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Contact details:
avfbrighton(at)
yahoo.co.uk

c/o 12 London Rd
Brighton
BN1 4JA
UK

Self defence resources on the web

www.nwsda.org.uk
Women’s self defence trainers network

www.thefword.org.uk/features/2002/04/fighting_back_self_defence_for_women_girls
printable illustrated booklet about feminist self defence

www.anti-harassment.ik.com/
website collecting women’s stories of street harassment

www.streetharassmentproject.org/
the US based street harassment stories website

www.eoc.org.uk/Default.aspx?page=15307
equal opportunities commission information on your rights under the sexual discrimination act

www.thesite.org/homelawandmoney/law/victims/survivingsexualassault
basic information on sexual assault

www.feministhealth.org.uk/
website for the Feminist Health Gathering that happened in Leeds in January 2007, it is being developed to hold more links and information

http://rebelcombatives.livejournal.com/
Rebel Combatives is a realistic self-defence class based in Leeds. It started because some of us had experience of real-life physical conflict and were disillusioned by the non-realistic style of training in martial arts and boxing. We all desired training that would prepare us specifically for real life situations, not for the sake of competitions, fitness or art.

www.wendo.ca/pages/home.htm
Wendo is a women only self defence close to what AVF teaches. This is the Canadian homepage, with interesting FAQ and more resource links.

winstonstableford.com/women.html

a large and slightly random listing of ‘women in the martial arts’

www.mwaves.org/main.htm
interesting Canadian project that educates and involves teens in dating violence prevention activities.

www.kwantlen.ca/pscm/wenlido/ReducetheRisk.pdf
a downloadable booklet called ‘Reduce the Risk’ about women’s personal safety.

www.antistalking.com
an interesting looking US based site focusing on stalking and what victims can do.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PTSD

although the self defence articles on wikipedia are not very good, the article about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a good starting point, with lots of links, for learning about it.

www.vday.org
Global movement to stop violence against women and girls.

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