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International Men's Day is an annual event celebrated on 19 November, which aims to raise awareness about men's issues and promote gender equality. It provides an opportunity to highlight the positive contributions that men make to society and to acknowledge the challenges they face in their daily lives. This day is celebrated in more than 80 countries around the world and focuses on issues such as men's health, toxic masculinity, fatherhood, and male role models. The theme for International Men's Day varies every year, with the ultimate goal of creating a safer and more equitable world for all genders.
This year’s theme is Zero Male Suicide - in the UK, men account for around three quarters of all deaths by suicide.
At Action Together, we believe in the strength and impact of our communities. Across Oldham, Rochdale, and Tameside, our members are doing fantastic work to support men’s mental health, and we want to celebrate that. We also want to ensure that men know where they can seek help, guidance, and support.
Support with health, fitness, diet, and mental health:
- Real Vision Community Group (Oldham and surrounding areas - online) - ABOUT US | Real Vision (realvisioncommunity.com)
- Team Greaves (Oldham) - Home | Team Greaves Boxing Gym | Bourne Street, Chadderton, Oldham (team-greaves.com)
- Walking football (Oldham) - Walking Football (Over 55's) | Oldham Active (oclactive.co.uk)
- Failsworth walking group (Oldham) - Failsworth Walking Group - GM Walking
Support for dads who have lost children:
- Angels United FC (Greater Manchester) - Angels United FC
Support for boys and men who are survivors of sexual abuse, rape, and sexual exploitation (trans and non-binary inclusive):
- We Are Survivors Manchester (Greater Manchester) - Survivors Manchester - Break the silence
Support for dads and their children:
- Men Behaving Dadly (Oldham) - Men Behaving Dadly : Home
- Dad Matters (Greater Manchester) - Dad Matters – Supporting Dads in Greater Manchester to have the best possible relationships with their families.
Places to talk to other men (both in person and online):
- Men In Sheds (Oldham) - Men In Sheds – part of UK Men's Sheds Association (wordpress.com)
- Andy’s Man Club (Oldham and Rochdale) - Andy's Man Club | #ITSOKAYTOTALK | Andy's Man Club (andysmanclub.co.uk)
- The Anthony Seddon Centre (Tameside) - The Anthony Seddon Fund - Mental Health Peer Support Tameside (tasfund.org.uk)
- Talk About It Mate (Greater Manchester/online) - Mental Health | Talk about it mate | Manchester
- Mentell (Nationwide/online) - Mentell – Free Support Circles for Men
- Manchester Bike Kitchen’s Tea and Tinker (Tameside) - MANCHESTER BIKE KITCHEN | A Nettl WordPress site (mcrbikekitchen.co.uk) - Instagram post
- Age UK’s Just 4 Men (Oldham) - Age UK Oldham | Just4Men