[vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1611889002914{padding-top: 30vh !important;padding-bottom: 30vh !important;background-image: url(https://www.youcanbeassertive.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WhoWeArel.jpg?id=4563) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Empowerment | Self Defense | Inclusion” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left|color:%23184059″ google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][vc_custom_heading text=”You Can Be Assertive” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left|color:%23184059″ google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][vc_custom_heading text=”This is who we are.” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:70px|text_align:left|color:%23ffcd32|line_height:60px” google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:800%20bold%20regular%3A800%3Anormal” custom_letter_spacing=”-2px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section css=”.vc_custom_1501467764272{padding-top: 55px !important;padding-bottom: 55px !important;}”][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”4565″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1501469736493{padding-right: 50px !important;padding-left: 50px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Improvement Demands Change.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:800%20bold%20regular%3A800%3Anormal” custom_letter_spacing=”-1.8px”][vc_custom_heading text=”One of the biggest obstacles in changing any cultural paradigm is the internal questioning of identity that such changes demand. Who am I without my previous belief? Who am I, now, in the face of this new understanding? What does this change say about the person I have been?” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left|color:%23636363″ google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1611948820344{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1611948887954{margin-top: 25px !important;}”]

We cannot be better people and stay exactly who we are today. 

[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”When we seek out changes for the better and take an active role in that change, we grow as individuals and as a society.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left|color:%23636363″ google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1611948966837{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”2″ el_width=”50″ accent_color=”#ffcd32″][vc_custom_heading text=”The ASSERT Empowerment Self Defense Proposition” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center”][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”2″ el_width=”50″ accent_color=”#ffcd32″ css=”.vc_custom_1611950132394{padding-top: 25px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”We are a female-led, minoroty run” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left”][vc_column_text]ASSERT Empowerment Self Defense is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to ending Gender-, Race-, Sexual-, and Ethnic-based violence and discrimination, amplifying minority voices into positions of influence, and boosting gender, racial, and ethnic inclusive representation in arenas in which their perspectives are crucial yet seldom heard or considered necessary, all through gender-inclusive, culturally relevant Empowerment Self Defense (ESD) Education for all.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]We achieve this by creating a network of community-based ASSERT Empowerment Self Defense Instructors within marginalized and underserved communities that promotes and offers jobs and careers in ESD, providing continuing education for ESD Instructors and others in related fields, promoting and supporting ESD Instructors and Program Grads in entering and actively seeking positions of leadership locally and beyond, and creating and supporting a platform in which members of those communities can become and be recognized as experts in their safety, security, and advancement.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1612138391277{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;background-color: #184059 !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1501483321773{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Donate” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:800%20bold%20regular%3A800%3Anormal” custom_letter_spacing=”-1px” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youcanbeassertive.com%2Fdonations-programs%2F|title:Donate%2C%20Sponsor%2C%20or%20Partner%20with%20ASSERT%20ESD||”][vc_custom_heading text=”Help support our work through Donations, Corporate Sponsorships, and Strategic Partnerships. Click here to Learn More.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Get Certified” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:800%20bold%20regular%3A800%3Anormal” custom_letter_spacing=”-1px” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youcanbeassertive.com%2Fbecome-a-teacher%2F|title:Become%20an%20ASSERT%20Certified%20Instructor||”][vc_custom_heading text=”Select a pathway for Certification: Become an ASSERT Instructor or Program Manager or an affiliated Instructor or organization.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Take a Class” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:800%20bold%20regular%3A800%3Anormal” custom_letter_spacing=”-1px” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youcanbeassertive.com%2Ftake-a-class%2F|title:Take%20a%20Class||”][vc_custom_heading text=”Interested in learning how to defend yourself and feel empowered? Take a look at the Workshop and Class calendar to find a program near you.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Events” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:800%20bold%20regular%3A800%3Anormal” custom_letter_spacing=”-1px” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youcanbeassertive.com%2Fevents-grid%2F|title:Events||”][vc_custom_heading text=”Check out our entire event calendar to find Certification dates, fundraisers, community outreach, town halls, and more ASSERT ESD events!” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section]