IMPACT Boston

07/15/2026

Our Teen & Young Adult class is coming up Aug 1st & 2nd! This class is great for high schoolers who need a confidence boost, incoming or current college students or any young person embarking on a new adventure, and anyone aged 16-22 who identifies as a girl/woman, nonbinary, or LGBTQ who wants to learn self-defense skills.

Class is 11am-5pm Saturday and 1:30-7:30pm both days. Registration cost is $250. Full scholarships available.

This class only runs once a year, so register now! Go to https://impactboston.org/in-person-classes/ to register or contact [email protected] for more info.

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06/22/2026

06/05/2026

Join us for Meg’s book talk on June 24th at Harvard Bookstore!

04/07/2026

May 10-17th is S*x Week Boston this year and we're excited to include our Women of Color Self Defense workshop as part of it! Organizations from across Greater Boston will have other workshops on s*x education, q***r anx trans joy, s*xual liberation, kink and much more. Be sure to follow S*x Week Boston

03/17/2026

The unforgiving and punitive stance taken towards survivors who killed their abuser in self-defense - often after the criminal legal system proved it would not keep them safe - needs to evolve. For more info on the movement to free survivors, check out the work of Survived and Punished.

A new law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of survivors of domestic violence. Most are still behind bars.

03/16/2026

Impact staff spent the day listening to and supporting survivors and advocating for our .doe.inc legislative priority bills at our local legislators offices. Many thanks to the JDI team for coordinating and motivating us to take action on these critical bills that support our and all our partners' work.

03/10/2026

Join us on May 13th for the launch of our Executive Director's second book!

12/23/2025

Our public class schedule for 2026 is out and registration is open! Read more about our classes and find the link to register at https://impactboston.org/in-person-classes/.

Classes fill up quickly, so don't delay! Financial accessibility is important to us and we have scholarships available for all classes!

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Jan 14 - Women’s Self-Defense Workshop, Brighton, MA 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Jan 24-25 - All-Gender 10-Hour Self-Defense Boston, MA 11:30AM - 4:30PM Both Days
Feb 5, 12 & 19 LGBTQ 9-Hour Self-Defense Brighton, MA 6PM - 9PM ALL Days
Feb 7 Community Self-Defense Workshop Brighton, MA 2PM - 4PM

Page 2 lists 4 more classes and says:
March 8 - Introduction to IMPACT for Trauma Survivors BOSTON, MA 11:30AM - 5:30PM
March 20-22 - Women’s Core Self-Defense Boston, MA 6PM-9PM on the 20th, 10AM-7PM on the 21ST, 10:30AM-6:30PM on the 22nd
April 2 - Community Self-Defense Workshop Boston, MA 6PM - 8PM
May 15-17 Women of Color Core Self-Defense Boston, MA 6PM-9PM on the 15th, 10AM-7PM on the 16th, 10:30AM-6:30PM on the 17th
On the bottom right corner it says "Scholarships Available!}