Self-Defense Resources
IMPACT Personal Safety of Colorado
Learn more at impactpersonalsafety.com
IMPACT is a dedicated group of people working together to end violence in our society. IMPACT does this by empowering people to take control of their lives through physical and verbal skills and the fundamental truth that your life is worth fighting for.
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs
Learn more at avp.org/resources
The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) works to prevent, respond to, and end all forms of violence against and within LGBTQ communities. NCAVP is a national coalition of local member programs, affiliate organizations and individual affiliates who create systemic and social change. NCAVP strives to increase power, safety and resources through data analysis, policy advocacy, education and technical assistance.
Books and Zines
The following list of books and zines on the topics of self-defense and empowerment have been recommended by community members.
- Get Empowered: A Practical Guide to Thrive, Heal, and Embrace Your Confidence in a Sexist World by Nadia Telsey and Lauren R. Taylor
- A Self-Defense Study Guide for Trans Women by Transfighters Oakland
- Support by Cindy Crabb
- The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker
- The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor; Foreword by Ijeoma Oluo
- Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab
- We Do This 'Til We Get Free: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariame Kaba; Edited by Tamara Nopper