Thank you for this empowering course.”
– Self-defense Graduate
Gender Education Program Changes
The Gender Education Program, scheduled to end July 1, 2009, has instead been permanently funded. This is an extraordinary change in these economically challenging times. Student and other campus community members' voices compelled the UCD Administration to continue this program that has promoted a climate of safety and respect for women on our campus since 2000. For us this change is bittersweet, as the Program will no longer be a part of the WRRC. It will be housed under the Police Department, in the Campus Violence Prevention Program. We at the WRRC are sorry to lose our colleague, Gender Education Specialist Julienne Kwong Ratanasen as a member of our staff. However we look forward to working closely with her, especially through outreach office hours held at the WRRC.
Originated through a Department of Justice grant, UCD’s Gender Education Program was housed in the WRRC and became a national model offering both professionally staffed presentations addressing links between sexism and the continuum of violence against women, and self-defense training through women-centered physical education and the campus Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) program. It has served many hundreds of UCD students and staff in empowering themselves against harassment and violence.
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UC Davis women, discover your power! Our program teaches strategies
to increase your awareness and assertiveness, in addition to basic self-defense
techniques that are designed for women of all ages, body types and physical
abilities. You’ll receive realistic and dynamic hands-on training,
helping to empower you with the knowledge needed to make educated decisions
about resistance.
All instructors are certified by Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) Systems,
the most widely used national self-defense system for college campuses.
By participating in these trainings, you receive a lifetime membership
policy that allows you to re-enroll in R.A.D. classes nationwide at
no cost.
By providing effective options of resistance, women are encouraged to
take an active role in your own self-defense and psychological well
being.
Choose from:The complete 12-hour self-defense class with an optional simulation exercise that allows you to test your newly developed skills. A 1 to 2-hour workshop that introduces the basics of self-defense. PE courses that teach the complete self-defense curriculum with an optional simulation exercise (UCD students only; check your course catalog for a CRN number).
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For more information or to request an introductory workshop for
your group, contact Julienne at 752-3372 or jratanasen@ucdavis.edu.
The UC Davis self-defense program is sponsored by the Women’s Resources and Research Center, Campus Violence Prevention Program, and the program of Physical Education.