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PAMELA DAVIS (Host): The murders of San Diego County teens Chelsea King and Amber Dubois have united concerns over child safety. A training session this week in San Diego will teach young girls how to protect themselves against predators.
DWANE BROWN (Host): Joining us today on Morning Edition is 18-year-old Dallas Jessup. She’s founder of a non-profit group called �Just Yell Fire.� Dallas, you started this project as a community service in 2006 and now it’s spread to...

Just Yell Fire founder Dallas Jessup, a Vanderbilt University freshman, to testify Thursday to U.S. House of Representatives with an unusual solution to trafficking.
Washington DC (Vocus) March 23, 2010 -- Congress believes the 18 year old founder of a non-profit might have a solution to the worldwide human trafficking crisis: the U.S. House of Representatives has called Dallas Jessup to testify on Thursday, March 25.
Dallas Jessup, a Vanderbilt University freshman,...

Date: January 9, 2010 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
Red Lion Hotel at Jantzen Beach, 909 North Hayden Island Dr., Portland, OR 97217
Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery. The second largest criminal enterprise in the
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Teenage girls face a one in four risk of sexual assault. There are 144,000 attempted abductions every year in the U.S. A self-defense crusader, a college student herself, is empowering younger girls and women one mighty move at a time. Which is why Dallas Jessup makes this a Great State.

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Dallas Jessup Did you know that one in four girls have been sexually assaulted? That's why three years ago Vancouver, WA, native Dallas, 17, who has a black belt in karate, decided to produce (and star in!) a 46-minute instructional video to teach girls personal safety awareness and street-fighting skills in case of an attack. You can download...

SACRAMENTO, CA - In light of several stories News10 has been following recently dealing with abductions and attacks, "News10 Good Morning" spoke with a leader in the quest for street safety, and she's only 17 years old.
Oregon teenager Dallas Jessup is the founder of an international self-defense training program for young girls called "Just Yell Fire."
The program teaches women defensive preparedness techniques and offers ways for individuals to draw attention to themselves during...

One teen from Vancouver, Wash., is helping thousands of women and girls all over the world avoid sexual assault. Dallas Jessup, 17, has put her martial arts training to work in a short film, Just Yell Fire, which is available to view at www.justyellfire.com. Dallas travels "about 10,000 miles a month" teaching self-defense techniques. And she recently published Young Revolutionaries Who Rock: An Insiders Guide to Saving the World One Revolution at a Time, which profiles 10...

When Dallas Jessup was 13 years old, she produced the movie. It's a guide for young girls and how to protect themselves from sexual advances and abductions. Now she is 17 years old. The movie is called Just Yell Fire. Why that title?
"Because today too many teens yell help, so people really aren't listening any more. They say 'rape' or 'I'm being taken.' People are too afraid to get involved. But as a matter of fact if you yell 'fire,' people are worried about themselves so they're going...