Unpacking Modern Man - Is Masculinity a Dirty Word?

The role of man is in a tight spot. Caught between two worlds, embarrassed by its past failures, losing its agency to be a useful voice in the current social and political climate. Something needs to change and an evolution must happen.

In this panel discussion Finn and Lydia talk to a group of men, all faced with these questions and struggling to find answers for their own sake as well as for the wider world.

Joseph Devlin - in his day job Joseph works as a physical therapist, who as an empath has the skills to develop great emotional connection with his clients. He also is involved in men's sheds under the banner of the Man Kind Project https://mankindprojectuki.org/

Danny Groenland - Danny is a musician and parent who has had personally faced up to the challenge of self examination posed to men by the Repeal movement, reassessing his role in the household, and writing a tune related to the moment. Check it out here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgkPGTSGzpA

Olivier Barre - Olivier is a Taoist Healing Teacher, also an acupuncturist and capoeira teacher, who was in Ireland offering a Taoist men's sexual health workshop through universaltao.ie