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Self defense class to keep kids safe

Ear slaps and chokehold escapes are among the street fighting moves being taught to 25 Vancouver School District teachers.The teachers will then teach the techniques to young girls. The new program was inspired by the high profile murder

of middle school student Alicia Nipp, allegedly at the hands of a homeless sex offender.

"Giving a child's life back to their mother. We're received several emails from girls whose lives were saved by...

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Dallas Jessup was just 13 years old when she founded Just Yell Fire, an organization dedicated to helping young girls learn skills to protect themselves from sexual violence. She produced a film of the same name that has been seen by hundreds of thousands of girls all over the world. Three years later, Dallas is a 16 year old youth activist, speaker, and now writer, with the recent publication of her first book, Young Revolutionaries Who Rock, which talks about how young people can make...

At fourteen years of age Dallas Jessup created the self defense film Just Yell Fire! This film has been viewed by over one million people world wide. Seventeen year old Dallas talks with Fr. Bob about her film and her new book titled Young Revolutionaries Who Rock. This book inspires children to address problems in society to help change the world. What an inspiration!

George Chambers to interview Dallas on Sexting, Safety, and Young Revolutionaries Who Rock on KXIT in Amarillo, Texas.

Dallas is a teen activist, the founder of a million girl revolution and the author of Young Revolutionaries Who Rock.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. ~ Margaret Mead
If today were my last day on Earth and I could share 500 words of brilliance with the world, here are the important things I'd want to pass along to others...
I'm Dallas Jessup (17) and I'm Calling All Heroes - Age 7...

The name of the Web site is Just Yell Fire. It’s the brain child of 16-year-old Dallas Jessup.
At age 13, Jessup was inspired to create the Web site after security camera images showed a man grabbing Carlie Brucia of Sarasota. Brucia, 11, was found dead a few days later.
Jessup, who has a black belt, jumped into action by creating an instructional video with the help of her street-fighting coach, Chad Von Dette.
By visiting this site, you can watch a 46-minute...