We Protect Us
QTPOC Self Defense Workshop
Keanu Reeves as Neo in The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Saturday, April 5, 2025 | 11:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
SFAC Main Gallery, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102
Free. Space is limited. Email sfac.galleries@sfgov.org to register
This workshop is intended for QTPOC identified and presenting individuals.
IMPACT Bay Area offers violence-prevention programs for people to embody their own power, set effective boundaries, defend their physical and emotional safety, and heal. Tailored to queer and trans folks of color, this 90-minute workshop will introduce strategies that can be helpful in the face of gender and race based harassment like adrenaline management, de-escalation, and verbal boundary setting, as well as bystander intervention. The class also includes an introduction to Empowerment Self-Defense techniques, starting with the foundational skills of intuition, situational awareness, body language, and voice--which prove effective in increasing safety and confidence.
This program is planned alongside the exhibition Ceremonies: Ritual to Self on view in the SFAC Main Gallery through May 3, 2025.
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