Taught by Internationally Known Self Defense and Safety Expert, Midge Marino of TYFFA

Saturday, September 18, 2004
9-12 noon
YWCA of Sacramento
1122 17th Street
Sacramento, CA

Registration is $35

Learn the importance of psychological preparation, the use of anger as a positive force, and the verbal and physical skills which can be effective in stopping victimization. After taking this course, you will be able to assess a potentially dangerous situation, think clearly, and take appropriate action. The instructor, who teaches in the U.S. and in Japan, holds a Black Belt in Judo. She originated the self-defense curriculum at CSUS, and for the last ten years, has also taught teen safety to Loretto High School students. Ms. Marino was featured in the "Best of Sacramento" issue of Sacramento Magazine, and in a book called Sharp Spear, Crystal Mirror: Martial Arts in Women's Lives.

For more information, call 927-5651.

Register by September 4
by sending a check for $35
to Women Take Back the Night
P.O. Box 2004
Sacramento, CA 95812.

This event, which is a joint fundraiser for the YWCA of Sacramento and Women Take Back the Night is a one of an exciting series of events planned for the 25th Anniversary of Women Take Back the Night in Sacramento.

Sacramento National Organization for Women  *  WEAVE (Women Escaping a Violent Environment  *  Women's Health Specialists   *  My Sister's House  *  TYFFA (Trade Your Fear For Anger)  *  CSU Sacramento Women's Resource Center  *  Hewlett Packard  *  YWCA of Sacramento  *  Uptown Studios  *  California NOW  *  Citrus Height's Women's Center  *  Stonewall Democratic Club  *  Center for AIDS Research, Education and Services  *  Sacramento Natural Foods Co-Op  *  Planned Parenthood Mar Monte  *  Chemical Dependency Center for Women  *  AFTER Counseling Agency  *  Voluntary Legal Services of Northern California  *  We Insist on Natural Shapes  *  CALCASA  *  SCUSD Village Project Initiative  *  Labor Local Union No. 185  *  Sacramento FACES  *  Blackmon & Snellings LLP  *  Lennihan Law  *  Step One  *  Pregnancy Consultation Center  *  Jones & Stokes  *  Lambda Community Center  *  Global Exchange  *  California Women's Agenda  *  Women's Caucus of the State Assembly  *  SHARE Institute  *  Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution  *  Coalition Against Slavery and Trafficking  *  Damore, Hamric & Schneider, Inc, CPAs  *  Mom Guess What Newspaper  *  Sacramento Area Peace Action Center -- Palestine Task Force  *  Caravan For Justice  *  National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance  *  Valley Foothill Doula Collective