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Just Yell Fire: Redmond teens get self-defense tips

Nov 18, 2008 - KTVZ Channel 21

Self-defense moves, and that word - 'fire!' - that everyone listens to
Central Oregon teens are learning how to fight back. A program called "Just Yell Fire" was introduced to Redmond high students Tuesday evening, aiming to help young girls and teens avoid being victims in any harmful situations.
"Just Yell Fire" is a free film and program aimed at teaching young girls to defend themselves against attackers.
The Redmond High School auditorium was filled with teenage girls and...

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Jonathan Jackson with Enation Takes on Predators & Rapists

Nov 11, 2008 - Music Industry Today

Star Studded Band Donates Single from New Album Permission to Dream as Just Yell Fire Fundraiser VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ – Emmy winning actor Jonathan Jackson and his band Enation have joined the celebrity roster supporting Just Yell Fire, a non-profit that teaches girls to fight back against predators and sexual assault.
Enation, fresh from filming a One Tree Hill episode airing November 10th, is donating the single Permission to Dream from their new album...

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Emmy Winner Jonathan Jackson

Nov 10, 2008 - d210.tv

VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ – Emmy winning actor Jonathan Jackson and his band Enation have joined the celebrity roster supporting Just Yell Fire, a non-profit that teaches girls to fight back against predators and sexual assault.
Enation, fresh from filming a One Tree Hill episode airing November 10th, is donating the single Permission to Dream from their new album ‘World in Flight’ to Portland-based Just Yell Fire. The non-profit, founded by Dallas Jessup...

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Look What She Did

Oct 1, 2008 - Kono Magazine

Became a champion for girls

She Did Something
At 13, Dallas Jessup decided to do something. She started Just Yell Fire, a nonprofit group that empowers girls 11 to 19 to defend themselves against an attack, after discovering that one in four girls is a victim of rape. Dallas's black belt in Tae Kwon Do and certified instruction in Filipino street fighting gave her the background, knowledge and empowerment to pull off the huge project. The super-motivated teen was hands-on in setting...

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Dallas Jessup - Teen Hero

Sep 28, 2008 - Elle Girl

You don’t want to mess with Dallas. The 16-year �old black belt from Portland, Oregon, wrote and produced the movie Just Yell Fire, which teaches girls 10 street fighting techniques to escape rape and abduction. She has taken on predators and the sex trade industry all over the US and as far away as India and Pakistan, as she travels to raise awareness and train girls in self defense. Just Yell Fire can be seen and downloaded for free at www.justyellfire.com. To date over 650,000 DVDs have...

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Just Yell FIRE!

Aug 13, 2008 - Blog Talk Radio

Dallas Jessup, only 16, wrote and produced her own film to empower girls and women around the world to defend themselves when being attacked. She's won multiple awards with her film, is currently nominated for the Teen Choice Awards (go vote for her!) and travels the world speaking to Empower and Save Lives. Listen in! This is one Teen you'll Love!

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What is a Huggable Hero

Jul 28, 2008 - First Book Blog

I was recently lucky enough to find out. A few weeks ago one of First Book’s longstanding partners, Build-A-Bear Workshop™, invited me to speak with an amazing collection of young leaders who are making profound differences in their communities – and far beyond. Build-A-Bear Workshop defines a “huggable hero” as a young person doing “pawsome stuff” to make a difference in their neighborhood, school or community.
I suppose I was asked to speak to...

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Teenage girls learn how to protect selves

Jul 26, 2008 - News-Press.com

One word can make a difference between getting away or being abducted by a stranger. More than two dozen teens and their parents attended a presentation at the Cape Coral Public Library designed to help teen girls protect themselves in potentially dangerous situations. The "Just Yell Fire" program was developed by Oregon teenager Dallas Jessup, who had concerns about safety among her peers. She developed a 30-minute video on ways to fend off would-be attackers and get to a safer...

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Just Yell Fire in India

Jul 15, 2008 - Just Yell Fire

Just Yell Fire in India. Dallas Jessup, Chad Von Dette, and Vasanth Kuppuswamy brought Just Yell Fire to the girls in 12 colleges througout Southern India in August of 2008. The tour taught girls how to escape abduction for human trafficking.

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Teen Choice Awards - Vote Every Day

Jul 12, 2008 - Do Something.org

Vote for Dallas for the Teen Choice Awards 2008.
http://www.teenchoiceawards.com/signin.aspx
http://www.dosomething.org/awards

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