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As seen on Good Morning America, Dallas Jessup is seventeen year-old who gives tips to parents and teens on how to avoid date rape, how to avoid dangerous situations and during television interviews she even demonstrates how to head butt a man, kick him in the crotch and then run like the wind!

Dallas Jessup on how to turn anger at injustice into a movement for change
From the front lines of youth activism, 17-year-old Dallas Jessup delivers a how-to guide for any teen who wants to change the world. She shares inspiring stories of teen activists and her own community service project, which grew into a worldwide revolution against predators. An excerpt.
Americans love a good Revolution. In fact, Thomas Jefferson once said, “A little rebellion now and then is a good...

The Just Yell Fire program was holding a one-day certification program in north Phoenix for anyone who wants to become a certified instructor in the Just Yell Fire self defense program. The certification was held at Tesseract School campus.
Teachers and coaches learned new skills to teach young girls how to avoid becoming a crime statistic. Just Yell Fire was founded by 17-year-old Dallas Jessup when she discovered that one in four young women are victims of sexual assault. Her program...

Just Yell Fire is one of the *hottest* self defense programs around for girls between the ages of 11-19. It teaches awareness about assault and abduction, personal safety skills and some simple street-fighting skills to get out of attack situations. It also give students a Dating Bill of Rights that addresses the problem of dating violence. Since 2006, they've taught self defense skills to more than 1 million girls in 41 countries and won seven awards. This week, Crime Prevention Specialist...

- It's a frightening statistic facing teenage girls.
One in four is at risk of sexual assault, and each year, there are more than 100,000 attempted abductions in the U.S. alone.
But Dallas Jessup says girls and young women have the right to live their lives, not in fear-- but empowered.
The 17-year-old is the author of the upcoming book "Young Revolutionaries Who Rock: An Insider's Guide to Saving the World One Revolution at a Time."
She is also the founder of the...

Daily Point of Light Award The Daily Point of Light Award honors individuals and volunteer groups that have made a commitment to connect Americans through service to help meet critical needs in their communities. Each weekday, one volunteer or volunteer effort in the country receives a Daily Point of Light Award.
ACTION: Dallas Jessup is a 16 year old senior at St. Mary's Academy in Portland, Oregon. As an amazing 13 year old, Dallas Jessup started a community service project which she...