Trauma-informed Self Defense
@ High Concept Labs
2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608
Opening Sunday, December 2nd, from 2PM - 3PM
TRAUMA-INFORMED SELF-DEFENSE | SUNDAY DEC 2, 2-3PM
This self-defense workshop will focus on de-escalation and disengaging from dangerous situations using trauma-informed techniques that make it inclusive for women, queer, and trans folx.
This series presents martial arts and self-defense from the perspective of prioritizing self-care and autonomy for bodies that are under attack – specifically black & brown, queer & trans bodies – and investigating the systems of power and violence that are in place. We present a series of performance art pieces, installations, and workshops that are inclusive, body-positive, and trauma-informed as a way to process these themes and strive toward empowerment.
High Concept Labs Fall Sponsored Artist, Marcela Torres with Stormé Legacy presents this series facilitated by Stormé Legacy collective members Alex Chen, Leila Elaqad, Diana Balitaan, and Myoko Leon. Stormé Legacy is a QTPOC (queer & trans people of color) martial arts collective that fosters an intersectional, trauma-informed, and anti-fascist culture of training.
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Tags: Alex Chen, Chicago, Diana Balitaan, High Concept Labs, Illinois, Leila Elaqad, Lower West Side, Marcela Torres, Myoko Leon, Stormé Legacy, Trauma-informed Self Defense
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