WE'VE EMPOWERED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE SINCE 2001
Girls Fight Back was born in direct response to the June 2001 murder of a dynamic, athletic, and loved college student named Shannon McNamara. After Shannon’s death, her friend and sorority sister, Erin Weed, realized the need for practical and empowering options for young women in college to learn violence prevention and self-defense skills. By combining core values, a fun and empowering attitude, and the best safety and self-defense methods available, Girls Fight Back was born. We later expanded our programs to serve gender-inclusive communities!
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In 2020, TEDx Speaker, Self-Defense Expert and International Speaker Nicole Snell took over as owner and CEO of Girls Fight Back. Our award-winning personal safety and empowerment-based self-defense programs aim to make risk recognition, preventing violence, and fighting back an approachable topic for everyone on college campuses and beyond.
We offer gender-inclusive programs that are empowering, evidence-based, trauma-informed and victim-centered. We believe that we can simultaneously work to prevent violence through culture change and offer people the skills to manage their safety in the present.
No victim blaming! No restrictions on life activities! We focus on providing you with the options to open up your world.
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When we are empowered to live our lives freely and confidently, there is no limit to what we can do!
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Safety fears don't have to hold you back from enjoying the outdoors solo!
Taught by award-winning International Speaker, TEDx Speaker, and Self-Defense Expert
Empowering YOU with
Self-Defense Skills to Hike Solo With Confidence!
Nicole Snell
LIVE CONFIDENTLY with
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Fear is the main barrier that keeps women from hiking solo.
Learn empowerment-based self-defense skills to reduce fear, increase your confidence, and reduce anxiety! You'll carry valuable safety strategies with you on AND off the trails!
WE SERVE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES!
We offer a wide range of in-person and virtual violence prevention programming on topics including: empowerment, boundary setting, bystander intervention, and personal safety to a variety of industries both domestically and abroad.
OUR EVENTS!
Our Award-Winning Programs!
We have several dynamic and interactive programs to choose from depending on your goal, audience, and programming timeframe.
All of our programs are also available as VIRTUAL interactive webinars!
For a full list of programs Nicole offers click below:
