Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Rethinking Our Roles

A day at the beach changed Kathleen Barry’s life forever. Upon witnessing an accidental death and the resulting empathy of bystanders, she became haunted by the drastic contrast between our value for human life and the widespread acceptance of killing in combat. Driven by this inquiry, the scholar of feminist sociology wrote Unmaking War, Remaking Men, which examines the militarization of the male mindset as a primer for apathetic action. As part of One Billion Rising global events for women’s rights, the esteemed speaker presents “Overcoming Masculine Violence in War and at Home: A Call to Action.”