The Safety Team's Empowerment Self-Defense Workshops teach simple, powerful, and effective personal protection strategies that are easy to understand and remember. Participants learn to recognize predatory behavior before it becomes a threat, diffuse it verbally, if possible, and apply effective physical self-defense techniques, if necessary.

By adhering to a 5:1 student-to-instructor ratio, the trauma-responsive instruction also focuses on boundary setting, affirmative consent, and relevant sexual assault information. The overarching goal 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 freedom, power, and control, and, as a result, reduce the likelihood of sexual assault and violence.

All fitness levels welcome! No prior experience required!
Open to cis/trans women and girls 12 and up. Twelve-to-thirteen-year olds need to be accompanied by their mother or female legal guardian. Fourteen-to-eighteen-year olds need a waiver signed by a parent or legal guardian.

Date:
Level 1: September 16th, 6pm-8:30pm
Level 2: September 30th, 6pm-8:30pm (level 1 is a prerequisite to Level 2)

Location:
Tribal Office, 100 Grand Avenue, Swanton, Vermont 05488

Fee:
Free of charge. The workshops are sponsored by the Vermont Community Foundation. Refreshments will be available before we start so come early and chat with us! To register, please visit https://thesafetyteam.org/empowerment-self-defense-training/esdt-workshop-registrations/

The Safety Team is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization (see http://thesafetyteam.org).

Event Info

Sep 17, 2024, 6 PM

Sep 19, 2024, 6 PM

Sep 21, 2024, 1 to 3 PM