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[Caring Magazine. May 2008, page 34]
Dallas Jessup You've probably seen one of the many films showing the fair sex fighting back. You might remember "Xena the Warrior Princess" or "Thelma and Louise." Perhaps you heard Jennifer Lopez say "Enough" to an abusive husband and shove him over a ledge. Maybe you watched Uma Thurman as a sword-wielding avenger on a ferocious quest to "Kill Bill."
Now Dallas Jessup is showing the meaning of girl power in Just Yell Fire. Her self-defense...

[Caring Magazine. May 2008, page 34]
Dallas Jessup You've probably seen one of the many films showing the fair sex fighting back. You might remember "Xena the Warrior Princess" or "Thelma and Louise." Perhaps you heard Jennifer Lopez say "Enough" to an abusive husband and shove him over a ledge. Maybe you watched Uma Thurman as a sword-wielding avenger on a ferocious quest to "Kill Bill."
Now Dallas Jessup is showing the meaning of girl power in Just Yell Fire. Her self-defense...

MS. DALLAS JESSUP - Ms. Dallas Jessup is a self-defense expert who founded Just Yell Fire. To promote her cause, she raised (USD)500,000 for a self-defense film and made it available online for free. So far, 2 million people in 37 countries have pressed "download" for pointers on how to fight back against aggressors

Dallas Jessup, 16, raised $500,000 from donations to produce Just Yell Fire, a film she wrote to teach girls how to protect themselves in times of danger. Two million people in 37 countries have viewed the film.
Those who seek inspiration need look no further than the winners of this year's National Caring Awards. Ten recipients, five adults and five young people, were honored by the Caring Institute Monday night in Washington, D.C., for their service to charitable causes and for setting...

A Vancouver Teenager is officially one of the most caring young adults in america...

For her work in self-teen-defense, Dallas Jessup is receiving the national Caring Person award...

Vancouver's Dallas Jessup has done it again.
Jessup is one of 120 semi-finalists in the 2008 Huggable Heroes search sponsored by the Build-A-Bear Workshop International Community Service Program. She's being recognized for her efforts to raise awareness of the importance of self-defense for women.
Jessup, who attends St. Mary's Academy in Portland, wrote and produced the film "Just Yell Fire," which illustrates steps women can take when attacked.
Earlier this year, Jessup was...

10 people will be honored next week for their extraordinary dedication and service to others and for being superior role models. They are winners of the 2008 Caring Award...

Planning for a kidnapping attempt is probably the last thing any parent and child want to do, so it rarely gets done. Especially when they're little, boys are abducted or targeted too, but as the years go by, females are more at risk.
One in four females (reported; the actual estimate is one in three) is a victim of sexual assault, and over 120,000 abductions of women and girls are reported annually in the U.S. Other than keeping a watchful eye and being wary of strangers, there is...