Self Defense for Girls and Moms - an 8-hour, two-day intensive

Get ready to learn powerful moves and boost confidence together in this two-day self-defense crash course for moms and girls. Saturday, October 17 & Sunday, October 18 11 AM–3 PM BOTH DAYS | 8 HOURS TOTAL Registration is for the full two-day workshop. Participants attend from 11 AM–3 PM on both Saturday and Sunday. Self-defense is more than physical skills. It also means having the language, awareness, confidence, and strategies to recognize boundaries, communicate needs, navigate relationships, leave uncomfortable or unsafe situations, and seek help when needed. This interactive two-day workshop gives moms and middle school girls an opportunity to learn, practice, and integrate physical, verbal, and emotional self-defense skills together as tools for sexual and domestic violence prevention. Through education, conversation, practice, and physical self-defense instruction, participants will build skills around boundaries, consent, healthy and unhealthy relationship dynamics, assertive communication, recognizing pressure or coercion, strategies for leaving unsafe situations, and responding when boundaries aren't respected. These skills aren't limited to dating or intimate relationships. Girls will develop language and tools they can use across friendships, family relationships, peer interactions, relationships with adults, and future dating relationships. Moms participate alongside their daughters, creating opportunities to establish shared language around safety, consent, boundaries, relationships, and help-seeking that can continue at home long after the workshop ends. Event Information Dates: Saturday, October 17 & Sunday, October 18 Time: 11 AM–3 PM both days Workshop Length: 8 hours total Who: Middle school girls and their moms Cost: Sliding scale, $75–$150 per family *If cost is a barrier, but this workshop would be beneficial to your family, please contact us directly at [email protected] for reduced-rate and sponsorship possibilities. Location: Facing Giants, 576 Olive Street, Suite 300, Eugene Facilitator Tonya Valadez — Trauma In Form Tonya Valadez, MS has worked in the fields of early childhood education, violence prevention and intervention, and special education since the late 1990s. She brings decades of experience working with children and families through education, prevention, and developmentally appropriate skill-building. Parking Facing Giants is located on the third floor of the Heron Building at the corner of 6th & Olive. Free off-street parking is available behind the building. Paid street parking and parking at the nearby Hult Center garage are also available. Please arrive 10 minutes early. The building is locked on weekends, and a Facing Giants staff member will meet participants at the entrance to let you into the building.