The Interamerican Scout Conference encourages diversity...while Scouting America comes under fire for same. And Scouting Stuff is changing!

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Inclusive leadership and future horizons at the 29th Interamerican Scout Conference

Bringing voices together for gender-balanced leadership in Scouting

U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking ‘boy-friendly spaces’

Discussion

With no guests this week, Scouter Ken offers some thoughts on just how boys (and men) are faring today, in terms of things such as high school marks and completion times, college and university admissions, and suicide/deaths of despair rates. None of these are trending in positive ways. And while Ken would be the first person to agree that Scouting should indeed be co-ed, he does wonder about what the long-term impact will be of non-sporting “boys only” activities (especially ones offering mentorship from older men) functionally disappearing.

Survival Tip: When going for a hike, especially in the mountains, always check the weather ahead of time. Dress for the weather, and bring extra clothing and food.

Basically, don’t be the hikers these Cub Scouts had to help out.

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