When: Feb 19, 2024, 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Where: The Community Room, 19 Gregory Dr, S. Burlington, VT
What: Empowerment Self-Defense Level 1 workshop
Who: The Safety Team , a 501(c)3 non profit organization

Empowerment Self-Defense Workshops teaches simple, powerful, and effective personal protection strategies that are easy to understand and remember. Participants learn how to recognize predatory behavior before it becomes a threat, diffuse it verbally, if possible, and to apply effective physical self defense techniques, if necessary. Taught for women by women. All fitness levels welcome! No prior experience required!
Open to cis/trans women and girls 12 and up. ( 12 -13 year olds need to be accompanied by their mother or female legal guardian) 14-18 year olds need a waiver signed by parent or legal guardian . All classes are LGBTQ friendly.

Workshop Descriptions Level I Workshop:
This beginner workshop utilizes both large and small group instruction. By adhering to a 5:1 student-to-instructor ratio, The Safety Team's trauma-informed trainings focus on boundary setting, affirmative consent, and relevant sexual assault information, as well as the mental and physical skills of Empowerment Self-Defense. The overarching goal of these large-group sessions is to help women discover their collective voice, address victim-blaming by redirecting the responsibility for all assaults on to the perpetrators, improve women's sense of power and control, and, as a result, reduce the likelihood of sexual assault and violence.

This workshop fosters a sense of empowerment and ability to make proactive choices regarding one's safety. The resulting confidence is beneficial for women of all ages. These skill are particularly important for young women as they go through middle and high school, head off to college and experience new environments.
To register please visit https://thesafetyteam.org/upcoming-events-and-registration/

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