Male depression and suicide commercial...

OK, the production quality is pretty low...but it's a start...

Pass the link on everyone, lets give these guys some exposure.

REGINA — A television commercial made possible by fundraising done in memory of former MP Dave Batters aims to raise awareness of mental illness among men.

The 30-second production is now airing on television in southern Saskatchewan and is also available on YouTube.

It’s part of a campaign by the Saskatchewan division of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) to encourage men aged 30-50 to get help for anxiety and depression.

Donna Bowyer, director of the Friends for Life program at CMHA Saskatchewan, said money raised at the first annual Dave Batters Memorial Golf Tournament in June was used to produce the ad and pay for air time.

Batters, who was twice elected in the Palliser riding, went public in September 2008 with his battle with anxiety and depression, in the hope it could encourage others with the conditions to get help.

Despite his efforts and support from his friends and family, Dave took his own life in June 2009, shortly before his 40th birthday.

His family, including his wife Denise Batters, has spoken about his death to help remove the stigma that surrounds depression.

Bowyer said the advertisement is meant to help men realize that mental illness can affect them and it is OK to seek help.

“Men are often overlooked when it comes to depression,” she said, adding men are sometimes diagnosed with health issues such as high blood pressure while depression is overlooked.

“There’s also that idea of denial ... because the whole stigma of mental illness.”

People struggling with depression sometimes feel they are weak, which simply isn’t the case, she said.

“People need to recognize that there is help. I think that’s the biggest message we want to get out there. If you’re struggling, get help. Ask for help. And you may need to be your own advocate to get the help you need,” Bowyer said.

“Depression is not a weakness. Depression is something that’s treatable. Depression doesn’t mean that it’s the end of your career or any of those things. What we need to do is get you treated, get you back into life again.”

The commercial was produced in Regina with local actors. It shows a man admitting to a friend that he is not all right, while words on the screen tell viewers: “You are not alone. There is help. Please reach out

Read more: http://www.leaderpost.com/health/Mental+illness+awareness+commercial+funded+Dave+Batters+Memorial+Golf+Tournament/3575797/story.html#ixzz10bcrvJPO

The Right to be a Father - Amnesty International disagrees.

There is, apparently, a group of teenagers in Göteborg, Sweden, who made a film for a festival sponsored by Amnesty International. The film, entitled "The Right to Be a Father", apparently pissed off some Feminists at a DV shelter in Uppsala. AI dutifully not only pulled the film from the festival, but also from their YouTube channel for the festival.

Stephen Baskerville wrote an excellent article about it here.

The film was nominated for the final stage of the competition. Amnesty posted it on YouTube, and the creators were invited to the film gala in Gothenburg. “But our film was never shown at the festival, and the day after it also disappeared from Amnesty’s YouTube channel,” says Sara Sivesson, one of the creators. Further, the students claim they obtained an email from the Uppsala feminists bragging, “Thanks to the protests Amnesty did not show the film at the festival and they also dropped it from their website.”

Since this pisses me off to no end, and saddens me that I have to add another organization I previously respected to the list of verifiably Misandrist organizations I oppose, I've decided to do whatever I can to promote this film. If, in the process, I can help to blacken the reputation of what was once a noble organization, I will do so. In the hopes that this negative publicity will help them see the error of their ways, and failing that, to lessen the damage they can do by lessening their political standing.

So, here it is.

And a healthy "Fuck You" to AI, for being such sexist assholes.

The Right to be a Father:

A cartoon...

Thought I'd share this...next time you get in an argument about anything to do with reproduction with a Feminist, here's your argument for you...