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What we’re about

We are a Virtual Group for Latino Men Only.

You are invited to explore, participate, and consider joining our Virtual Men's Group known as Latino Men Circle based in Central New York. We are an open inclusive and diverse Latino Men's Circle. We are a Personal Growth and Personal Development Empowerment Men's Group specifically for Hispanic-Latino Men.

This Group is for men who identify themselves as Latino-Hispanic men, or Biracial Latino men, Multi-ethnic Latino Men or Indigenous Men within the Latino-Hispanic Family (Latin America) such as:

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela. We are multicultural and multidimensional cultures.

NOTICE: YOU MUST HAVE A PROFILE PHOTO OF YOURSELF IN ORDER TO JOIN THIS MEETUP GROUP. YOU MUST BE 20 YEARS OLD AND OLDER TO JOIN THIS MEETUP GROUP.
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> Our Virtual Gatherings are held on The Zoom Platform, on a SUNDAY for two hours, from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. (Eastern Time). Our Zoom Call Opens at 5:45 P.M.
> Our Zoom Call Link is sent via Email the DAY BEFORE.
> The DAY BEFORE of the scheduled Virtual Gathering, we need an Email from you.
> ALL Confirmed Attendees need to provide an Email Address in order to receive our Zoom Link, our Zoom Etiquette, Ground Rules of Conduct, and an Introduction Letter on the Latino Men Circle.
> If you are a New Attendee or New on Zoom, we strongly advise you to Login at least 10 or 15 minutes BEFORE the scheduled time just in case you may encounter any issues.
> Please provide some level of Courteous by informing us if you are unable to attend our Gathering, either here at the Meetup Site or Via Email. Our Contact Email Address: circleofmencny@gmail.com
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OUR WHY (OUR PURPOSE):

Our Intentions and Purpose in forming this Group, Latino Men Circle is to experience the following:

  1. Connection - to connect with other men! To learn to connect with self and others.
  2. Conversation - to have real conversations with other men.
  3. Community - to create and experience community, a positive brotherhood.
  4. Contribution - to contribute our time, energy, gifts, talents, resources, and service.
  5. Compassion - to demonstrate in words and in actions compassion, understanding, generosity and hospitality.
  6. Courage - to take steps of demonstrative courage to listen, to learn, to grow, to feel, and to connect.

Our desire and intention is to encourage, to empower, to engage, and to equip one another within the context of this Men’s Group. An ongoing journey of positive genuine exploration, connection, discovery, experiential learning, integration, and implementation. To explore and support personal growth, personal development, emotional literacy, healthy relationships, and service. And as Latino-Hispanic Men to support, learn, celebrate and enjoy our diverse expressions of our Hispanic-Latino cultures through our customs, traditions, practices, resources, new perspectives and new practices.
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  • We are an Open Men's Group. Men who identify themselves as Men are welcomed. We welcome all Latino men regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, color, creed, nationality, political affiliations, economic status. or sexual orientation (straight, gay*, bisexual,etc.)*
  • We maintain that even though this is a Men's Group for men who identify themselves as men, this Men's Group is NOT a group for every man, just for particular men. In other words, we want to attract like-minded men who are passionate or least open about exploring personal growth, self -improvement, emotions, and how to create a balanced, healthy, grounded life, and supporting other men.
  • We are focused on personal growth, encouraging and supporting one another, creating a positive brotherhood, exploring emotional work (emotional literacy). We are in a new journey together of exploring connection, community, brotherhood, opportunities, clarity, and understanding.
  • We also encourage and welcome fun, enjoyment, humor, laughter, and enjoy life - through connection, music, art, poetry, inspirational stories, jokes, and other creative expressions.

NOTICE:

  • As Latino-Hispanic men individually and collectively we are diverse in so many ways, in our personality temperaments, life experiences, spirituality, beliefs, sexuality, political ideology, philosophical perspectives, assumptions and biases. We are multicultural and multidimensional cultures.
  • We will support and practice the spirit of diversity and inclusivity within this Men's Group of Latino Men, while recognizing and respecting our significant differences of opinions, beliefs, and perspectives.
  • We are an Inclusive Latino Men's group and all men are welcome within this group regardless of age, beliefs, sexual orientation, political or social affiliations, religious affiliations, non-religious,or secular viewpoints or economic status.
  • As a LATINO MEN CIRCLE we are freely open to Spirituality (whatever that means to the individual) and it's diversity of expressions, while maintaining and extending respect to all others who are not.
  • We respect all traditions - religious, spiritual, political, scientific, or philosophical. We DO NOT engage in political or religious discussions or argumentation within the context of Circles.
  • We strive to support and practice Shared Universal Principles such as: affirming human dignity, love, compassion, respect, civility, individual freedom, individual conscience, supporting human flourishing, benevolence, generosity, hospitality, altruism, integrity, honesty, truthfulness, understanding, reason, growth, responsibility and personal spirituality.

WHO WE ARE NOT:

  • We are NOT a therapy group, nor an encounter group, nor a recovery group, nor a dating group, or hook up spot, or a place to pick up men for sex, nor a group against women, nor a religious or political group, we're free and independent. We are NOT a country club or social club. We are NOT an anti-group of any sort. This Group is NOT a dating group, and is NOT a Gay men social group. This is NOT a Hook-up spot.

Disclaimer: All activities are undertaken entirely at the participant risk and no responsibility can be taken for any physical, mental or emotional injury suffered by any participant. By taking part each participant accepts full responsibility for his safety and well-being. If in doubt, please seek professional advice before participating. We encourage and support individuals to seek professional help and assistance outside of this group.