When: Mar 30, 2024, 10 AM to 12:30 PM
Where: 19 Gregory Drive, South Burlington, VT
Join online: https://thesafetyteam.org/upcoming-events-and-registration/

Safety Team's Women's Empowerment Self Defense Level 1
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: The 2.5-Hour Introductory Women's Empowerment Self-Defense Program 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.

The Safety Team is a 501(c)3 non profit organization.

To register please visit https://thesafetyteam.org/upcoming-events-and-registration/

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