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SUMMARY:Town to Trails: From Fear to Fearless
DESCRIPTION:A Practical Personal Safety Workshop For Everyday Life & The Outdoors\nMay 16 2026 | Limited to 16 seats\nOver the years hundreds of women of color have told me they don’t do things they want to do because they don’t feel safe and/or don’t know how to deflect encounters or create safe-feeling boundaries. That’s why I connected with Black personal safety expert instructor Nicole Snell and created Town to Trails: From Fear to Fearless | A Personal Safety Workshop For Everyday Life & The Outdoors. \nMore than 70% women and nonbinary individuals assigned female at birth alter or avoid outdoor activities or exercise routines due to safety concerns. \nMore than 90% of female runners report safety concerns. \nLess than 50% of Black women report feeling safe walking alone at night in their own residential areas. \nIf feeling unsafe has ever kept you from living the life you’ve dreamed of\, we have a solution! Town to Trails: From Fear to Fearless!  \nYou were made to move freely. But when was the last time you hesitated to go on a solo outdoor activity? Hesitated to walk to your car at night? Hesitated to let your daughter explore the world because it feels too heavy? \nIf the thought of “what if” is shrinking your world\, we’re here to blow it wide open. \nIt’s time to stop looking over your shoulder and start owning your space. You deserve to move through your personal\, professional\, and outdoor lives with absolute certainty. Town to Trails isn’t just a workshop; it is your roadmap to unleashing your curiosity and freedom. \n\n🦋 The Transformation\nIn just 6.5 hours\, you won’t just learn “tips.” You will access the power that already lives inside you. \nWhile this healing-informed\, custom-designed experience was created to center BIPOC women and non-binary people age 16+\, non-BIPOC allies who align with our mission are welcome! Whether you are 16 or 65\, an avid hiker or a city walker\, this is for you. We believe every body is a capable body. \nImagine waking up the day after this workshop. Imagine feeling a sense of calm readiness instead of anxiety. Imagine knowing that no matter where you go – the grocery store\, a campsite\, or your workplace – you have the tools to handle it. \nWe guarantee you’ll leave this room different than when you entered. Everyone does. \n \n\nSIGN ME UP!\n  \n🔥 What You Will Master\nForget complex martial arts routines that take years to learn. We focus on instant IMPACT. \n\nThe Power of “NO”: Discover how to use your voice and body language to stop a confrontation before it starts.\nReal-World Defense: Practice full-voice\, full-force scenarios with professional instructors. (Campers! You’ll even learn to defend yourself from inside a sleeping bag!)\nZero Judgment: No fitness required. No prior experience needed. Just come as you are – curious\, nervous\, or ready for change. We got you.\n\n\n🫱🏾‍🫲🏽 Meet Your Instructors\nYou deserve leaders who know the reality. Nicole Snell & Matt Harris aren’t just Certified IMPACT Personal Safety Instructors; they are Black leaders who bring lived experience\, compassion\, and unparalleled expertise. We’ve created a brave container where you can practice safely – all physical scenarios are done with them\, never with other participants. \nWatch Nicole Snell’s TEDx talk! \n \n\n🥗 We Nourish You Completely\nWe take care of the details so you can focus on you. Lunch and energizing snacks are included. \n\n📍 The Essentials\n\nDate: Saturday\, May 16\, 2026\nTime: 9am – 3:30pm\nLocation: Bow\, WA (beautiful area just 1.5 hours north of Seattle). Exact location provided upon registration.\nCommunity Investment: $100 includes full training\, lunch\, and snacks.\n\nPAYMENT PLAN: A $50 Deposit locks in your spot. Pay the rest over time (Full balance due April 16). \n\n⚠️ Space is Limited\nTo ensure every single person gets personalized attention and coaching\, we strictly limit the workshop to 16 participants. \nThis is your invitation to Step Into Power. Together\, we’ll turn the energy of “Oh no” into “Don’t even think about it.” Invest today in life-saving skills you can use your entire life! \nWHAT THE COMMUNITY IS SAYING: \n“Very empowering\, educational\, impactful\, inspirational\, transformational! Getting to hear the education\, along with watching the instructors\, getting to practice every drill several times\, and also getting to watch all my classmates practice was so very educational. Will definitely be strongly recommending this workshop to friends and colleagues. I would say this is the most valuable “outdoors” workshop I have ever taken!” – M. Kim \n“We are so capable!!!! I spend a lot of time on public transportation and feel that the tools we learned in this class are so relevant and useful for navigating everyday life.” – M. Dwyer \n“It’s a super valuable and empowering workshop with other BIPOC female or non-binary identifying participants in a safe space. I learned so much and felt more confident in life afterwards and I would recommend it to everyone.” – X. Liu \n“This course provided a holistic approach and understanding of being outdoors as a woman. I was able to apply the skills being taught to curated or specific outdoor situations I had been in or am worried about being in. I was carefully (and lovingly) coached through each physical interaction or activity\, so my mind was focused on continuing to walk through the procedure and movements rather than trying to remember the order of everything. It was an accessible\, relevant\, and cheerful environment that changed my mind about protection or self-defense courses!!!” – M. Perez \n  \nYES! Let’s Make 2026 Fearless!\nYES! Let’s Make 2026 Fearless!\n 
URL:https://thebronzechapter.org/event/town-to-trails-from-fear-to-fearless/
LOCATION:Bow Wa\, Bow\, WA\, 98232\, United States
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SUMMARY:Baker Lake Backpack For Beginners
DESCRIPTION:Baker Lake We’re Comin’\nAnd we’re inviting 6 people to join us for a 3-day\, 2-night beginner-friendly backpack excursion along the eastern shores of Baker Lake in the North Cascades. We’re intentionally centering BIPOC community and warmly welcoming all gender representations. It’s going to be supportive\, scenic\, and so much fun. \nDates: September 25 to 27\, 2026. \nContribution: $75 for one person or $100 for two people registering together. \n\nThe Vibe\nSince our main goal is assisting you in becoming a safe\, responsible\, self-sufficient backpacker\, think of your excursion leaders\, Denice Rochelle and Stacy Sarver\, as your guidance\, not your guides. We’re showing up to help you learn\, not to do it for you. This is an intentional space created for you to expand your outdoor narrative in a peer-led environment. \nConnecting with the forest\, mountain\, and water\, we’ll have space to be ourselves\, unlearn\, re-learn\, and dial in hiking and camping skills\, while bravely comfortably\, and joyfully leaning into play that opens paths to ecological awareness and the living world. \nOur biggest hope is that by the end of this trip\, you’ll feel confident returning to these same trails with your own family and friends. \n \nThe Experience\nWashington State has three National Parks of which North Cascades is one. North Cascades is unique in that we have free general entrance year-round – no gates\, no entrance fee. \nBaker Lake offers miles of low-elevation trails for year-round enjoyment. Vision meandering through a lush\, moss-draped old-growth forest that crosses creeks and offers big views of Mount Baker and Mount Shuksan reflecting off the lake. \nBefore\, during\, and after we’ll cover essentials like preparation\, group and self-care on the trail\, trail etiquette\, setting up camp\, Leave No Trace principles\, trail hazards\, and some naturalist awareness of the local ecology. \nTake me! \n\nOur Plan for the Weekend\nBe prepared to comfortably carry your loaded pack up to 5 miles each way along a trail with gentle\, rolling elevation gain up to 900 feet. Because the campsites along Baker Lake are first-come\, first-served\, we’ll need to hike until we find accommodating space. \n\nDay 1 (Friday): We’ll pull up to 5b’s Bakery (45597 Main St in Concrete) for an equipment check and to snag a sweet treat. From there\, we’ll caravan to the Baker Lake East Bank Trailhead\, hike out to a campsite\, pitch our tents\, and enjoy the fruits of our labor.\nDay 2 (Saturday): We’ll enjoy the natural world around us.\nDay 3 (Sunday): After a leisurely breakfast\, we’ll break camp\, walk back to the cars\, say our until next times\, caravan back to Highway 20\, and peel off in various directions.\n\n\nWhat You Need to Know\n\nPrep Sessions: We definitely recommend that you attend our 2-hour Camping Equipment Demystified event on May 9 to help you prepare for this excursion. We’ll be arranging in-person skills and prep sessions to make sure everyone is totally ready for the trail. (Dates and locations will be coordinated with our group)\nThe Basics: Be age 18+\, have reliable transportation\, and have experience car camping and day hiking. Be able to comfortably hike at least 5 miles each way carrying a loaded backpack (average 25-35 pounds) on an undulating trail at a leisurely\, conversational pace.\nEquipment Needs: Learning what equipment to have for the environment we want to go to is part of becoming a self-reliant backpacker. We’ll go over needs and the various ways to get equipment to satisfy those needs\, including leaning into the abundance of your friends\, cousins\, or neighbors to borrow items\, or investing in core items if you’re able. We may be able to help fill in your gaps from our small equipment library. Equipment is an investment in your safety\, comfort\, and confidence and we want to set you up for long-term success.\nPermits: Trailhead parking requires a Northwest Forest Pass or an America The Beautiful Pass. We’ll go over this as part of prep.\nCarpooling: We’ll provide a link later on so folks can self-organize rideshares.\n\nSign me up! \nSign me up!
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