Mu Tau Mu of Alpha Chi Omega

We are shining a spotlight this week on men everywhere who are working to end domestic violence.

We salute

- our partners and friends who cannot imagine deliberately hurting another person;

- men who are breaking the cycle of violence after growing up as a witness to it;

- men who work in local law enforcement and those who support their local shelters and agencies;

- actors, sports stars/teams who use their celebrity to promote positive action; and

- programs designed to help men and boys grow and develop in positive ways

We'll share some examples; we encourage you to add your favorites in the comment section below!

At MTM, we've long admired Joe Torre, manager of the LA Dodgers, for his work providing children and teens a safe haven and his bravery in sharing his personal story of growing up in a home with domestic violence. He's featured on our Watch, Listen, See DVA page and we encourage you to check our his charity Margaret's Place. 

We recently discovered actor Patrick Stewart shared his story of growing up with domestic violence with Amnesty International. 

Entire MLB teams get behind the cause, hosting End Domestic Violence days at their ballparks. On July 3rd, 2009, the Washington Nationals partnered with Becky's Fund to Strike Out Domestic Violence. On September 5, 2009, the Cleveland Indians & the Indians Wives Association sponsored a unique in-game auction to raise funds for the Domestic Violence Center. 

Pro-Bowl Tight End Jason Witten of the Dallas Cowboys is an advocate working with domestic violence shelters and agencies: "Witten started 2008 by launching the Jason Witten SCOREkeepers program, a unique initiative placing full-time, trained male mentors in battered women’s shelters throughout Texas. The mentors seek to demonstrate positive male behavior to the children living in these shelters in an effort to break the cycle of violence that plagues families affected by abuse." 

A few of our favorite programs:

Family Violence Prevention Fund Founding Fathers see especially their Founding Fathers Talk page for videos from Matt Lauer, Russell Simmons, and 8 other celebrity men. See also the FVPF Coaching Boys Into Men initiative, and their Give Respect campaign, in which Alpha Chi Omega is proud to be a partner.

Men's Network Against Domestic Violence is FVPF's partner in Coaching Men Into Boys.