Join us for an event designed to equip women and girls with practical tools to recognize and prevent gender-based violence. Enjoy an engaging self-defense class, an educational session on awareness and prevention, and the chance to build confidence in a supportive community setting.
This event is dedicated to empowering women and girls with practical tools and knowledge to protect themselves and others from gender-based violence. By combining a hands-on self-defense class with an engaging educational session, it aims to build confidence, raise awareness about the different forms of gender-based violence, and create a supportive space for dialogue, learning, and community connection.
Facilitator:
Riezl Samson — 4th Degree Black Belt in Goju Ryu Karate-do, Self-Defense Instructor at CMAC Dapo.
Every night, thousands of women and children in Canada face homelessness, poverty, and trauma. We are on a mission to change that.
While Sakeenah functions at a national level, our head office and The People’s Market operate out of land that is part of the Treaty and Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Huron-Wendat and Wyandot Nations.
Sakeenah believes that while a land acknowledgement is the first step, we also understand that land acknowledgements alone are not sufficient to redress the harm caused by centuries of land theft, forced displacement and ongoing acts of settler colonialism. We recognize that this work is ongoing and complex, and we are dedicated to doing our part to create a better future for all.
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