{"id":20816,"date":"2024-06-20T13:23:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T13:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20816"},"modified":"2024-06-20T13:23:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T13:23:58","slug":"linden-men-unite-against-violence-in-men-on-mission-fathers-day-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/linden-men-unite-against-violence-in-men-on-mission-fathers-day-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"Linden Men Unite Against Violence in Men on Mission Father&#8217;s Day Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In support of the national Men on Mission (MOM) initiative, men from Linden, Region Ten, united under the banner \u201cStronger Together against Violence\u201d for a Father&#8217;s Day walk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event, aimed at promoting unity and taking a stand against violence, began at the Linden Centennial Arch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants walked through key locations including Washer Pond Road, Sir David Rose Avenue, and Republic Avenue, before assembling at the Linden Municipal Park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative aimed to reinforce the role of men as heads of their families while highlighting their responsibility in combating violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lennox Gasper, a member of Men on Mission, emphasized the critical role men play in addressing violence, noting that while men are often labeled as perpetrators, violence can be instigated by anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stressed the importance of men standing together in unity to create a violence-free society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Launched by President Dr. Irfaan Ali in October 2022, the Men on Mission initiative provides a platform for men to enact positive changes through community projects, capacity-building initiatives, and programs addressing male-specific issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, MOM promoted a \u201cDads at Home Day,\u201d encouraging fathers to spend quality time with their children through bonding activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In support of the national Men on Mission (MOM) initiative, men from Linden, Region Ten, united under the banner \u201cStronger Together against Violence\u201d for a Father&#8217;s Day walk. The event,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14284,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20816"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20818,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20816\/revisions\/20818"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}