Girls Fight Back
Erin Weed
Monday, 18 Sep 2006 at 7:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
Girls Fight Back was founded in 2001 by Erin Weed after the murder of her college sorority sister, Shannon McNamara. This terrible tragedy inspired Weed to learn all she could about personal safety, self-defense and women's empowerment. After training with the best violence prevention experts and self-defense instructors in the world, she created the innovative Girls Fight Back approach. Mixing humor and empowerment with the practical needs of today's woman, Weed has created revolutionary personal safety programs, courses, educational tools and a cutting-edge women's self-defense studio.Cosponsored By:
- ACCESS
- Catt Center Learning Communities
- Committee Against Violence
- DPS
- Residence Halls
- Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention
- Women's Center
- YWCA
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
Sign-ins are after the event concludes. For lectures in the Memorial Union, go to the information desk in the Main Lounge. In other academic buildings, look for signage outside the auditorium.
Lecture Etiquette
- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
- Check with Lectures staff before taking photographs or recording any portion of the event. There are often restrictions. Cell phones, tablets and laptops may be used to take notes or for class assignments.
- Keep questions or comments brief and concise to allow as many as possible.