Student Event

CANCELLED: ECE Personal Safety Session

Candace Dorsey. M.S.Empowerment Self Defense Program ManagerDivision of Public Safety & Security, University of Michigan
WHERE:
Johnson Rooms, Lurie Engineering Center (3rd floor)Map
WHEN:
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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The empowerment self- defense class will explore the culture of violence, and teach concrete but practical effective skills for personal safety and physical self defense in a wide variety of contexts. Participants will be able to: understand how situational awareness can deter or prevent an attack, use verbal skills for assertive communication, evade and set boundaries (verbal & physical), use practical options to make ourselves more comfortable when uncomfortable situations occur, recognize and interrupt unwanted behavior when in social situations, interpersonal/intimate relationships as well as interactions with strangers.

WHY TAKE AN EMPOWERMENT SELF-DEFENSE WORKSHOP?
  •  Improve your situational awareness skills
  •  Identify threatening situations
  •  Learn physical and verbal strategies to counter violence
  •  Build Self-Confidence
  •  Develop decision-making skills

Sponsored by

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Organizer

Kristen Thornton