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Ready to promote your event? Download ready-made graphics and headshots to spread the word about your upcoming Girls Fight Back event! Marketing Materials Download everything you need to prepare for your contracted GFB event: Headshots, speaker intro, and marketing posters. HEADSHOTS Click the thumbnails to download Nicole’s speaker headshots. Speaker INTRODUCTIONS Template Speaker Introduction- For Colleges For over 20 years, Girls Fight Back has been empowering millions of women and people of all genders in colleges and other organizations across the country to be their own best protectors in combating violence and living a confident life! Today you will be learning the valuable violence prevention tools that have been talked about on the Dateline NBC, the Nike Trained Podcast, Women’s Health Magazine, CBS Early Show and CNN as well as in The New York Times, Runners World and National Geographic. Today our speaker is Nicole Snell. She is the CEO of Girls Fight Back, founder of Outdoor Defense & is an international speaker, TEDx Speaker, and self-defense expert. She is a Certified Victim Advocate and has studied interpersonal violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking situations, predatory behavior, and campus security. She also has extensive training in full-contact physical self-defense including ground fighting, rear attacks, and weapons defense. In other words, this girl can kick some ass! There are representatives from ________ here who are victim advocates and available to speak with anyone during or after the program if you need. Please silence your phones, but feel free to join the conversation on Tiktok, Instagram, and Facebook at the Girls Fight Back hashtag #badassbasics. Let’s give a warm welcome to Nicole! Download GFB Introduction PDF Download Download SFB Introduction PDF Download Template Speaker Introduction- For Military and Corporate Nicole Snell is an award-winning international speaker, TEDx Speaker, trainer, and subject matter expert specializing in sexual assault & violence prevention education, boundaries, and personal safety. She is the CEO of Empowered Journeys, the founder of Outdoor Defense, and is a Certified Victim Advocate. Nicole has facilitated trainings for every branch of the US Military at hundreds of installations worldwide including the Pentagon. Nicole and her companies have trained millions of people in diverse industries both domestically and abroad! Nicole has been featured for her violence prevention and empowerment expertise in global media including Dateline NBC, Women’s Health Magazine, Runners World, News Nation Now, Nike Trained, and the Fox True Crime Podcast. Nicole is committed to ending violence in all of its forms and believes that everyone has the right to walk through the world feeling safe, powerful and confident. Let’s give a warm welcome to Nicole! Download Corporate/Military Introduction PDF Download Tour Posters Click the thumbnails to download poster PDFs GIRLS FIGHT BACK MARKETING FLYER STUDENTS FIGHT BACK MARKETING FLYER STUDENTS FIGHT BACK MARKETING FLYER - ALT VERSION STUDENTS FIGHT BACK- ALL STUDENTS GRAPHIC

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Check out our gender inclusive self-defense and safety program for colleges, high schools, and universities! "More useful than any other self-defense class. I loved that it was more verbal and highly emphasized trying to deescalate the situation before having to fight. Everything is applicable and anyone can use it. I feel much safer and more knowledgeable!" - SOFIA, STUDENT, ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Students Fight Back is the healthy relationship, and empowerment-based violence prevention program for colleges and universities! #1 personal safety, BOOK US NOW! NASPA Award Winning Program! We empower students of all genders to manage their safety and live limitlessly! Students Fight Back was developed from the need we saw to expand on the original Girls Fight Back curriculum and bring a message of safer campuses and practical violence prevention skills to a gender-inclusive audience. Our program is for students of any gender, sexual orientation, age, race, ability level, or experience...you are welcome here! We need everyone to work together in order to create a world free from violence, abuse, assault, and harassment. Gender Inclusive & Title IX Compliant! GET YOUR FREE SUPER SELF-DEFENSE GUIDE “I was just able to participate in your Students Fight Back session and was so overwhelmed with joy and inspiration with your work. I was so inspired and I had tears in my eyes. Your language, inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community and disabled community, and respect for pronouns made me feel SO much joy. Thank you for all of your amazing work.” —HANNAH LARGE, STUDENT, CARTHAGE COLLEGE WATCH Our Trailer Students Fight Back is the #1 personal safety and self-defense program for colleges & high schools! Our interactive seminar is Title IX Compliant, and we’ve worked with campuses in almost every state with dozens of repeat clients! Our empowerment-based self-defense seminar strives to make risk recognition, preventing violence, and fighting back an approachable topic for everyone on college campuses and beyond. We believe that we can simultaneously work to prevent violence at its source and offer people the skills to manage their safety in the present. We don't want to avoid preparing for the possibility of violence by pretending it doesn't exist! We want students everywhere to have the freedom to live confidently and limitlessly! POSITIVE EFFECTS TOPICS WHY WE TEACH TESTIMONIALS Self-defense is about MORE than physical skills, which is why Students Fight Back is essential education for ALL students! WHAT We Teach The Students Fight Back interactive seminar is 75 minutes + Q&A and includes these key components: Trusting your intuition Situational awareness Identifying relationship red flags How to be an active bystander and a good ally Enthusiastic consent How to support a survivor Setting and respecting boundaries Verbal de-escalation skills The basics of physical self-defense in our #BadassBasics Plus how to sign up for a full-contact adrenaline & scenario based self-defense course near you! WHY We Teach Heading to college often means moving to a new city, state, or country. That can be intimidating and scary! It means leaving behind friends from high school and learning to make new ones. It means having an entirely new level of freedom and independence while trying to navigate your own boundaries and those of others. It means learning how to make decisions on your own and managing your safety, relationships, academic work, personal space, and time. At Students Fight Back, we teach skills that can help students manage all of these things from a place of confidence and empowerment. We'll talk about real issues and address practical ways to handle uncomfortable or threatening situations. We combine a fun and empowering attitude, a dynamic presentation, and the best safety and self-defense methods available. We aim to create a safe and compassionate space to learn approachable and simple violence prevention skills that students can use anywhere. Using evidence-based strategies, we are committed to teaching students how to be their own best protectors using both verbal and physical skills. We want students in our audience to learn that they are fully capable of managing their safety and protecting themselves while being allies to others. This program is designed to give them the tools they need to do so. Through this work, we know we can create stronger communities and safer environments for all students. We work with campuses to customize each program to include local and campus resources and reporting structures as needed in addition to the national resources we always include. Students Fight Back is our way of ensuring that the message of empowering people with safety options gets out to the largest audience possible. Together we can create a world free from violence and help everyone live safer lives…without limits! “Thank you, Nicole. Your presentation was just what we needed—expert information and very engaging presentation . It’s not easy to find great content and a great presentation in one package, but you delivered both.” - ANDREA GRINDELAND, PTSA EDUCATION CHAIR, MONTA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL Positive Effects From Our Training Learning Outcomes Include Improved confidence and self-esteem Reduced anxiety & hyper vigilance Greater general awareness Increased comfort interacting with new people Changed attitudes about sexual assault Increased problem solving skills Increased self-efficacy & autonomy Improved communication skills Skills and education students can use today and forever! PROGRAM EVALUATION BOOK US TODAY! to empower your campus community! “Finding an acceptable Title IX compliant program for our New Student Orientation has been one of the most difficult tasks of my career. Students Fight Back not only treats the topics with respect and perspective , but makes it near impossible to not be fully engaged. They bring relatable storytelling and practical intervention and self-defense techniques in a way that is memorable and useful. We have finally found the right program for Carthage.” —ADMINISTRATOR, CARTHAGE COLLEGE

You are not alone and we have gathered a comprehensive list of resources to support survivors. G ET YOUR FREE sassy SEL F-DEFENSE GUI DE! Mail Resources SUPPORT A SURVIVOR RECOMMENDED READING You are not alone and help is available if you need it. CA & Los Angeles Area: Here is a comprehensive list of resources compiled by Peace Over Violence: The Survivor Referral Sheet Abuse in your family or with a partner? Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline : 1-800-799-SAFE National Domestic Violence Hotline (Spanish) 1-800-942-6908 Contact Hush No More for FREE counseling: 1-888-285-2161 Contact The National Center for Violence Against Women in the Black Community : 1-844-77-UJIMA (85462) Contact Operation For Hope : 1-888-HOPE-008 In a violent relationship? Call the National Dating Abuse Hotline : 1-866-331-9474 Are you experiencing coercive control? End Coercive Control USA - Learn more and get help Combating Coercive Control: The Quicksand Model® - online course Founder & CEO: Kate Amber MSc Someone stalking you? Call the Safe Horizon : 1-866-689-HELP Contact Stand Up Resources Were you sexually assaulted? Call the RAINN Hotline : 1-800-656-HOPE Call the National Organization for Victim Assistance : Hotline 1-800-TRY- NOVA(6682) Are you a survivor of incest? Contact Incest Aware Are you being forced to do anything you do not want to do? Have you been threatened if you try to leave? Have you witnessed young gi rls being prostituted? National Human Trafficking Hotline : 1-888-373-7888 End Slavery Now Traffick911 LGBTQIA Victim Information: Contact: NCEDSV Are you considering suicide? Call the Suicide Hotline 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)/1-800-273-TALK (8255) Call the Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-827-7571 Interested in FREE legal help? Contact A Case For Women Looking for a therapist? Gina Polesetsky, M.A., LMFT #133468 Specialties: BIPOC Individuals, Anxiety, Trauma, Incest, Relationships/Intimacy, High conflict divorce, separation, and co-parenting, Blended families and stepfamilies, Narcissistic abuse recovery SelfWorks , (914) 341-2628, Group Private Therapy based in NY with virtual sessions available. Other Resources: National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE Crime Victims Helpline: 1-866-689-HELP Asking for help is one of the most courageous things someone can do. Support a SURVIVOR Support a Survivo Support a Survivor It can be hard to know what to do to help a friend or family member who discloses to you that they have experienced a sexual assault or a violent crime. Anyone who has survived a violent situation knows that coming forward and sharing can often be the most difficult part of the experience. We understand that this can be a complicated situation for you as a supportive friend and you may not know how to respond. In light of that, we have put together these tips on how to support a survivor. DOWNLOAD THESE TIPS Believe them! The single most important factor in a person’s recovery from sexual assault is whether or not they are believed. And they should be. Very few rapes or assaults are falsely reported. In fact, according to the FBI, only 2 – 8% of assault reports are false reports. Assure them that they did whatever they needed to survive. Survivors often suffer from feelings of guilt and shame. Reassure them by telling them they did nothing wrong. Don’t blame them and don’t agree if they blame themselves. Remember that no matter what, no one deserves to be assaulted and that the only person to blame for a crime is the criminal. Communication is key – ask the survivor what they want or need. This also helps them regain their power by empowering them to make choices for themselves. Allow the survivor to make choices for themselves, no matter how small. The predator/criminal took away their power to choose, so it is very healing for them to be able to make choices. Be patient. Make sure the person you are supporting is not in imminent danger. If they are, offer to assist them by accompanying them to get medical attention or law enforcement involvement if they feel safe and comfortable doing so. Make sure the survivor is attending to their own physical needs (eating, sleeping, etc.) and if they are not, offer to assist. Encourage the person to broaden their support network with either counseling, peer support groups or online support. Ask and follow their lead when it comes to physical reassurance. Ask before you hug them, hold their hand, etc. Let the survivor be in charge of the conversation and always respect their boundaries. Don’t ask for details about the assault. Remember you're there to listen and support. We're friends, not investigators. By allowing them to talk, you let them reclaim their voice. Respect the survivor’s privacy. Don’t discuss what you are told with others. The assault is not about you or your ego. Do not seek revenge against the assailant. Break the cycle of violence. Make sure you are finding support for yourself. If you find yourself unable to support this individual, be honest about it. I am sorry this happened. It’s not your fault. I believe you. I’m here to listen. Thank you for trusting me. What do you need from me/us? I am here for you and I support you. Are you open to receiving medical attention or professional counseling? Would you like for me to go with you? Helpful Phrases Recommended Reading Recommended Reading The Gift of Fear and Other Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker If you are interested in gaining an awareness of the world around you and learning how to spot signs of danger before it’s too late, this book is an absolute must read. It is the primer by which we created the Girls Fight Back program and should absolutely be required reading for EVERYONE before they graduate from high school. I shared this book with my son when he was fourteen and I am confident that having this knowledge will help him to be safer in the world. Please buy a copy for yourself and your loved ones. GET IT HERE I’m a paragraph. Double click me or click Edit Text. It's easy to make it your own. Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane) by Gavin de Becker This follow up book to The Gift of Fear takes the basic lessons from that book and applies them to parenting and keeping our children safe. This is a must read for anyone with kids. Topics in this book include: what to teach our children about talking to strangers, how to interview a prospective babysitter day care provider or school, how to spot sexual predators, what to teach your child about what to do if they are lost, and what to teach your teenagers to help them stay safe. GET IT HERE Beauty Bites Beast by Ellen Snortland This book explains why learning self-defense is such an important skill for women and is a great intro to feminism for young women as well! In addition to presenting strong arguments for why all women should learn self-defense, Ellen peppers this book with real life stories of survivors. Powerful and an engaging read. GET IT HERE I’m a paragraph. Double click me or click Edit Text. It's easy to make it your own. The Safety Godmothers: The ABCs of Awareness, Boundaries and Confidence for Teens by Ellen Snortland & Lisa Gaeta One of the basics that all children learn when they go to school is the ABC’s. What they don’t usually learn, but all really need, is the ABC’s of safety. Ellen Snortland and Lisa Gaeta have stepped in to fill the void with their essential new book. Through the riveting true stories of 26 interviewees, they spell out the basics of what we all need to know to be safe and live with confidence. GET IT HERE Stop Signs: Recognizing, Avoiding and Escaping Abusive Relationships by Lynn Fairweather Most abusers display warning signs that intelligent women miss—mostly because the majority of women have not been trained to recognize them. In this groundbreaking book, Lynn Fairweather—an expert in the field of intimate partner violence response and prevention—provides women with the information they need to recognize dangerous men before they become victims of abuse. GET IT HERE I’m a paragraph. Double click me or click Edit Text. It's easy to make it your own. My Story by Elizabeth Smart Most people are familiar with the story of Elizabeth Smart, kidnapped from her home at 14 in the summer of 2002 and enduring 9 months of brutal captivity and abuse before being reunited with her family. What you may not know is that she is now a nationally recognized advocate for children’s rights and the President of the Elizabeth Smart Foundation. GET IT HERE The Unthinkable by Amanda Ripley Amanda Ripley’s book, The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes—And Why, focuses on how humans react in disasters or stressful situations and how those reactions can save us or doom us. This intellectual approach to examining human response is both intriguing and enlightening into how you view the normal and the extreme risks that we are all exposed to in our day to day lives. Ripley teaches readers about The Survival Arc which includes the stages of 1) Shock, 2) Deliberation, and 3) The Decisive Moment. GET IT HERE I’m a paragraph. Double click me or click Edit Text. It's easy to make it your own. Everyday Survival by Laurence Gonzales At Girls Fight Back, we focus on using your intuition as one of the greatest tools of personal safety. Gonzales examines how the mind works in patterns to make us more safe at times and at other times to put us in more danger. Awareness is always the key, illustrated by the story he tells of a firefighter who sets his watch alarm to go off every hour during a fire. This is a great read to start you down the path of awareness. GET IT HERE Now I Speak by Anna Nasset On November 4th, 2011, in Port Townsend, Washington, Anna Nasset was creating a window display after hours at the art gallery she proudly called her own. When a man appeared before her with a painting under his arm, Anna experienced the briefest moment of hesitation before opening her door—and her world—to a man who would stop at nothing in his attempts to tear her life apart from that moment forward. That is, until Anna decided to stand up and fight back. GET IT HERE The Macho Paradox by Dr. Jackson Katz Bestselling author Jackson Katz is a pioneering educator and activist on the topic of men's violence against women. In this revised edition of his heralded book, Katz outlines the ways in which cultural ideas about "manhood" contribute to men's sexually harassing and abusive behaviors and that men have a positive role to play in challenging and changing the sexist cultural norms that too often lead to gender violence. GET IT HERE Dear Brain You Have My Attention by Shirkydra Roberts In Dear Brain, You Have My Attention, author Shirkydra Robers takes you along side her present experience as she journeys through her Cognitive Process Therapy sessions in hopes of finding a whole version of herself. She spent years healing from childhood trauma but eventually reached a season that was unfamiliar, uncertain and that required her extra attention. This book is for children, adults, teens, all genders, and all VICTORS who have battled being loved or have wanted to love beyond the mental block, built from any form of trauma. GET IT HERE The Anxiety Hack by Faye R. Williams We all experience stress and anxiety. I’m a retired police officer of 32years. During my career, I have had almost a dozen of my former co-workers who have taken their own lives, and sometimes even their family members’ lives. I believe that several of them had some anxiety issues which went unaddressed. First responders have a high rate of suicide and that is concerning to me. My book is for everyone, but I really hope many first responders will read it. GET IT HERE

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