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Last chance to register for Young Guys Thrive tomorrow, 6/12. PERIL's Pasha Dashtgard is on the 1:20 PM ET panel on the manosphere, radicalization, and prevention. Free to attend, and registrants get the recording if you can't make it live. 🔗

Young Guys Thrive A one-day event that equips parents, educators, and mentors with practical tools for young men to master relationship skills and navigate life with a clear sense of purpose.

The director of the Connecticut Intelligence Center is briefing parents and police on 764 this week and CT Insider highlights PERIL's NVE Tracker as a key resource for tracking the rise of these incidents. 🔗

764 and other extremist groups are targeting kids in CT. What officials say parents should know Members of the groups "have utilized doxing and swatting as an intimidation tactic to coerce victims into performing increasingly degrading and violent acts," the FBI's Boston division said.

There's still time to register for Young Guys Thrive on June 12. PERIL's Pasha Dashtgard is on the manosphere panel at 1:20 PM ET, examining what young men are actually looking for online and how prevention can meet them there. Sign up for free here:

Young Guys Thrive A one-day event that equips parents, educators, and mentors with practical tools for young men to master relationship skills and navigate life with a clear sense of purpose.

"Boys will be boys." Psychology Today pushes back on that dismissal, drawing on Cynthia Miller-Idriss's Man Up to show how everyday gender policing rehearses patriarchal power and normalizes the conditions for violence. Read more:

The Threat Americans Ignore—Say Patriarchy When we dismiss everyday social policing of gender expression, we rehearse patriarchal power, enable a culture of inequality and violence, and a "crisis of connection."

What happens inside extremist online communities after a mass violence event? New PERIL research following the San Diego attack tracks how harmful narratives escalate toward deeper radicalization in the hours and days that follow. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3RwYtFj

"Solutions need to begin much further upstream, starting with ensuring every individual feels seen, heard, and needed." PERIL's Cynthia Miller-Idriss joins the MenCare Changemaker Summit, working alongside The Christchurch Call on democracy, extremism, and tech-enabled harms.

Mencare Changemaker Journey Creating a world where caring manhood is the new normal. By Equimundo: Center for Masculinities & Social Justice, and WOW - Women of the World

44% of what 142 young men watched on TikTok contained masculinity themes. New research co-authored by PERIL's Cynthia Miller-Idriss and Pasha Dashtgard maps the spectrum and makes the case for early, tailored intervention before harm escalates. Read more at The Conversation:

We analysed the TikTok history of 142 men. Here’s what it taught us about the manosphere Three videos, three very different messages about masculinity and health. New research shows this is how the manosphere finds young men.

The San Diego suspects were 10 and 12 at the time of the mosque shooting in Christchurch. They grew up consuming that content. PERIL's Cynthia Miller-Idriss in NBC News on the online ecosystems turning radicalization into a template.

San Diego mosque suspects’ writings reveal influence of online extremism, experts say A 75-page document and a livestreamed video apparently created by the gunmen echo previous shootings fueled by extremist ideology.

In case you missed it:

60% of mass shooters and attackers in the US have a documented history of domestic or intimate partner violence. So why is misogyny almost never discussed in the context of extremism? Cynthia Miller-Idriss has answers. Man Up, discussed with .

60% of mass shooters and attackers in the US have a documented history of domestic or intimate partner violence. So why is misogyny almost never discussed in the context of extremism? Cynthia… | Polarization & Extremism Research & Innovation Lab... 60% of mass shooters and attackers in the US have a documented history of domestic or intimate partner violence. So why is misogyny almost never discussed in the context of extremism? Cynthia Miller-Idriss has answers. Man Up, discussed with . https://bit.ly/4deql9i

What emotional needs does the manosphere actually meet and how do we offer something better? PERIL's Pasha Dashtgard joins the Young Guys Thrive conference June 12 to dig into radicalization and what real prevention looks like. Register for free here:

Young Guys Thrive A one-day event that equips parents, educators, and mentors with practical tools for young men to master relationship skills and navigate life with a clear sense of purpose.