We will be in Huntsville, TX this Friday. I hope you can join us. Please read the press release below for all the details. STREET FIGHTING SELF DEFENSE FOR TEEN GIRLS COMING TO HUNTSVILLE- First Baptist Church Sponsoring Nationally Acclaimed Just Yell Fire Program Huntsville, TX May 1, 2008 – One in four Texas girls is sexually assaulted and the First Baptist Church of Huntsville is taking... >> more

Under the leadership of Geri Meuler, the Soroptimists of Camas/Washougal hosted a Just Yell Fire event for 200 girls at Skyridge Middle School today. I was invited to come in and speak. These women did a phenomenal job. Guests included Camas Police Department Special Investigator Carol Buck, who spoke about prevention and the dangers out there as well as listening to your intuition. They hosted a... >> more

Hi everyone. I got to meet some phenomenal people at the Caring Awards in Washington DC this last week. Just Yell Fire won an award but my favorite moments came in meeting the Honorable Robert Dole (very cool former presidential candidate and amazingly easy to talk to) and some other winners including Sister Adele O'Sullivan MD who cares for the homeless in Phoenix, Arizona, Reverend Cecil... >> more

This week I heard from a 16 year old girl who got away from an abduction situation by yelling and screaming. She said she was sure this made the difference by drawing attention to the situation. Congratulations on standing up for yourself. What 's really special about this heroic young woman is now she's using the Just Yell Fire movie to train her young sister who is just now a teen and going out... >> more

Hey everybody watch the Today Show on Wednesday in the 10:00 hour. It's a great show and they are featuring Just Yell Fire. I'm looking forward to getting the word out to their huge audience which they are kind enough to share. Wednesday is about Caring Award winners and what they are doing to make the world better; of course for me (and you) it's always putting the predators out of business as... >> more

The Soroptimist Club of Sequim, WA hosted our program on Saturday. About 40 girls came to the camp to master our Just Yell Fire techniques. These girls caught on so quickly. They left Matt and I with sore arms and a very real respect. Everyone seemed reserved and a bit meek at the beginning, but by the middle of the training session they were letting us have it with all their might. Sergeant... >> more

Hurray for girls everywhere! Just Yell Fire is now in 40 countries as we just heard from Chile. Our site just passed the 5 million "hit" mark and more than 400,000 girls have downloaded our movie for free. Don't hesitate to send in a celebratory donation so we can keep doing it : ) There are more countries to go so please ladies, keep spreading the word about www.justyellfire.com We're hearing... >> more

I just got back from New York where I attended the Do Something Non-Profit boot camp for Br!ck Award finalists. Win or not this was one of the most valuable experiences of my life! They taught us about the rules and realities of running a non-profit. As we've grown from my begging for donations to do our film in 2006 to having a big effect now in 39 countries, with me still begging for donations,... >> more

We did one of our seminars to train 350 girls on the Just Yell Fire techniques at Ridgefield High in Washington State this week. They're ready for Spring Break; they know their rights and how to stand up for themselves. Thank you girls, faculty, and staff for the hospitality and also especially thank you iQ Credit Union for sponsoring the event. It was really fun working one-on-one with the... >> more

The body of Brianna Denison of Reno, Nevada was found Friday after a month long search. This beautiful college student was sleeping on the couch at a friend's house when someone snatched her in the middle of the night. Now DNA has linked this person to at least 2 other rapes and an attempted abduction. The entire community is afraid. They have vowed to catch this guy and bring him to justice. In... >> more