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Imagine.
Innovate.
Inspire.

        Wait a minute. I have the right to be treated with respect. Just because I am me. Not because I’ve proven anything in the world. Not because I’ve done anything great. But just because I am in the world living and breathing, and doing my best to be the best person I can.

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​~ Yehudit Sidikman

Fierce Mama Warriors Podcast

Podcast and Radio Appearances:

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     My body. My right to decide what to do with it." 

Documentary Film

        To feel safe on a day to day basis and to know that you have tools to respond to dangerous situations is about quality of life. 

~ Yehudit Sidikman

Beauty Bites Beast

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Beauty Wakes Up (Hebrew Adaptation of Beauty Bites Beast)

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We have to accelerate this process of spreading Empowerment Self Defense so we can reverse the epidemic once and for all and give every child the opportunity to live a safe life in a safe world.

 

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What if. . .? What if we taught women, children, and other vulnerable populations, The Three A's? Acknowledge. Announce. Act. What if we taught them to respect themselves enough to know that they are worth fighting for? This is what's taught in Empowerment Self Defense programs.

The very first International Violence Prevention Education Conference was an opportunity to present methods of primary prevention in which education is key. In addition, the conference provided a safe space to explore recent developments in the field and form international partnerships.

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The very first International Violence Prevention Education Conference was an opportunity to present methods of primary prevention in which education is key. In addition, the conference provided a safe space to explore recent developments in the field and form international partnerships.

With over two decades of experience in the field of sexual and physical violence prevention, Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman speaks at the Evoso Live event in Boulder, CO, about the role Empowerment Self-Defense (ESD) in building safer communities around the world. 

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With over two decades of experience in the field of sexual and physical violence prevention, Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman speaks at the Evoso Live event in Boulder, CO, about the role Empowerment Self Defense (ESD) in building safer communities around the world. 

It is time for this. It is time to demand change.

 

The only way to get fewer people into the system of recognize, remove, and rehabilitate is to provide them with an education that will allow them to navigate this world as safely as possible.

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It is time for this. It is time to demand change.

 

The only way to get fewer people into the system of recognize, remove, and rehabilitate is to provide them with an education that will allow them to navigate this world as safely as possible.

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     Teaching girls to advocate for themselves, to know their rights and boundaries, to set them and to protect them, and to have the physical skills to defend themselves is not only life-changing and healing, it works to prevent violence in the majority of cases."

​Yehudit Sidikman - Apolitical, 2020

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Articles Written About Yudit:​

     ESD Global’s founder Yehudit (Yudit) Zicklin-Sidikman, leads a dedicated group of ESD practitioners who envision a world where all people have the Empowerment Self Defense skills to protect themselves and others. Discovering ESD felt like finding a treasure chest. 

~ Negar Tayyar

Medium, 2019

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