09/23/2015
Our keynote speaker for the Bullying / Domestic Violence Awareness Event in Atmore on 10 / 30 is Saundra Adams. Ms. Adams lost her daughter , Cherica, in a murder-for-hire scheme, orchestrated by former Carolina Panther, Rae Carruth. She is also part of an organization in Charlotte called Mothers of Murdered Offspring (MOMO). Angela, an acquaintance in South Florida, runs MAMA (Mothers against Murderers Association ), and another acquaintance, Belinda, runs an organization in Dallas called Mothers Opposing Bullying (M.O.B). Still yet, there is also one called MOMS (Mothers of Murdered Sons). Then my sociological research-minded gears kicked in: "What are Fathers against?" Sad and extremely shameful to say, not much. Here is an opportunity for men to step up to the plate and help me out here. If I missed anything, please correct me. Now there are many men-oriented organizations out there such as Men Can Stop R**e, Men Stopping Violence, A Call to Men, and a slew of others who are doing a masterful job. Kudos to you men in being social activists! In my research, I was looking specifically at organizations that begins with "Fathers of" or "Fathers against ". I only found Fathers against Drunk Driving (FADD), a replicate of Mothers against Drunk Driving (MADD). If I missed any, please set me straight. What 's my point? In the four facets of this world's systems of things, (1) political, (2) religious, (3) commercial, & (4) social, as a gender; we are the weakest in social leadership. Women are the true leaders in the SOCIAL PROBLEMS nonprofit industry. Men are weak in anti-sexual assault, anti-bullying, anti-stalking, anti-animal cruelty, anti-domestic violence, anti-drunk driving, and anti-child abuse leadership . Worse yet, we are the major source of origin of all these problems. Why aren't we more of a solution to them? Guys, how many of you have ever taken the time out to attend a conference on any of the aforementioned social problems? Is a true die-hard male chauvinist going to listen to feminine social leadership? Women, keep up the good work.