UA Men Against Violence to Show Film From Latin America

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama Men Against Violence will show the film “Macho” Tuesday, Sept 27, at 7 pm in the Ferguson Center Mortar Board room.

“Macho” was produced by a United Kingdom anti-violence group and was chosen as part of UA’s Celebration of Hispanic Heritage.

The film profiles the formation and efforts of Nicaragua’s Hombres Contra la Violencia. It focuses on a group of men who work to eliminate the “machismo” in their culture and their own lives that leads to violence and abuse toward women and children.

A discussion will follow the film screening.

“The cultural attitudes that the group in ‘Macho’ are combating are not unique to Nicaragua or any other country outside the U.S.,” said Matthew Rombach, UA Men’s Violence Prevention Coordinator. “This film can provide us with an excellent model for ending violence against women here in our own community.”