We are passionate about working to ensure everyone feels safer, heard, and capable of making a difference. We believe that civic engagement is not merely a practice, but a powerful tool for transformation. Our mission is to equip you with the essential skills needed for effective advocacy and personal safety.
Join Us in Learning Crucial Skills to Support Civic Engagement:
- Self-Defense and Personal Safety: Our classes focus on instilling confidence and embodied power, preparing you for any challenging situation. We’re here to increase your physical and verbal skills to handle adversity.
- Community and Organizational Safety: Learn valuable techniques in de-escalation and bystander intervention. We’re here to provide you with vital verbal skills and assertiveness strategies, allowing you to create a safer environment for yourself and others.
- Addressing Burnout and Fear: Our programs are full of empowerment and energy building activities to connect to full body presence, full body movement, full voice activation! We’re here to offer classes that can serve as self-care to sustain your activism.
- Fostering Connection and Reducing Isolation: You are not alone. Our programs are communities of support, where individuals pursue their goals and uplift one another on their journeys. We’re here to join you in embracing the power of collective strength!
- Managing Emotional Overwhelm: In the face of conflict, practice powerful communication while staying grounded. We’re here to help you steer difficult conversations with boundary setting and calling in strategies, transforming challenges into opportunities to navigate relationships.
- Building Tools for Resistance: In a brave and supportive space, practice the skills necessary to speak up and advocate for yourself and others. Tackling violence starts with empowerment, and we’re here to ensure those skills are accessible to you.
Prepare is here for you!
Prepare offers public classes and tailored training sessions that can come to your community or take place at our training center in Chelsea. Equip yourself with the skills to navigate and influence the world around you! Together, we can foster empowerment and resilience and build foundations to create lasting change.