</del></ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In honour of men and boys on the occasion of IMD 2014, Liz Behjat addressed the Western Australian Legislative Council on the topic of men's lives and issues.<ref>http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/hansard.nsf/%28HansardSearchDesc%29?SearchView&Query=&#91;Form&#93;%20=%20%28HAN%29%20AND%20%28&#91;Han_Member&#93;=%28%22behjat,hon%20liz%22%29or%28%22behjat,%20hon%20liz%22%29%29&SearchOrder=4&SearchWV=FALSE&SearchFuzzy=FALSE&Start=1</ref></div></td> </tr> </table>

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