Valuable skills to learn in an informative and non-threatening environment, with an INCREDIBLE group of women.
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).
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Geneviève Henry
Executive Director (she/her/hers/elle)
802-373-3236
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