Thrive Empowerment Center is partnering with Homegrown Alliance to offer this special ESD workshop at the Morrow Arts Center. The mission of Homegrown Alliance is to empower every child in the Little Miami School District by fostering a supportive & inclusive community. The organization is dedicated to uplifting marginalized & in-need students, ensuring they have the resources & opportunities to thrive.

In support of this mission, a portion of the ticket sales for this event will go toward offering the same course for LGTBQ+ youth in Little Miami.

This foundational Empowerment Self-Defense course provides a toolbox of immediate mental, verbal, and physical responses to risky situations, from boundary violations and harassment to physical assault. In this 3-hour workshop, we will practice all 5 safety principles of ESD—Think, Yell, Run, Fight, Tell—through discussion, role play, and hands-on technique practice. Join us for this fun and dynamic event!

We encourage you to wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle.

Open to all, ages 10+. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Due to space limitations, you must pre-register for this event. Our ESD Basics registration fee operates on a sliding scale. Choose $35, $50, or $65 based on your budget.

Our foundational course provides a toolbox of immediate mental, verbal, and physical responses to risky situations, from boundary violations and harassment to physical assault. In this 3-hour workshop, we will practice all 5 safety principles of ESD—Think, Yell, Run, Fight, Tell—through discussion, role play, and hands-on technique practice. Join us for this fun and dynamic event!

We encourage you to wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle. Light snacks will be provided.

Open to all, ages 10+. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Due to space limitations, you must pre-register for this event. Our ESD Basics registration fee operates on a sliding scale. Choose $35, $50, or $65 based on your budget.

This class is full. Check out our 5-Week Empowerment through Self-Defense series starting Feb. 4 or our next ESD Basics class on March 29.

Our foundational course provides a toolbox of immediate mental, verbal, and physical responses to risky situations, from boundary violations and harassment to physical assault. In this 3-hour workshop, we will practice all 5 safety principles of ESD—Think, Yell, Run, Fight, Tell—through discussion, role play, and hands-on technique practice. Join us for this fun and dynamic event!

We encourage you to wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle. Light snacks will be provided.

Open to all, ages 10+. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Due to space limitations, you must pre-register for this event. Our ESD Basics registration fee operates on a sliding scale. Choose $35, $50, or $65 based on your budget.

This class is full. Join us Saturday, January 4, for the next workshop!

Our foundational course provides a toolbox of immediate mental, verbal, and physical responses to risky situations, from boundary violations and harassment to physical assault. In this 3-hour workshop, we will practice all 5 safety principles of ESD—Think, Yell, Run, Fight, Tell—through discussion, role play, and hands-on technique practice. Join us for this fun and dynamic event!

We encourage you to wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle. Light snacks will be provided.

Open to all, ages 10+. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Due to space limitations, you must pre-register for this event. Our ESD Basics registration fee operates on a sliding scale. Choose $35, $50, or $65 based on your budget.

This class is full. Join us Saturday, January 4, for the next workshop!

Explore the healing use of focusing and ritual in this creative workshop. Spend time constructing a mini shrine, the perfect size for traveling with you anywhere.

In this special time of year when many traditions remember those who are no longer with us in bodily form, we will spend some time talking about grief and loss and how shrines help individuals and communities to walk alongside these powerful emotions.

Whether you want to remember a loved one, honor a special saint, or pay homage to inspirational idea like love or justice, art therapist Charlotte Reed will lead you through the creation of your pocket shrine. Bring a metal candy tin, like an Altoid’s box, and she’ll show you some tricks for turning it into a pocket-sized space for memories. Supplies will be provided, but we encourage you to bring copies of photos or other mementos to include in your special space.

All supplies and instructions will be provided in this three-hour workshop. Registration operates on a sliding scale: choose $25, $45, or $65 based on your budget. Space is limited so pre-registration is required.

Art Equals seeks to provide inclusive and accessible spaces for community creating, so please contact Charlotte if there is a way we can make the workshop more comfortable for you.

In honor of campus safety month, this workshop—sponsored by the Miami University Police Department and the MU Office of Student Wellness—is being offered at no cost to all Miami University students, faculty, staff, and the Oxford community.

Participants will gain a toolbox of immediate mental, verbal, and physical responses to risky situations, from boundary violations and harassment to physical assault. Together, we’ll learn and practice:

• Understanding the science behind our intuition

• Using our posture and voice to protect our boundaries

• Recognizing and responding to red-flag behaviors

• Escaping from grabs and holds

• Simple physical strikes anyone can use

On-campus location is Rec Sports Center, Courts 2 & 3. Pre-registration is encouraged.

Our foundational course provides a toolbox of immediate mental, verbal, and physical responses to risky situations, from boundary violations and harassment to physical assault. In this 3-hour workshop, we will practice all 5 safety principles of ESD—Think, Yell, Run, Fight, Tell—through discussion, role play, and hands-on technique practice. Join us for this fun and dynamic event!

We encourage you to wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle. Light snacks will be provided.

Open to all, ages 10+. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Due to space limitations, you must pre-register for this event. Our ESD Basics registration fee operates on a sliding scale. Choose $35, $50, or $65 based on your budget.

*3 Spots Left*

Designed for students heading off to college in the fall or already in college, our 3-hour workshop prepares them to enter the next chapter of their lives safely and more confidently.

Through hands-on activities, role play, the presentation of real-world scenarios (such as dating violence, parties, and harassment both online and on the street), and the practice of verbal and physical techniques, we’ll learn how to:

• recognize and assess danger

• assert boundaries and de-escalate tense situations

• escape grabs and holds

• use our body’s 10 tools to fend off a physical attack

• find help and support for ourselves and others who’ve experienced harassment or violence

Open to all 15 to 21 years old.

The cost of the session is $50. Please reach out to us if this fee is a barrier to you.

Space is limited so you must pre-register to reserve your spot.

There are 4 spots left.

OK, we can’t give you the whole DAY off (though you certainly deserve it), but we do want to help you carve out a little fun time for yourself. We’re taking over Sew Lovely, a sweet little attelier run by our dear friend Hildegard, to give you an hour and a half that’s all about YOU:

• Self-affirming activities and fun crafts

• Discussion on taking up space as a mama

• Yummy afternoon tea treats

Round up your sisters, friends, co-op moms—any ladies who could use some uninterrupted time to laugh, play, and learn with other women.

Registration Fee: $30

Our foundational course provides a toolbox of immediate mental, verbal, and physical responses to risky situations, from boundary violations and harassment to physical assault. In this 3-hour workshop, we will practice all 5 safety principles of ESD—Think, Yell, Run, Fight, Tell—through discussion, role play, and hands-on technique practice. Join us for this fun and dynamic event!

We encourage you to wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle. Light snacks will be provided.

Open to all, ages 10+. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Due to space limitations, you must pre-register for this event. Our ESD Basics registration fee operates on a sliding scale. Choose $35, $50, or $65 based on your budget.

*5 Spots Left*

Make safety, strength, and empowerment a family affair in this parent-child workshop. 

Open to those 9+ years of age and their mothers (or other female guardians), this 3-hour class not only teaches the safety action principles of Empowerment Self-Defense (Think, Yell, Run, Fight, Tell), it fosters teamwork and open communication between parent and child.

In addition to verbal defense techniques, we’ll practice escapes and strikes. Wear comfortable clothes!

Our Stronger Together registration fee operates on a sliding scale. Choose $75 (Reduced), $100 (Standard), or $125 (Supporter) per pair based on your budget. Register additional children for $25 each.

Space is limited so you must pre-register to reserve your spot.

There are 3 family spots left.

Our foundational course provides a toolbox of immediate mental, verbal, and physical responses to risky situations, from boundary violations and harassment to physical assault. In this 3-hour workshop, we will practice all 5 safety principles of ESD—Think, Yell, Run, Fight, Tell—through discussion, role play, and hands-on technique practice. Join us for this fun and dynamic event!

We encourage you to wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle. Light snacks will be provided.

Open to all, ages 10+. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Due to space limitations, you must pre-register for this event. Our ESD Basics registration fee operates on a sliding scale. Choose $35, $50, or $65 based on your budget.

There are 4 spots left.

Our foundational course provides a toolbox of immediate mental, verbal, and physical responses to risky situations, from boundary violations and harassment to physical assault. In this 3-hour workshop, we will practice all 5 safety principles of ESD—Think, Yell, Run, Fight, Tell—through discussion, role play, and hands-on technique practice. Join us for this fun and dynamic event!

We encourage you to wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle. Light snacks will be provided.

Open to all, ages 10+. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Due to space limitations, you must pre-register for this event. Our ESD Basics registration fee operates on a sliding scale. Choose $35, $50, or $65 based on your budget.

We have 4 spots left.

In honor of campus safety month, this workshop—sponsored by the Miami University Police Department and the MU Office of Student Wellness—is being offered at no cost to all Miami University students, faculty, staff, and the Oxford community.

Participants will gain a toolbox of immediate mental, verbal, and physical responses to risky situations, from boundary violations and harassment to physical assault. Together, we’ll learn and practice:

• Understanding the science behind our intuition

• Using our posture and voice to protect our boundaries

• Recognizing and responding to red-flag behaviors

• Escaping from grabs and holds

• Simple physical strikes anyone can use

On-campus location is Phillips Hall 033. Pre-registration is encouraged.

Our foundational course provides a toolbox of immediate mental, verbal, and physical responses to risky situations, from boundary violations and harassment to physical assault. In this 3-hour workshop, we will practice all 5 safety principles of ESD—Think, Yell, Run, Fight, Tell—through discussion, role play, and hands-on technique practice. Join us for this fun and dynamic event!

We encourage you to wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle. Light snacks will be provided.

Open to all, ages 10+.

Due to space limitations, you must pre-register for this event.

**Only 1 spot left!**

Our ESD Basics registration fee operates on a sliding scale. Choose $35, $50, or $65 based on your budget.

The next series runs every Thursday in June: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.

This small-group workshop is designed to support survivors of sexual assault and individuals who struggle with feelings of shame, guilt, or fear around sex. It aims to create a safe and supportive environment where participants can explore their sexuality, learn coping skills, and connect with others who have had similar experiences. 

Using discussion, interactive exercises, creative activities, and guided meditations, Sexually Speaking explores:

• consent

• boundaries

• communication

• pleasure

• sexual health

• intimacy

• self-care

We will also work on building self-esteem and self-confidence to help participants feel empowered in their sexual experiences. 

While the topic of sexual assault is a serious and important issue, our class is also designed to be fun and enjoyable. We believe that laughter and humor can be a powerful tool for healing and growth. Therefore, we encourage a relaxed and playful atmosphere where participants can feel comfortable expressing themselves and enjoying the process. 

This series registration fee operates on a sliding scale. Choose $50 (Reduced), $75 (Standard), or $100 (Supporter) based on your budget.

Due to our small class sizes, you must pre-register to reserve your spot. If the registration fee is a barrier to your attendance, please email us.

We have 8 spots left.

*Only 1 family spot left.*

Make safety, strength, and empowerment a family affair in this parent-child workshop. 

Open to those 9+ years of age and their mothers (or other female guardians), this 3-hour class not only teaches the safety action principles of Empowerment Self-Defense (Think, Yell, Run, Fight, Tell), it fosters teamwork and open communication between parent and child.

In addition to verbal defense techniques, we’ll practice escapes and strikes. Wear comfortable clothes!

Our Stronger Together registration fee operates on a sliding scale. Choose $75 (Reduced), $100 (Standard), or $125 (Supporter) per pair based on your budget. Register additional children for $25 each.

Space is limited so you must pre-register to reserve your spot.

This event has been canceled due to lack of interest.

Calling all mothers, grandmothers, step mothers, foster mothers, and honorary mothers: It’s time to celebrate yourself!

• Self-affirming activities

• Discussion on boundary setting with those we love (so hard for moms!)

• Yummy treats

• BYOB (we can’t serve you but you’re welcome to bring some grown-up beverages)

Registration Fee: $25

Our foundational course provides a toolbox of immediate mental, verbal, and physical responses to risky situations, from boundary violations and harassment to physical assault. In this 3-hour workshop, we will practice all 5 safety principles of ESD—Think, Yell, Run, Fight, Tell—through discussion, role play, and hands-on technique practice. Join us for this fun and dynamic event!

We encourage you to wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle. Light snacks will be provided.

Open to all, ages 10+.

Due to space limitations, you must pre-register for this event.

2 spots left.

Our ESD Basics registration fee operates on a sliding scale. Choose $35, $50, or $65 based on your budget.

***This session is full.***

Our foundational course provides a toolbox of immediate mental, verbal, and physical responses to risky situations, from boundary violations and harassment to physical assault. In this 3-hour workshop, we will practice all 5 safety principles of ESD—Think, Yell, Run, Fight, Tell—through discussion, role play, and hands-on technique practice. Join us for this fun and dynamic event!

We encourage you to wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle. Light snacks will be provided.

Open to all, ages 10+.

Due to space limitations, you must pre-register for this event.

Our ESD Basics registration fee operates on a sliding scale. Choose $35, $50, or $65 based on your budget.

***FULL***

Our foundational course provides a toolbox of immediate mental, verbal, and physical responses to risky situations, from boundary violations and harassment to physical assault. In this 3-hour workshop, we will practice all 5 safety principles of ESD—Think, Yell, Run, Fight, Tell—through discussion, role play, and hands-on technique practice. Join us for this fun and dynamic event!

We encourage you to wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle. Light snacks will be provided.

Open to all, ages 10+.

Due to space limitations, you must pre-register for this event.

Registration fee: $50 (If this is a barrier to your attendance, please reach out to us!)