Men who talked about equality were beginning to get professional careers for themselves. We had thought out that philosophy and wanted everything we did to follow from it. I've never found that in another organization. These are from the first training. MOVE counseling philosophy, June 1982.
All men are abusive in some way.
DF Fortunately that changed to a balance between confronting the violence and having empathy for the men. An article of faith from the beginning was that men's violence was learned. Abusive behavior didn't come with the plumbing. That's what made it possible to even think about doing the work. If it was learned, it could be unlearned.