A conversation with Bill Kauth
Bill Kauth
Bill Kauth is a co-founder of the ManKind Project. He helped develop the New Warrior Training Adventure, the Inner King training and the Warrior Monk training. He is the author of A Circle of Men: The Original Manual for Men’s Support Groups. To mark the upcoming 25th Anniversary of The Mankind Project, the 2003 interview below is reprinted from the New Warrior Journal, forerunner of the Mankind Project Journal. The interviewer was Stuart Rothgiesser of Vancouver.
MKP’s 25-Year Anniversary Celebration
Men of the Project:
On October 21-23 in Louisville, Kentucky, The ManKind Project International (“MKPI”) will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary. 
In February of 1985, Ron Hering, Bill Kauth and Rich Tosi invited the first group of men to attend a “Wildman Weekend” outside of Chicago, Illinois. Since then, nearly 44,000 men worldwide have attended a similar version of that experience.
Seventh World Elder Gathering
Held October 20-22 in conjunction with MKP’s 25-Year Anniversary Celebration in Louiville, Kentucky, the Seventh World Elder Gathering (WEG) for this first time this year features men and women participating throughout the event. A closer connection of the masculine and feminine began last year at the Sixth World Elder Gathering in the UK, which was the first international MKP gathering held outside the U.S.
Both the WEG and the MKP 25-Year Anniversary Celebration encourage couples to attend, and both allow for a discount if a man or woman brings a partner.
Costa Rica hosts open community circle
by Don McDougle
I moved to Costa Rica a year ago after reading about several intentional communities that, according to their websites, were functioning well. Having had the experience of starting an intentional community in Texas, without success, I thought joining one that was already together might be a solution.
I had been looking to move to a tropical place for some time, and i looked at Costa Rica on the Internet for about five years. My wife and I sold or gave away most of our possessions, packed a couple of backpacks, my guitar, a laptop, and off we went.
MKP opens 2009 Chairman’s Campaign
The ManKind Project this week announced the launch of the 2009 Chairman’s Campaign, the annual drive to raise funds to support the activities of the nonprofit international organization for men.
In years past, this campaign was kept within the confines of the MKP community. As part of MKPs commitment to transparency, the campaign this year is being announced publicly through such open venues as the Journal.
Executive Director Carl Griesser explains changes in MKP’s international structure
To enhance understanding of how The ManKind Project is changing as an international organization, MKP executive director Carl Griesser responded to questions about the structural shifts now planned.
Freed: How is the structure of The ManKind Project changing?
Griesser: There are two main changes in the structure of MKP.
One of them took place last February in downsizing the Project Council from 61 to 29 members. The Council meets once a year to make important decisions about organization policies and to approve our budget.
Welcome to the Journal
Welcome to the home of The Mankind Project Journal. We hope you become a regular reader in the years ahead.
The Journal aims to serve “new warriors” and the general public. The quarterly web magazine will feature articles, essays and other works exploring diverse men’s issues. Other reports will cover MKP activities worldwide.
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