The UConn Police Department in partnership with Off-Campus Student Services and Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, are working together to reaffirm the goal of providing the highest level of safety and well-being to the UConn community, by offering FREE self-defense classes to members of our community.

The goal of the UConn Police START program is to offer an easily accessible educational and awareness programs for our community. Specifically our Women’s Self-Defense Program is designed to help women develop a foundation of basic self-defense and offers them viable options when confronted with various threats of violence.

This 14 hour self-defense course, will consist of 4 classes held on Monday nights starting February 13th, through March 6th 2017; Classes will start at 5:30 pm and end before 9pm. Each class will be held at UConn’s Shippee Hall’s Pequot Room. The first 3 classes are mandatory to complete the course while the 4th class, offers students the opportunity to take part in hands-on, simulated exercises, is voluntary.  This comprehensive course progresses from awareness, prevention and risk reduction to basic physical self-defense exercises into the simulation exercises. The course we are currently teaching women is the “R.A.D. For Women: Basic Physical Defense”.

For the male members of our community interested in similar courses, please visit the webpage listed below for information on the UConn Police Men’s safety program “R.A.D for men”, Resisting Aggression with Self-Defense by teaching skills to resist and escape aggressive behaviors.

Class size is limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants must attend the first 3 classes in order to participate in the simulated exercises!

To register for this class please follow the link below to access our online sign up form, which opens January 30th.

http://publicsafety.uconn.edu/police/education-and-programs/self-defense-classes/self-defense-program-sign-up-interest-form/

For more information, contact: Ofc Eric Bard at eric.bard@uconn.edu

Join our Men’s Advisory Council

Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence has formed a Men’s Advisory Council for our statewide Where Do You Stand? Connecticut campaign and sexual violence prevention work. Our goal is to continue to engage men as allies in our work to prevent sexual violence and to cultivate prevention leaders in our state.

The Council is facilitated by Andrew Stewart, Assistant Professor at the Hiatt School of Psychology at Clark University, and longtime Alliance partner. Andrew is a leader in the prevention of sexual violence and is committed to empowering men to be involved in prevention. For more information about the Men’s Advisory Council, Andrew can be reached at AndStewart@clarku.edu or Beth Hamilton, Associate Director of The Alliance, can be reached at beth@endsexualviolencect.org.

Tuesday, February 7, 2017 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm
The Alliance, 96 Pitkin Street, East Hartford, CT

Anyone who self-identifies as a man and is interested in sexual violence prevention is welcome to attend!

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Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence, 96 Pitkin Street, East Hartford, CT 06108