Introducing a new European project on revitalising radical popular education in European social movements
“I realised there’s a big difference between intellectual and embodied knowledge”: A generative interview with Valentin
In this conversation, Valentin reflects on the difference between understanding patriarchy intellectually and unlearning it in practice.
Resourcing the learning journeys: Thinking together about contributions
Beyond Patriarchy sits in a slightly awkward place economically — and we are still learning what it means to resource work like this well. This article shares how we currently think about financial contributions: what they are, what they support, why we hold them as negotiable, and how we arrived here.
Launching the first online men-only* learning journey
Over the past two years, Beyond Patriarchy has been holding men-only* learning journeys as one part of a wider inquiry around the question: What does it take to move beyond patriarchy — not just intellectually, but in the ways it shapes our relationships, bodies, and ways of organising? The next men-only* learning journey begins onlineContinue reading "Launching the first online men-only* learning journey"
“I’ve never talked with other men like this”: A generative interview with Maximilian Lehn
In this conversation, Max reflects on the 'seed' he committed to nourishing after the learning journey: integrity — showing up consistently in the moments that matter. We explore what it would take for this seed to grow, such as embracing confrontation, resisting people-pleasing, and outgrowing the sexist conditioning many of us still carry today. TheContinue reading "“I’ve never talked with other men like this”: A generative interview with Maximilian Lehn"
An invitation into our first all-gender* online learning journey
The first all-gender learning journey will begin February 2026. The core elements of the journey will remain the same as before, but we'll be experimenting with an explictly 'all-gender' format - by which we mean any relationship to gender, including those for whom gender feels distant, fluid, or not central.
Beyond Patriarchy 