IMPACT Boston

A personal safety & self-defense organization that teaches effective strategies to resist threats, intimidation and violence.

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Register today for Intro to IMPACT for Trauma Survivors on 10/29! https://t.co/XSv9rcGrhN

#Empowerment #Survivors #SupportSurvivors #YouAreWorthDefending

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Young Teen IMPACT is coming up! Register now: https://t.co/PpsOHTIUeL

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IMPACT is hiring per diem Suited Instructors – join our team! For the job description and how to apply go to https://t.co/tfnH3qSnL9

#SelfDefense #Empowerment #MeaningfulJobs

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Attention: The IMPACT website is currently down. We are working on it and hope to resolve the issue soon. In the meantime, please contact us at [email protected]. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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“Take a moment to appreciate how much you have grown since the event you thought would break you.” #Growth #YouAreStrong #SelfLove

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IMPACT was on tv! Check out this clip of ED Meg Stone & Suited Instructor Josh Alba talking about what you can do to protect yourself if you are not Tom Cruise in “Mission: Impossible” and you need practical skills to escape a threat.
#SelfDefense

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IMPACT is on TV! ED Meg Stone & Suited Instructor Josh Alba are on Boston NBC’s The Hub Today showing the audience some self-defense moves in celebration of the release of “Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1.” Go Meg & Josh!

#SelfDefense #YouAreWorthDefending

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IMPACT had a lot of fun teaching at @BBNSchool this spring! Helping students feel supported through a challenging curriculum and make it to the other side with such incredible benefits to their sense of safety and confidence will never stop being meaningful for us.

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Check out @IMPACTBayArea's Linda Leu on the Reclaim Your Voice podcast talking about race and safety! https://t.co/SmqcSV2N96
#Race #Safety #SelfDefense #Reclaim #ViolencePrevention

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IMPACT is hiring!

We are looking for a full-time Program Coordinator, a full-time Ability:IMPACT Coordinator, and a full-time Operations Manager. See below for short descriptions. For longer descriptions and to apply, go to https://t.co/9PwvaLVIYu

#Jobs #Hiring #Opportunity

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Check out this awesome event from The Meeting Point JP happening THIS SUNDAY, cosponsored by ourselves & other awesome local orgs. Go to https://t.co/zhlEs0wg6d for more info and free tickets. #Wellness #JamaicaPlain #BostonEvents #BostonWellness

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We have TWO opportunities for yourself or a teen/young adult in your life to get practical self-defense training this summer. Don't miss out! Go to https://t.co/q5dhNe7GTb
#Teen #SelfDefense #Empowerment #AbusePrevention

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Currently reading: The Bonobo Sisterhood by Harvard Law prof Diane Rosenfeld. We have collaborated with Diane for several years now to bring IMPACT self-defense classes to Harvard Law. Her book shows how #solidarity & #SelfDefense can change culture.

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"Unexpectedly, it was the mental training that resonated with me the most."
#SelfDefense #EmpowermentSelfDefense #WomensSelfDefense #FightBack

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Don’t forget to register for Women of Color CORE! https://t.co/q5dhNe7GTb #SelfDefense #WOC #WomenOfColor #Safety

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Let's talk about the bystander effect. Surpisingly, the more witnesses there are to a harmful situation, the less likely someone will intervene. But if we know about it, we can make sure our choice whether to invervene isn't being influenced by it. #BystanderIntervention

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Empowerment Self-Defense works!

#EmpowermentSelfDefense #GirlsSelfDefense #ViolencePrevention #Safety

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IMPACT had fun teaching self-defense skills to Tufts American Association of Women Dentists on Monday. Here is a photo of a student practicing physical self-defense skills in a realistic scenario!

#SelfDefense #EmpowermentSelfDefense #WomenEmpowerment