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X-WR-CALDESC:The Blue Bench is thrilled to announce our upcoming public Saf
 ety and Empowerment Skills for Female-Identified Participants 12-hour cour
 se\, offered in partnership with Reflective Wellness:\n\nDates: October 13
 \, 20\, 27\, 2018*\nTime: 9am-1pm each day\nLocation: Reflective Wellness:
  13731 E Rice. Pl. Ste. 200 Aurora\, CO 80015\nSuggested Donation: $30 per
  person\n\n*Content builds throughout program\; please plan to attend all 
 sessions\n\n\nABOUT THE COURSE\nThe Safety and Empowerment Skills course i
 s open to the public for female-identified teens and adults 13 years and o
 lder. This curriculum offers a safe space for participants to learn and pr
 actice verbal and physical assertiveness and self-protection skills. The c
 urriculum is based on a toolbox approach – adding tools to participant ski
 lls for dealing with situations ranging from sexual harassment to life-thr
 eatening situations. Through this 12-hour course\, participants will gain:
  \n\n1. Understanding of the meaning of self-defense \n2. Knowledge of the
  basics of Colorado laws about self-defense\, sexual assault and sexual ha
 rassment \n3. Understanding of the appropriate level of response to differ
 ent kinds of confrontation \n4. Skills for using stronger parts of their b
 ody against the weaker parts of an attacker’s body \n5. Ability to execute
  self-defense moves: use of voice\, non-verbal assertiveness\, defensive s
 tance\, moving in stance\, kick to knee\, hand and elbow techniques\; wris
 t and torso grab releases\; strangle hold releases\; and ground-fighting t
 echniques \n6. Practice putting techniques together and thinking through a
 n attack situation to safety \n\nThe highly-trained facilitators emphasize
  only a perpetrator is to blame for making the choice to assault another p
 erson – the victim is never to blame. Use of self-protection techniques is
  a personal choice and one that only the person being attacked can make us
 ing all the information available to them.\n\nREGISTRATION\nTo register fo
 r the course\, please complete the registration form in one of two ways: 
 \n\n(1) Use the link below to register online.\n(2) Email Caroline (cyates
 @thebluebench.org) to hold your spot\, and download the registration form 
 below to bring to class with you (or complete and send scanned via email o
 r via fax to 303.329.9964).\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:The Blue Bench is thrilled to announce our upcoming public Safe
 ty and Empowerment Skills for Female-Identified Participants 12-hour cours
 e\, offered in partnership with Reflective Wellness:\n\nDates: October 13\
 , 20\, 27\, 2018*\nTime: 9am-1pm each day\nLocation: Reflective Wellness: 
 13731 E Rice. Pl. Ste. 200 Aurora\, CO 80015\nSuggested Donation: $30 per 
 person\n\n*Content builds throughout program\; please plan to attend all s
 essions\n\n\nABOUT THE COURSE\nThe Safety and Empowerment Skills course is
  open to the public for female-identified teens and adults 13 years and ol
 der. This curriculum offers a safe space for participants to learn and pra
 ctice verbal and physical assertiveness and self-protection skills. The cu
 rriculum is based on a toolbox approach – adding tools to participant skil
 ls for dealing with situations ranging from sexual harassment to life-thre
 atening situations. Through this 12-hour course\, participants will gain: 
 \n\n1. Understanding of the meaning of self-defense \n2. Knowledge of the 
 basics of Colorado laws about self-defense\, sexual assault and sexual har
 assment \n3. Understanding of the appropriate level of response to differe
 nt kinds of confrontation \n4. Skills for using stronger parts of their bo
 dy against the weaker parts of an attacker’s body \n5. Ability to execute 
 self-defense moves: use of voice\, non-verbal assertiveness\, defensive st
 ance\, moving in stance\, kick to knee\, hand and elbow techniques\; wrist
  and torso grab releases\; strangle hold releases\; and ground-fighting te
 chniques \n6. Practice putting techniques together and thinking through an
  attack situation to safety \n\nThe highly-trained facilitators emphasize 
 only a perpetrator is to blame for making the choice to assault another pe
 rson – the victim is never to blame. Use of self-protection techniques is 
 a personal choice and one that only the person being attacked can make usi
 ng all the information available to them.\n\nREGISTRATION\nTo register for
  the course\, please complete the registration form in one of two ways: \n
 \n(1) Use the link below to register online.\n(2) Email Caroline (cyates@t
 hebluebench.org) to hold your spot\, and download the registration form be
 low to bring to class with you (or complete and send scanned via email or 
 via fax to 303.329.9964).\n\n
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20181027T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20181027T130000
LOCATION:Reflective Wellness - 13731 E. Rice Pl. #200 Aurora\, CO 80015
SUMMARY:Safety and Empowerment Skills Class: Session 3 of 3
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