Prevention of Violence
against Women Week - April 19th to 26th, 2010
with more information
at:
http://www.wavaw.ca/index.cfm?page_id=108
PERSONAL SAFETY
by women for women and their children
Learn How to be Effective
ACCESS
Your own strengths and abilities
ACKNOWLEDGE
The assault is really happening to you
learn and apply
AWARENESS
Who the attacker really is,
Why they attack, & What really happens in attacks
ASSESSMENT
Your decision about what you will say and do
AVOIDANCE
Ways to make your environment as safe as possible
ASSERTIVENESS
Act and speak positively to state what you want
ACTION
What you CAN do to release holds and fend off physical attacks
You choose to change and act as you believe is necessary
TO DEAL WITH ASSAULT SITUATIONS
To find out more information now,
check out:
Current Wenlido classes
in the Lower Mainland of BC
December 6, the National Day for Prevention of Violence Against Women
information:
http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dates/dec6/index_e.html
You can download a copy of the poster in PDF. http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dates/dec6/poster_e.pdf
Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's shelter hosts events about fighting violence
against women. You can get more details at http://www.rapereliefshelter.bc.ca/events/index.html#iwd
Who are Women
Educating in Self-defense Training?
Aggression &
Assault - Women's Reality
Aggression &
Assault - Children's Reality
What Can I Say or Do
if I am Assaulted?
Challenging
Self-defense Myths
The Canadian Criminal
Code and Sexual Assault
Report from the Vancouver
Police Department
Links to other
Women's Self-defense
Wenlido
in India - all Reports
Reduce the Risk - download our personal safety handbook. Free to copy but not for sale.
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