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Personal Safety Workshop

Label: Community event
5:30 pm 7:30 pm

Have concerns about your personal safety at home or in the community? Have a youth headed to college this fall? A teen beginning high school? A tween staying home by themselves for the first time?

Rose City Self-Defense and the Safe Blocks Program invite you to join us for an Introductory Personal Safety and Self-Defense workshop to learn the empowering skills to help keep yourself and your young ones safe and strong!

When: Tuesday, August 19, 2025 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Where: Midland Library (805 SE 122nd Ave).

Register for the workshop

Snacks provided for all attendees.

The class will cover assertive communication and de-escalation skills. Learn how to tap into intuition and options for escape and safety planning. This is open to all community members ages 11 and older. Community members ages 11-14 must be accompanied by an adult.

Registration is required.

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