A graphic novel. A violence prevention tool. A global collaboration in the making.
UNSHAKEABLE
Unshakeable began as one story: seven teens at a charter high school on the west side of Maui pulled into a mystery that asks bigger questions about safety, friendship, bullying, boundaries, justice, and what it really means to stand up for yourself and others.
But the vision is larger than one book.
The Unshakeable Project is a growing initiative that uses storytelling, empowerment self-defense, restorative practices, and youth-centered education to help students and educators build real-world safety skills before, during, and after harm happens.
UNSHAKEABLE
An Empowerment Self-Defense Graphic Novel for Youth
A story-driven graphic novel helping students navigate conflict, boundaries, bullying, peer pressure, and real-world situations with confidence, awareness, and voice.
Set at a charter high school on the west side of Maui, Unshakeable follows seven teens pulled into a mystery after a violent incident shakes their school community. As tensions rise and truths unravel, students learn practical tools for communication, boundary-setting, emotional regulation, bystander intervention, and violence prevention woven directly into the story itself.
This is research and evidence based. This is practice disguised as story.
Unshakeable Project Launch
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Let's Go Global
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Partnership Opportunity
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Unshakeable Project Launch ✳︎ Let's Go Global ✳︎ Partnership Opportunity ✳︎
What It Is
The Unshakeable Project brings together: Graphic Novels & Youth Storytelling
Story-first, teen-relevant graphic novels that teach violence prevention, boundary-setting, de-escalation, bystander awareness, emotional regulation, and self-advocacy without sounding like a lecture.
School & Youth Workshops
Interactive workshops for students, educators, and youth-serving organizations rooted in empowerment self-defense, emotional regulation, communication, violence prevention, and practical safety skills.
Educator Resources
Discussion guides, reflection prompts, classroom activities, and prevention-based tools designed to support meaningful conversations with youth.
Global Collaboration
A future-facing invitation for educators, artists, prevention workers, empowerment self-defense instructors, and community leaders from different regions to collaborate, adapt, and expand the project in culturally relevant ways.
WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT
Story First
Students connect to characters and situations before they realize they are learning real-world prevention and empowerment skills.
Real-Life Relevance: The stories explore situations many youth already face, including bullying, peer pressure, harassment, social conflict, emotional overwhelm, exclusion, and difficult relationship dynamics.
Trauma-Informed Approach: The project integrates nervous system awareness, emotional regulation, restorative practices, and prevention-based learning.
Empowerment-Based Self-Defense: Students are introduced to practical, age-appropriate tools rooted in awareness, intuition, boundaries, voice, de-escalation, bystander intervention, and safe physical self-defense skills.
Diverse & Relatable Characters: The stories are designed to help a wide range of students see themselves reflected in meaningful and empowering ways.
THE FIRST RELEASE
UNSHAKEABLE: An Empowerment Self-Defense Graphic Novel for Youth — Launching June 1st.
Set on the west side of Maui, Unshakeable follows seven teens navigating friendship, identity, bullying, conflict, violence, and a mystery that begins after a serious incident shakes their school community.
As the story unfolds, readers are introduced to practical empowerment and violence prevention concepts woven naturally into the world of the characters themselves.
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FOR SCHOOLS & YOUTH PROGRAMS
The Unshakeable Project offers future opportunities for:
School Partnerships
Author Visits
Student Assemblies
Empowerment Self-Defense Workshops
Violence Prevention Trainings
Educator Discussion Guides
Community Collaborations
Youth Leadership Programming
The goal is to help schools and organizations create safer, more connected, and more empowered communities through engaging, prevention-based education.
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FUTURE VISION
The long-term vision for the Unshakeable Project includes future collaborations with educators, artists, empowerment self-defense instructors, restorative justice practitioners, and community leaders from different regions and cultures.
With each new graphic novel, the goal is to create stories and special editions that feel regionally connected, culturally grounded, emotionally relevant, and meaningful to the youth they are designed to serve.
The mission is simple:
To help make violence prevention education more engaging, accessible, creative, and impactful for youth around the world.
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COLLABORATION & PARTNERSHIPS
The Unshakeable Project welcomes future conversations with:
Schools & Districts
Educators & Counselors
Youth Organizations
Empowerment Self-Defense Instructors
Artists & Illustrators
Restorative Justice Practitioners
Community Leaders
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COPYRIGHT
© 2026 Tasha Ina Church / ElleLiveAction. All rights reserved.
Unshakeable, The Unshakeable Project, all original characters, storylines, educational concepts, curriculum materials, branding, and related intellectual property are protected and may not be reproduced, adapted, distributed, taught commercially, or used without written permission.
For licensing, school partnerships, collaboration opportunities, or media inquiries, please contact ElleLiveAction directly.
