Vanessa Carlisle

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Vanessa Carlisle Self Defense at EVERYBODY Gym and Trans Defense Fund, Sidewalk Project LA

Vanessa Carlisle, PhD (they/them) holds a black belt in Danzan Ryu Jujitsu and co-teaches with their Sensei in the UCLA Martial Arts Program. A co-founder of the Hookers Army, a peer support and self defense collective for sex workers, Vanessa is also the current in-house instructor for the Trans Defense Fund of Los Angeles and The Sidewalk Project of Los Angeles. Vanessa’s workshops are trauma-supportive, body and disability inclusive, and responsive to clients’ immediate needs for safety.

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