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Just Yell Fire founder Dallas Jessup, a Vanderbilt University freshman, to testify Thursday to U.S. House of Representatives with an unusual solution to trafficking.
Washington DC (Vocus) March 23, 2010 -- Congress believes the 18 year old founder of a non-profit might have a solution to the worldwide human trafficking crisis: the U.S. House of Representatives has called Dallas Jessup to testify on Thursday, March 25.
Dallas Jessup, a Vanderbilt University freshman,...

Three-dozen Sequim young women learned about techniques to stay safe at a Women in Networks event at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club on Feb. 27.
Sgt. Sean Madison and Officer Darrell Nelson, of the Sequim Police Department, talked to the WIN members about good self-defense techniques. The students then watched a video called “Just Yell Fire,” an instructional film demonstrating 10 street fighting techniques to use to get away from attack and date rape situations (see...

The Just Yell Fire message is that girls and young women have the right to live their lives without fear of assault or abduction. The Just Yell Fire mission is to put predators out of business. Teenage girls face a 1 in 4 risk of sexual assault, there are 114,000 attempted abductions a year in the U.S., and that's unacceptable. Our results are terrific. Since 2006 we have empowered more than 1 million girls in 44 countries but we're far from done. We give girls get-away skills; we teach them...

Would you know what to do if a stranger tried to abduct you? Well, many young ladies don’t know what to do and helping them stay safe is Dallas Jessup founder of the non-profit Just Yell Fire.
When she was just 14-years old, Dallas produced one of the most popular movie downloads of 2006. The film was a 48-minute instructional film that teaches teens personal safety and defensive tactics to avoid abduction or sexual assault.
When you first started Just Yell Fire, you wanted...

As often happens in my search for exciting topics to write about, I was channel surfing and I came across (by accident) this girl, Dallas Jessup, speaking about a free DVD that teaches girls to stay safe and fight back! I got the web address and checked out the movie here. 
Now I am a big proponent of women’s self-defense and I think any effort to pull together all of the facets in a successful defense are good. The problem with women’s self-defense normally are many girls and ...

Have you heard about the dark secret of America? Did you know human trafficking is in your backyard?
The Northwest Coalition Against Trafficking, founded by Soroptimist International Northwestern Region are hosting the Annual Northwest Conference against trafficking; become informed, educated, and lend a helping hand in protecting these women, girls, and trafficking victims.
Jane Velez-Mitchell, host of “issues” on hln will be honored with the prestigious Ruby Award;...

Date: January 9, 2010 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
Red Lion Hotel at Jantzen Beach, 909 North Hayden Island Dr., Portland, OR 97217
Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery. The second largest criminal enterprise in the
world after arms dealing, victims of human trafficking work in domestic servitude, agriculture
and - all too often - the sex industry. Join the Northwest Coalition Against Trafficking at their
conference to combat human trafficking, co-sponsored in...

In September, General Hospital fans were stunned by the announcement that three-time Emmy winner Jonathan Jackson would be returning to the show. If fans were surprised, so was Jackson. The actor says his return came "out of the blue." In this exclusive interview, Jackson talks about being Lucky.
Plot twists don't happen only in the soaps. In a real-life plot twist, three-time Emmy award winning actor Jonathan Jackson has returned to General Hospital to reprise the role of Lucky...

I recently attended City Club’s 2009 Jefferson Awards luncheon and left feeling totally  inspired (and somewhat humbled) by the remarkable service stories of this year’s award winners, Dallas Jessup, Janie Plath and Mariana Quanstrom.   I encourage you to check out their  stories!  
What  really excited me about the award event  was listening to 3 of Seattle’s community leaders – Alison Carl White of Seattle Works, Nancy Long of Executive Service Corps, and David Okimoto of ...

The Northwest Coalition Against Trafficking (NWCAT) will be hosting a public conference on Saturday, January 9, 2010 in Portland, Oregon.
Among the conference headliners are Vancouver, Washington resident and 2007 CNN Hero Dallas Jessup. Jessup is 17-year-old expert martial artist who grew a community service project to fight predators into a Million Girl Revolution across 45 countries with her non-profit, Just Yell Fire. At 14, she produced a film to teach teen girls to protect...