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January 2019
San Francisco Community Report Back
Between February and July 2018, Alliance for Girls (AFG) coordinated a series of listening sessions designed by and for girlz* in Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose. The findings from these sessions are being published in our forthcoming report, Together We Rise: The Lived Experiences of Girls of Color in Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose, which will illuminate the struggles, dreams, and recommendations for change from girls across the Bay Area. Join us at our community meetings this month and…
Find out more »Girls Sports Extravaganza
Join Legal Aid for Work at the Girls Sports Extravaganza! This event is geared towards girls ages 5-15 and will teach them new sports skills. They will be separated into age-appropriate groups and will rotate through the various sports (basketball, tennis, volleyball, baseball, flag football, and soccer). The workshop will focus on learning the basics of the sports while meeting new coaches and friends. For more information please email Coach Al at al.mattocks@sfgov.org. You can register online for the event…
Find out more »Introduction to Empowerment Self-Defense (San Francisco)
Join IMPACT Bay Area for their Introduction of Empowerment Self-Defense class! This three-hour training covers street safety and awareness, physical and verbal boundary setting, and full force self-defense skills proven effective at increasing safety and confidence. Students get the unique and powerful experience of practicing their techniques full force in safe and realistic scenarios against a padded mock assailant. This is a great class to take if you are considering a full-length Women’s or Young Adult Basics course, and attendees…
Find out more »Beyond Consent Workshop (Grades 9-12)
Even if students aren't sexually active, they're in the process of developing ideas, attitudes, and beliefs about relationships, sexuality, gender, sex, and consent. Those ideas and attitudes can come from many places including parents, friends, school, and media. In these two signature classes, we'll examine core influences on teen attitudes while emphasizing the importance of developing sexual ethics alongside resilience. The invaluable lessons in these classes can be applied to managing stress at school, anxiety about college, and navigating social…
Find out more »February 2019
IMPACT Teen Course (Oakland)
IMPACT Bay Area's 10-hour Teen Course is designed for self-identified girls ages 12-16. This course focuses on preventing stranger and peer violence while empowering students to understand, respect, and defend their own boundaries. This course gives students the opportunity to practice verbal boundary setting with strangers as well as people they know. We teach a range of physical self-defense skills practiced full force in realistic and safe scenarios against a mock assailant. This method of teaching provides the benefits of…
Find out more »IMPACT Teen Course (Palo Alto)
IMPACT Bay Area's 10-hour Teen Course is designed for self-identified girls ages 12-16. This course focuses on preventing stranger and peer violence while empowering students to understand, respect, and defend their own boundaries. This course gives students the opportunity to practice verbal boundary setting with strangers as well as people they know. We teach a range of physical self-defense skills practiced full force in realistic and safe scenarios against a mock assailant. This method of teaching provides the benefits of…
Find out more »Introduction to Empowerment Self-Defense (Oakland)
Join IMPACT Bay Area for their Introduction of Empowerment Self-Defense class! This three-hour training covers street safety and awareness, physical and verbal boundary setting, and full force self-defense skills proven effective at increasing safety and confidence. Students get the unique and powerful experience of practicing their techniques full force in safe and realistic scenarios against a padded mock assailant. This is a great class to take if you are considering a full-length Women’s or Young Adult Basics course, and attendees…
Find out more »March 2019
IMPACT Teen Course (San Francisco)
IMPACT Bay Area's 10-hour Teen Course is designed for self-identified girls ages 12-16. This course focuses on preventing stranger and peer violence while empowering students to understand, respect, and defend their own boundaries. This course gives students the opportunity to practice verbal boundary setting with strangers as well as people they know. We teach a range of physical self-defense skills practiced full force in realistic and safe scenarios against a mock assailant. This method of teaching provides the benefits of…
Find out more »Introduction to Empowerment Self-Defense (Redwood City)
Join IMPACT Bay Area for their Introduction of Empowerment Self-Defense class! This three-hour training covers street safety and awareness, physical and verbal boundary setting, and full force self-defense skills proven effective at increasing safety and confidence. Students get the unique and powerful experience of practicing their techniques full force in safe and realistic scenarios against a padded mock assailant. This is a great class to take if you are considering a full-length Women’s or Young Adult Basics course, and attendees…
Find out more »Strong Girls, Strong Women Leadership Conference
CONFERENCE PURPOSE The Strong Girls, Strong Women (SGSW) high school girls’ leadership conference empowers, inspires and enriches high school girls and their allies to be strong members and committed leaders of their communities. The goal of this conference is to bring together women and girls from diverse backgrounds for dialogue and education about the state of girls in Santa Clara County, including: Workshops focusing on health, economics, education, healthy relationships, personal safety, art and leadership; Resource Fair with community resources and…
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