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On March 25th, 2010, Dallas Jessup testified before the U.S. House of Representatives' Tom Lantos Commission on Human Rights.

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Freshman Dallas Jessup testified in front of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in Washington, D.C., today.
Jessup, the founder of the non-profit organization Just Yell Fire,  testified at the hearing titled "Human Trafficking: International and National Implications" and spoke about how "young women should be taught to turn the tables on human traffickers."
“The premise is simple – if you make self defense, personal rights awareness and danger avoidance a ...

Young women should be taught to turn the tables on human traffickers, a Vanderbilt University freshman told the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in Washington, D.C., in prepared remarks.
Dallas Jessup, 18, founder of the nonprofit Just Yell Fire, was scheduled to testify Thursday, March 25.
The hearing on “Human Trafficking: International and National Implications” was scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon in Room 2255 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was...

Eighteen year-old activist and speaker Dallas Jessup will testify before Congress about global human trafficking Thursday March 25. The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission asked her to testify about human trafficking in the United States and around the world.
Jessup, who is a freshman at Vanderbilt University, has worked since she was 13 to empower teenage girls to defend against predators and human traffickers. She has spoken at women’s, nonprofit, and youth events across the...

What would your daughter do if she were cornered by a sexual predator? Would she know how to get out of the situation? Could she handle herself if her date got out of hand? Could she escape if someone twice her size tried to abduct her? Or would she be the one in four girls between 11-20 who are sexually assaulted in this country? Dallas Jessup could defend herself at 13, and she wants your daughter to be able to, as well.
Jessup was a 13-year-old with a black belt when she saw a security...

PAMELA DAVIS (Host): The murders of San Diego County teens Chelsea King and Amber Dubois have united concerns over child safety. A training session this week in San Diego will teach young girls how to protect themselves against predators.
DWANE BROWN (Host): Joining us today on Morning Edition is 18-year-old Dallas Jessup. She’s founder of a non-profit group called “Just Yell Fire.” Dallas, you started this project as a community service in 2006 and now it’s spread to...

Freshman Dallas Jessup will testify in front of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in Washington, D.C., during a federal human trafficking hearing tomorrow.
Jessup, the founder of the non-profit organization Just Yell Fire, will testify at the hearing titled "Human Trafficking: International and National Implications" and will speak to what self-defense moves young women can do to prevent being a part of the statistics of human trafficking.
The commission is...

Self-Defense Advocate Wants Annual Training
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- An 18-year-old Vanderbilt University freshman will testify before a Congressional committee Thursday in Washington.
Dallas Jessup advocates teaching annual self-defense skills to young women beginning in middle schools so that they can protect themselves from rapists, murderers and human traffickers.
Jessup has a black belt in martial arts. In high school, she began an outreach program to empower girls and women...