To promote Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April), The Safety Team will host a COMMUNITY EVENT: Fostering Safety in an Unsafe World, a complimentary interactive presentation, Monday, April 14 at 6:00 p.m. at the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Lake Street, Burlington, VT (60 Lake Street, Burlington, VT 05401). The event will include a presentation and video as well as easy-to-learn strategies and techniques. A live demonstration from The Safety Team (all trained in martial arts with many earning black belts and beyond) will take place along with a Q&A session. Participants will receive a handout with tips to identify strategies and techniques to prevent violence and bullying.

Registration is encouraged but not required. To register visit: https://forms.gle/hCmhob6CtX7BaiGBA

THE SAFETY TEAM, a Vermont-based nonprofit provider of comprehensive violence prevention and trauma recovery programs, is dedicated to raising awareness on risk reduction and empowered healing for all those at risk. They
• Offer public and private Empowerment Self-Defense (ESD) workshops.
• Partner with mental health clinicians and other health care professionals to offer Therapeutic Empowerment Self-Defense treatment (TESD™) to survivors of trauma.
• Help businesses, schools and groups develop better safety strategies and practices.
• Offer fun, interactive presentations that highlight the problem of sexual violence, encourage open dialogue, and promote a healthy and productive workplace culture.
• Train and certify both ESD and TESD™ instructors to better serve their local communities.

Event Info

Mar 4, 2025, 4 to 10 PM

Mar 7, 10 AM to Mar 9, 2025

Mar 9, 2025, 9 to 11:30 AM