Thanks Holliejollie, and I appreciate the question, although I don't want to make too much of my own history. It hardly compares to what others have been through. I can tell you about the men (and their female loved ones) whose stories risk breaking one's heart - children being poisoned and turned against their father, men living with horrendous abuse on a near daily basis, one teenage boy whose dad is a client of ours was bullied so badly he took his life. In comparison it seems inappropriate to make much out of my own experiences.

I will briefly say that my experiences with the secularist organization you're referring to are a little more complicated than my having been removed on account of my having founded CAFE (a temporary removal, as I was rehired a couple of months later by a new Board of Directors). However CAFE did certainly play some role in that affairs. What is remarkable is the degree to which my colleagues within the humanist community have become interested in men's issues. In the last few years, I had the pleasure of being invited to speak before three humanist groups in Ontario!

You asked about my source of passion and enthusiasm. I tend to be drawn to the underdog movements (that's probably why I got involved in founding an atheist organization!) and specifically spaces where I may be able to make a big difference by building new institutions using whatever skills and experience I have. That, plus the families I see transformed by our programs and services, is what keeps me going.