We see you.
We accept you.
We support you.
We honor you.
And, we love you.
We know that the importance of centering the experiences, strengths and needs of our relatives within the 2SLGBTQ+ communities is vital in our movement to end violence in our tribal and Pueblo communities. Our 2SLGBTQ+ relatives experience higher rates of violence than other intimate partner relationships. 2SLGBTQ+ survivors also face higher rates of discrimination (whether intentional or not) when seeking help and protection. Rejection of our 2SLGBTQ+ relatives by family, peers and community is also common. These discriminations can re-victimized and/or re-traumatize an individual. By accepting, supporting, honoring, and loving our 2SLGBTQ+ relatives, we are able to empower, strengthen, and validate their voices and their true existence in our Tribal and Pueblo communities.
This PRIDE month, we ask you all to join us as we honor and celebrate our 2SLGBTQ+ relatives in conjunction with National PRIDE movements! We encourage you to get involved in your community events, volunteer with your local LGBTQ2S+ resource center, and share our posts on social media!
Together, we are the movement!
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2019 Tribal Consultation U.S. Attorney's Office District of New Mexico
May 2, 2019
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
CSVANW joined Casa Fortaleza and the New Mexican Asian Family Center for 'Take Back the Night.' We gathered at the Asian Family Center with different organizations tabling with important information and marched to Kelly's Brew Pub where Poet Laureate Michelle Otero performed. Survivors spoke, shared powerful stories and music and dancers accompanied the event. 'Take Back the Night' is the first worldwide effort to combat sexual violence and violence against women.
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Talking Circle: Healing After Sexual Violence
May 25 & 31
, 2019
CSVANW held three talking circles across the state in collaboration with Planned Parenthood and NMCSAP. The talking circles were focused on learning more about how service providers can better serve indigenous survivors of sexual violence. We also asked the groups to share what healing means to their communities. We are so thankful for SIPI, Torreon and the K'é Infoshop for allowing us into your spaces and letting us learn from you!
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CSVANW is presented with a signed and donated portrait of our late sister, Misty Upham
May 9, 2019
ABQ, NM
CSVANW attended the Thursday Night Girl Fight, May 9,2019, at the El Rey Theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was an amazing evening full of beautiful music, artists, community and support. Morningstar Angeline presented CSVANW with a signed and donated portrait of our late sister, Misty Upham (Blackfeet), at last night’s amazing gathering of artists and performers dedicated to lifting the voices of our Indigenous relatives affected by Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls. (MMIWG). CSVANW thanks everyone that helped organize and attended the event.
We greatly appreciate Morningstar for organizing the event, and for creating space for our community to come out to show support. We would like to also THANK YOU for contributing the proceeds to CSVANW’s work. The proceeds will help CSVANW continue to fulfill our mission in stopping violence against Native women and children. Additionally, your support will allow us to continue to create space and strengthen our efforts to bring awareness on MMIWG. THANK YOU to our community and members for coming out and showing your support. It is your support that guides CSVANW. THANK YOU!
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Local Organizers are fundraising for us!
Thursday, June 20th
ABQ, NM
This gathering will include live performances, music, karaoke, open mic, and raffles!
Please consider spending your Thursday evening supporting our Native youth initiatives.
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"Missing, murdered, but not forgotten"
Generation Next - Santa Fe New Mexican
May 2, 2019
“The ongoing systematic violence continues in our tribal communities through jurisdictional issues, late Amber alerts, response times and overall communication problems between the federal government and nations, pueblos,” Cheyenne Antonio, sex trafficking project coordinator for the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Women, told Generation Next. “Miscommunication in the bureaucracy has led to an extremely ineffective system.”
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Resources for Crime Victims
Native America Calling
May 8, 2019
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Our CSVANW sexual violence project coordinator and advocate project coordinator were invited on Native America Calling to discuss the kind of resources that are available for crime victims.
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THANK YOU
TO OUR CHANGE MAKERS
May 2019 DONORS
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Morning-Star Angeline
Patrick Page
Elise Morgan
Andrew Smith
Keith & Mary Pryor
Tennile Sunday
Ariel Young
Kaitlyn Mahoney
Katie Harris
Caroline Palmer
Jeanne Newman
Amanda Voss
Holly Scholles
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June 18, 2019
Community Conversations Book Club Meeting
Red Planet Books and Comics
1002 Park Ave SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Open to Community!
Upcoming Readings:
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JULY 10-12, 2019
8th Annual Native Youth Summit
APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN!
The 8th Annual Native Youth Summit is open to 40 youth and is a three-day powerful leadership development experience that connects, challenges, and cultivates a cohort of Native youth ranging in age from 13 to 17 years old from across the state of New Mexico. Our theme for the summit is “We Believe Survivors” and it will focus on self-awareness, and land on a youth level to strengthen our tribal communities.
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June 25 - 28, 2019
40-Hour Core Advancing Advocacy Training
Albuquerque Marriott Pyramid North
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June 5, 2019
You Can Save a Life With a Spray
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June 29, 2019
11th Annual Jim Thorpe 5k Race
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June 19th - 20th, 2019
Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA)
Gallup, NM
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Mending the Rainbow
June 26th - 27th, 2019
Ft. Defiance, AZ
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