Nov 8, 2015 1 min read

Gender-based violence is an issue for both men and women, and Jackson Katz has spent his career trying to put an end to it.

Katz will present a free talk, “Taking It Personally: Why Gender Violence Is an Issue for Men,” at 11 a.m. Nov. 18 in the Convocation Center at California University of Pennsylvania.

An educator, author, filmmaker and social theorist, Katz was a leader in articulating and popularizing the “bystander” approach to violence prevention. The approach encourages young men and women to take an active role in preventing sexual violence, school-based violence and bullying.

Katz is the founder of Mentors in Violence Prevention, the most widely used gender-violence prevention program in college and professional athletics.

For more information, visit www.calu.edu.