Philly Artists against Violence WELCOMES a collaborative partnership with Diane A. Sears the
United States Coordinator for 2013 International Men’s Day. Please stay tune for more information
about this upcoming event.
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Diane
A. Sears is the United
States Coordinator for 2013 International Men’s Day (www.international-mens-day.com);
Chair, USA 2012-2022 International Men’s
Day Ten Year Plan Committee; a member
of the International Men’s Day
Coordination Committee where she represents the United States; Editor/Author of a book on Fatherhood
and Men’s Issues – IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD® -- TRANSCENDING BOUNDARIES (www.amazon.com);
the Managing Editor of a quarterly
international male parenting journal —IN
SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD® -- which moderates a Global Dialogue on Fatherhood
and is distributed in Australia, Italy,
Trinidad and Tobago, Norway, South Africa, Ghana, Canada, and the United States;
and the creator and moderator of IN
SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD®’s blog at http://globalfatherhooddialogue.
blogspot.com. The concept for IN
SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD® was created by Sears’
mentor, the late L.T. Henry, a classically trained
jazz musician who briefly performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra and was a
former drummer for internationally acclaimed songstress and film and television
actress Ms.
Della Reese; author; photojournalist; and sales and success
motivation trainer who died in March 1999.
Ms. Sears has perpetuated her late mentor’s legacy and resurrected his vision
for an interactive Fatherhood Forum through the launching of the quarterly
international male parenting journal—IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD®, the publishing
of a book, and the creation of a Fatherhood blog.
Sears is a member of
the University Council for Akamai University ’s
Fatherhood and Men’s Studies Program (www.akamaiuniversity.us) which is located
in Hilo , Hawaii . She advises
the President of Akamai University on Fatherhood issues and assists him in the
enhancement of the institution’s Fatherhood and Men’s Studies curriculum and in
forming strategic alliances with national and international Fatherhood
organizations. She
is also a member of the National Affinity Network for The Boys’
Initiative (www.theboysinitiative.org) which is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
Ms.
Sears has interviewed Men who are Fathers throughout our global village
concerning issues directly and indirectly related to Fatherhood and has developed and maintains working
relationships with male parenting organizations in Australia ,
Canada , Europe and the United States . She has authored and published reviews for
numerous books about Fatherhood and Men’s issues including, but not limited to,
Father and Child Reunion: How To Bring The Dads We Need to the Children
We Love, by Warren Farrell, Ph.D.;
Swallowed By A Snake: The Gift Of The
Masculine Side Of Healing by Thomas
R. Golden, LCSW; The Ultimate Survival Guide for the Single Father by Thomas
Hoerner; Nothing’s Wrong: A Man’s Guide
To Managing His Feelings by David
Kundtz; Hey Daddy, Read This by
Donald Roberts, an award-winning journalist and anchorman for Virginia’s
NBC-affiliate television station WAVY-TV; We
Fish: The Journey To Fatherhood by University of Pittsburgh Professor Jack
L. Daniel, Ph.D. and his son Omari C. Daniel, Ph.D.; Death To Diabetes: The 6 Stages
Of Type 2 Diabetes Control & Reversal by DeWayne McCulley; Fatherhood by William H. Cosby, Jr.,
Ed.D.; The Spirit Of Fatherhood: Embracing Our Role As Fathers And Reclaiming
Our Children by S. Bruce Olamina Stevenson; 25
Things That Really Matter: A Comprehensive
Guide To Making Your Life Better by Gary A. Johnson, the Founder and
Publisher of the Homework Help Page and Founder of the Gary A. Johnson Company,
a management-training and consulting firm;
The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising
Confident And Compassionate Kids In An Age Of Self-Importance by Polly
Young-Eisendrath, Ph.D.; A Promise To
Ourselves: A Journey Through Fatherhood And Divorce by television, film and
Broadway actor Alec Baldwin; A Father’s
Right by Anthony Gallo; 2011: The
Global Depression by global economist and economic consultant to the
Government of Canada and the United Nations Economic Commission Ruben James; Do-Over! by Robin Hemley: and The Man’s Book: The Essential Guide For The Modern Man by
Thomas Fink..
Sears co-moderated the “New Media, Social Entrepreneurship and
the Single Father Movement” Panel at the Eastern Communication Association’s 97th
National Conference which was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in April
2006 and presented a paper entitled, “Resurrecting A Vision -- -- Transforming Fatherhood: The New Media And the Fatherhood Movement”. In June 2008, Sears launched IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD®’s INTERNATIONAL FATHERHOOD AND MEN’S ISSUES
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM which is open to students from all academic disciplines
and interested individuals throughout our Global Village.
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