EMERJ Safe-Now

Teens

Summer Camps Open

Beaumont SUN Community School

Location: 4043 NE Fremont St., Portland, OR, 97212

Personal Safety 101: Skills for Life

Personal safety 101 is designed to meet the unique needs of teens in high school or preparing to leave home for work or college. The camp incorporates topics related to care-defense and covers physical and non-physical self-defense skills, including the relationship between equity and violence, healthy relationships, setting boundaries, bystander intervention, self-care and what to do after any assault. ead more about our unique approach. Expect to have fun, be informed and feel empowered as you learn topics related to personal safety! All genders welcome!

July 17-21, 2017 Monday-Friday, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm

July 24-28, 2017 Monday-Friday, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm

Cost: $150.00 Financial Assistance Available

EMERJ-SafeNow Year Round Sessions

We offer equitable sessions in the form of workshops, programs and presentations with a sliding scale for payment and scholarships, as needed by communities or organizations. Sessions are usually taught in 2-3 hour modules, and are generally 6-8 sessions in length. These sessions may be in the form of programs, workshops and presentations whatever form best meets the needs of the community to best address their personal safety concerns. These modules are created after understanding trust and safety has been established:

Care-Defense Skills and Topics

Advocacy Skills

Self-Care and wellness

Mindfulness and healing after trauma

Safety Planning

Assertive Communication

Supportive allies and upstanding bystanders

Community Support systems

Resources (locally, statewide and nationally)

Relationship Smarts

Healthy sexuality, identity and body image

Identifying healthy relationships and communication

Setting personal limits and boundaries

Interpreting social norms through the media

Affirmative consent (verbal and nonverbal)

Gender equity and stereotypes

Equity and privilege

Assertive communication

Community and Street smarts

Intuition & awareness strengthening

Identifying allies

Bystander intervention

Using the environment & objects

Understanding Harrassment

Additional Topics

Sexual Assault & rape(options for reporting, confidentiality and healing)

Stalking

Sexting and sextortion

Human Trafficking/Commercial Sexual Exploitation

Substance use and abuse

Depression and suicide

Bullying and cyberbullying

Skills and Techniques

EMERJ-SafeNow skills and training can include :

De-escalation & conflict resolution

Escapes

Negotiation & fake compliance

Strikes & kicks

Yelling and identifying behaviors

Weapons Protection

Self-talk and internal thoughts

Protection on the ground

Protection against multiple attackers

Environment protection