Cal Self Defense for All

CSDA

Cal Self Defense for All (CSDA) is a program that addresses violence and harassment in our community by empowering members of our community to know about the problem, develop personal strategies, and learn about physical resistive techniques in a supportive environment. CSDA began with workshops using the R.A.D. for Women* curriculum.

This academic year, we are partnering with Impact Bay Area to provide Empowerment 101, Intro to Impact, and Bystander Intervention and DeEscalation.

Looking to host a workshop with us? Check out our collab form!

Please email selfdefense4all@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)  and check out our linktree for more information!

*We welcome all UC Berkeley affiliates and community members who experience life through the lens of woman in body, spirit, identity - past, present, future, and fluid.

Workshops

Empowerment 101

Monday, Oct 6, 2025 ⋅ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (Open to all with CAL ID) - Assembly Room, Foothill Residence Hall, 2700 Hearst 

Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025 ⋅ 6:00-7:30 PM (Open to all with CAL ID) Village Amphitheater, which is across the street from the Village Office at 1125 Jackson St., Albany, CA 94706

Monday, Oct 20, 2025 ⋅ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (Open to all with CAL ID) - Assembly Room, Foothill Residence Hall, 2700 Hearst 

Monday, Nov 17, 2025 ⋅ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (Open to all with CAL ID) - Assembly Room, Foothill Residence Hall, 2700 Hearst 

Past Workshops

Intro to Impact 

Saturday, April 1, 2023 -  10-1 pm in Unit 3  (LGBTQ+)

Saturday, April 1, 2023 -  2-5 pm in  Unit 3   (LGBTQ+)

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 -  3-6 pm in 150 University Hall

Thursday, June 1st, 2023 - 10am-1 pm in the University Village in Albany (UVA)

Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 - 10am-1 pm in the Tilden Room in ASUC Student Union: Martin Luther King Jr. Building (LGBTQ+)

Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 - 2pm-5 pm in the Tilden Room in ASUC Student Union: Martin Luther King Jr. Building (LGBTQ+)

Thrusday - August 03, 2023 5-6pm  Unit 3 (Summer Bridge)

Empowerment 101 (Intro to Personal Safety)

Friday, April 7, 2023 -  4-5 pm in 691 Social Sciences Building (CRG Conference Room)

Friday, April 7, 2023 -  5-6 pm in 691 Social Sciences Building (CRG Conference Room)

Friday, April 28, 2023 -  4-5 pm in 691 Social Sciences Building (CRG Conference Room) 
Friday, April 28, 2023 -  5-6 pm in 691 Social Sciences Building (CRG Conference Room)
Tuesday, Sept 26, 2023 - 2-3pm In Multicultural Community Center 

Empowerment 101: Friday, Oct 20, 2023 • 12-1pm (Social Science Building)

Empowerment 101: Thrusday, Nov 02, 2023 • 2-3pm (IHouse)

Empowerment 101: Wed, Feb 14, 2024 • 12-1pm (Unit 2 APR)

Empowerment 101: Friday, April 12, 2024 • 1-2pm (340 Haviland Hall)

Empowerment 101: Friday, April 12, 2024 • 2:30-3:30pm (691 Social Science Building)

Empowerment 101 with WiSE Theme Program: Monday, Oct 21, 2024 • 7:30-8:30pm (Foothill Assembly Room)

Thrusday Feb 27, 2025 ⋅ 12:30pm – 1:30pm (Open to all with CAL ID)

Bystander Intervention 

Tuesday Feb 11, 2025 ⋅ 4pm – 6:30pm for Social Welfare (Open to Social Welfare students only)