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Apr 4

30 Years of Self Defence - now we need your help!

After 30 years of providing free and accessible empowerment self-defence training to girls, women and members of the LGBTTQIA+ community...

Jan 11

Power through Movement

Our kaiarahi, Roxy Coervers and one of our kaiako, Vivian Chandra were guests on the Guilty Feminist Podcast! Episode 288 Power through...

Nov 22, 2021

Kia Haumaru - King Country News

Two years of ongoing and occasionally prolonged lockdowns are taking their toll on women in relationships and their children. Family...

Aug 27, 2020

Year 3 and 4 Girls Self Defence

Instilling confidence in our 7 and 8 year old girls. On Monday and Wednesday the Year three and four girls from the Middle Syndicate went...

Dec 4, 2019

Self-defence, workplace harassment and men who yell from cars

Fasten your seat-belts and hold onto your tits, this episode we’re talking all about safety. What did we learn about safety when we were...

Nov 26, 2019

Spike in demand for New Zealand self-defence courses

A New Zealand self-defence network is seeking more funding after a large increase in demand for classes. The Women's Self-Defence Network...

Jun 28, 2019

Free self-defence class for Muslim women

The Christchurch mosque attacks have sharply highlighted issues faced by New Zealand's Islam community. Both before and after the...

May 1, 2019

Women's Self Defense w/ Vivian Chandra

The Women’s Self-Defence Network Wahine Toa hosted a free self defence session for refugee and migrant women and other marginalised...

Jun 27, 2018

Enabling routes to escape violence

Ending a violent relationship requires courage, planning and support, writes Bell Murphy. From the day they are born, girls are told to...

Mar 8, 2018

Orienting Feminism - featuring Bell Murphy

One of our wonderful kaiako, Bell Murphy, has been published in this amazing edited collection of essays which explores the meaning of...

Jul 7, 2017

Invercargill hosts Women's Self Defence Network national training event

A group of women keen on teaching girls self defence have descended on Invercargill as the city plays host to a Women's Self Defence...

Feb 28, 2017

Self-defence course for mums and daughters

There will be a one-day Mothers and Daughters self-defence workshop in North East Valley on March 11th, taught by Bell Murphy, an...

Dec 7, 2016

Girls Self Defence

The girls from Year Ten classes 10L and 10M were given the important opportunity to take a girls self defence course for the whole day on...

Jun 22, 2016

Five hours of self-defence lessons could save your life

As investments go, self-defence courses cost little, and have been proven to offer real protection against sexual assault or violence....

May 8, 2016

Sexual violence workshop’s focus

Tackling the "complex issue'' of sexual violence was the aim of agencies that attended a workshop at the Edgar Centre on Thursday. About...

Apr 8, 2016

More funding needed to teach Kiwi women self defence, says group

Ana Pereira teaches self defence in Invercargill, once used her skills in a home invasion, as says the skills could save your life....

Mar 26, 2016

Class aims to give women confidence

Women of the Otago Peninsula have an opportunity to take part in a free self-defence class next month. The class is being run by an...

Nov 17, 2013

Self Defence courses help victims to live without fear

Self Defence courses help victims of violence to live without fear A self protection programme for female victims of domestic violence...

Nov 3, 2012

Spectrum for 4 November 2012

Spectrum's Jack Perkins records at a self defence course for 11 to 13 year-old girls at Wellington's Holy Cross school. In 2011 alone,...

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