Cal Self Defense for All

CSDA

Cal Self Defense for All (CSDA) is a program that addresses violence and harassment in our community by empowering members of our community to know about the problem, develop personal strategies, and learn about physical resistive techniques in a supportive environment. CSDA began with workshops using the R.A.D. for Women* curriculum.

This academic year, we are partnering with Impact Bay Area to provide Intro to Personal Safety, Intro to Impact, and specific programming addressing the needs of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer (LGBTQ+) community on campus.

Please email selfdefense4all@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)  and check out our linktree for more information!

*We welcome all UC Berkeley affiliates and community members who experience life through the lens of woman in body, spirit, identity - past, present, future, and fluid.

Workshops

Empowerment 101: Friday, April 12, 2024 • 1-2pm (340 Haviland Hall)

Empowerment 101: Friday, April 12, 2024 • 2:30-3:30pm (691 Social Science Building)

Past Workshops

Intro to Impact 

Saturday, April 1, 2023 -  10-1 pm in Unit 3  (LGBTQ+)

Saturday, April 1, 2023 -  2-5 pm in  Unit 3   (LGBTQ+)

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 -  3-6 pm in 150 University Hall

Thursday, June 1st, 2023 - 10am-1 pm in the University Village in Albany (UVA)

Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 - 10am-1 pm in the Tilden Room in ASUC Student Union: Martin Luther King Jr. Building (LGBTQ+)

Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 - 2pm-5 pm in the Tilden Room in ASUC Student Union: Martin Luther King Jr. Building (LGBTQ+)

Thrusday - August 03, 2023 5-6pm  Unit 3 (Summer Bridge)

Empowerment 101 (Intro to Personal Safety)

Friday, April 7, 2023 -  4-5 pm in 691 Social Sciences Building (CRG Conference Room)

Friday, April 7, 2023 -  5-6 pm in 691 Social Sciences Building (CRG Conference Room)

Friday, April 28, 2023 -  4-5 pm in 691 Social Sciences Building (CRG Conference Room) 
Friday, April 28, 2023 -  5-6 pm in 691 Social Sciences Building (CRG Conference Room)
Tuesday, Sept 26, 2023 - 2-3pm In Multicultural Community Center 

Empowerment 101: Friday, Oct 20, 2023 • 12-1pm (Social Science Building)

Empowerment 101: Thrusday, Nov 02, 2023 • 2-3pm (IHouse)

Empowerment 101: Wed, Feb 14, 2024 • 12-1pm (Unit 2 APR)