EMPOWERMENT-BASED SAFETY WORKSHOP
Overview
Arketa Foundation’s safety workshop is a 3-hour program designed to increase situational awareness and teach basic self-defense to girls and women.
The workshop will cover the following:
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Situational awareness
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Intuition and bias
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Recognizing and respecting others' boundaries
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Applying our own boundary parameters
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Verbal self-defense
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Basic physical self-defense
This is an educational course with minimal physical movement and minimal contact with another individual.

Class Availability
Explore the different ways you can take the Empowerment-Based Safety Workshop.

Location: Mid Willamete Valley YMCA
Duration: 3 hours, taught in one session.
Price: Free
*We strongly believe safety is a right, not a privilege. To remove barriers to access, we proudly offer our self-defense classes for free at the YMCA.
Click register to view upcoming classes that are currently available at the YMCA. If you don't see any classes, check the Albany Public Library class schedule.
Location: Albany Public Library
Duration: 3 hours, taught in one sessions
Price: Free
*We strongly believe safety is a right, not a privilege. To remove barriers to access, we proudly offer our self-defense classes for free at Albany Public Library.
View our calendar to see upcoming classes available at Albany Public Library.
If you don't see any classes, check the Mid Willamette Valley YMCA class schedule.
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Location: Your Venue
Duration: 3 hours, taught in one session.
Price: $39 per person, travel fees may apply.
If you'd like to host a private Safety Workshop, we'll come to you!
Hosts to provide the venue. Contact us for more information.


