Weblog by Dallas Jessup

Next Train the Trainer Class

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The next scheduled Train the Trainer class will be on November 14th in San Diego, CA. Chad Von Dette will be teaching the class. If you would like to become a certified Just Yell Fire trainer just register at http://www.justyellfire.com/trainer_register.php . The class runs from 9:00am to 3:30pm and along with your certification each new trainer receives a training/teaching manual, 12 DVDs,...

Here at Vandy

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hello from Nashville! I'm here at Vanderbilt for a few years and I'm hoping to use the more eastern location to launch more east coast Train the Trainer sessions. Also, we're setting up more college events so let us know if your school is ready to empower their girls to protect themselves. Thank you especially to everyone who wrote a "Good luck" email for college.

Demo At Kohl's Store in Vancouver, WA

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hey Everyone in Vancouver, Washington. The amazing Kohl's people are hosting a Just Yell Fire function at 11:00 today at the Vancouver location 17001 Se Mill Plain Blvd. We'll be there until 1:30. If you're in Portland or Vancouver we would love to see you in person. Kudos to Kohl's Department Store for helping girls stay safe. See you there!

Barnes & Noble @ Mississippi State University

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Monday August 10, at 1:00 if you're around Mississippi State University stop by the campus Barnes & Noble. We're doing a free Just Yell Fire clinic there before my book signing.

We're then doing an all-MSU Just Yell Fire training so thank you MSU for the invite and taking steps to keep your girls safe. Thanks also Barnes & Noble for helping spread the message of Teen Volunteerism with my...

Hello Operation Smile!

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Today we're in Newport News, Virginia for an international conference of Operation Smile. They're a very cool organization. Check them out at: http://www.operationsmile.org/

Today I get to do a keynote on Teen Volunteerism and talk about all the great kids who have helped Just Yell Fire as well as the many Revolutionary teens I've met with non profits of their own. Tomorrow we do two Just...

Book Signing at Barnes and Noble, San Jose, CA

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

I will be at the Barnes and Noble at 3600 Stevens Creek Blvd in San Jose, California this Saturday, August 1st at 1:00. We will be giving away a Just Yell Fire DVD with every copy of Young Revolutionaries Who Rock purchased that day. I hope to see you there, I would love to meet you.

New Classes Soon in Minneapolis

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Chad Von Dette is Training in Minneapolis so we will have new local classes there very soon. Just visit our Train the Trainer page and click on "find a class near you" to find a Just Yell Fire class in your area. We have been getting great feedback and girls are being trained to get away all over the country. If you don't see your area on the list keep checking in, we are adding new classes all...

Upcoming Book Signings

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Please come out and see me, I will be speaking and signing books at Borders in Puyallup, WA from 1:00 to 3:00 pm Friday, July 10. Then at Borders in Redmond, WA on Saturday July 11th from 2:00 to 4:00. After this I will be speaking and signing books the Rotary Club Meeting Beaverton Oregon at 7:00pm on July 21st. If you are in the Bay Area come and meet me at the Barnes and Noble at 3600 Stevens...

Missing Girl in Washington

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

There is another girl missing, this time in Washington. 10 year old Lindsey Baum dissappeared on her way home from a friend's house in McCleary, Washington on Friday. If anyone out there has information that can help please contact the FBI. Here is the story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529419,00.html?test=latestnews

Just Yell Fire Teen Hero Award

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, the word's getting out on our Just Yell Fire Teen Hero awards. Here's the deal: we hear some great stories from girls and young women who use Just Yell Fire techniques to eye gouge or bite or otherwise get themselves out of a dangerous situation. We're thrilled to hear about every girl who gets away but some of the stories are really really amazing.

We recognize these most-amazing...

Vashon Washington on Saturday June 6 1:00 to 3:00

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, I'm going to be at Books By The Way at 9928 SW Bank Road in Vashon, Washington tomorrow doing a book signing from 1:00 to 3:00. If you're a Just Yell Fire fan in the Seattle or Tacoma area stop by and introduce yourself. See you there!

New Trainers Spreading the Fire

Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

May has certainly been a busy month. Chad Von Dette came up to Washington where we trained 25 PE teachers and counselors from the Vancouver School District. An amazing day and even more amazing was the attitude of these teachers. They were genuinly interested in learning and enthusiastic about taking the program back to their schools to teach their students how to get away. They were all truely...

Train the Trainer in Portland, Oregon

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Finally we're doing a Train the Trainer class in my semi-hometown of Portland, Oregon. May 16th is the date and Portland's YWCA is the place. This one's open to anyone who wants to learn the Just Yell Fire system and be certified to teach it. Anyone can register at http://www.justyellfire.com/trainer_register.php Also tell your coaches, teachers, parents and friends. See you then!

Murder on a College Campus

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

I want to feature an email I just received. This letter sent chills up my spine. Please read this and think about how you can bring my program, or any viable self defense program to a school in your area. Girls are really scared, and they have every right to be. So, here is the letter:

I am a junior at Gettysburg College in PA. I don't know if you have been watching the news lately, but...

Young Revolutionaries Who Rock

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

We are back from New York where we launched my new book Young Revolutionaries Who Rock on the Today Show, Fox and Friends, and about 20 New York news and radio shows. I have heard from so many of you who are starting projects of your own. This is wonderful. If we all step up and do something, no matter how big or small, we really can change the world in our generation. It will take all of us, but...

The Today Show

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hoda Kotb will be interviewing Vasanth Kuppuswami and me on the Today Show in the 10:00 Hour on Monday, March 23. We will be discussing my new book,Young Revolutionaries Who Rock. Please tune in to watch. To learn more about the show visit http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/29793862/

Dating Bill of Rights

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Lately the news has covered a few incidents that may confuse girls in dating relationships. A celebrity, while fun to watch, fun to sing along with, and fun to read about is really just a person. They are just like you and me and they can make very bad choices. This doesn't make them a bad person, just human. I am listing our Dating Bill of Rights, just in case you have forgotten what they are....

Just Yell Fire's Train the Trainer Program Launches at M.I.T.

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800

MIT You Rock! Thank you Dave Hagamas for hosting the launch of our Train the Trainer program; AND listen to this everyone - offering Just Yell Fire as a for-credit course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The first group of teachers & coaches was terrific including even some experienced folks who flew in from Ft. Meade. Go Air Force. I think it's great they will take their Just Yell...

One Day Street Fighting Self Defense at MIT � Learn & Become An Instructor For Teen Girls

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Just Yell Fire is holding a One Day Certification program at MIT on February 7 where anyone can become a Certified Instructor in the Just Yell Fire street-fighting and teen safety program.

Learn to teach Get-Away and Stay-Safe tactics from CNN Hero Dallas Jessup (17);

Learn Street Fighting Self Defense and Teaching techniques from the founder of California's VIPER Academy, Chad Von...

Women's Self Empowerrment Week

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Today is the first day of Women's Self Empowerment Week and I can't possibly speak of the importance of the day as well as Brigette Pierce did in the following story:

Empower yourself to fend off an attacker

January 5, 1:18 PM
by Brigette Pierce, Denver Budget Activities Examiner

I was walking alone on an empty street at about 9 p.m., only a couple of blocks from my...

Just Yell Fire

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:59:37 -0700

Teaching girls to fight back against predators and sexual assault