Quarterly Newsletter - Donor Appreciation Gathering & Land Acknowledgement

Quarterly Newsletter | June 2022

Dear Friends of Women’s Advocates,

Since our founding in 1974, amplifying the voices of BIPOC victim-survivors in our community has been at the forefront of work. Over 80% of the victim-survivors we serve are BIPOC, and we understand the importance of letting them tell their stories, validating their unique experiences, and supporting them along their journey towards healing. In this newsletter we are proud to share a beautiful, uplifting poem and spoken word video from a former resident and close friend of Women’s Advocates, Julia Baker. The compassion, honesty, and authenticity of her words reflect our core values in such an inspiring way. Additionally, we are excited to announce a new partnership with a culturally specific domestic violence organization in North Minneapolis, Oasis of Love. This collaboration will help unhoused victim-survivors in Communities of Color find safety by finding and keeping stable housing.

With gratitude,

Estelle Brouwer | Executive Director

We'd like to thank our donors and community partners for joining us for food, conversation, and community at our Donor Appreciation & Land Acknowledgment Gathering! It was a beautiful evening to celebrate the strength and perseverance of the Native American community while acknowledging the stolen land that holds Women's Advocates and the population we serve.

A special thanks to all vendors who made it such an incredible and meaningful experience!

– Food from Native Food Perspectives

– Participatory mural from Native Youth Arts Collective

– Drum from Spirit Boy

– Dancers from Ain Dah Yung (Our Home) Center

READ OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

I remember the Drive

By Julia Baker

Housing Stability Collaboration

On June 15th, Women’s Advocates will begin a collaboration with Oasis of Love Intervention Center, a culturally-specific domestic violence service provider in North Minneapolis, to provide housing navigation and eviction prevention services to mostly Black/African American households in crisis in the Twin Cities and the surrounding communities. Funded through a generous grant from MNHousing, these services address vital housing needs in the domestic violence survivor community. This partnership will allow us Women’s Advocates to grow our relationship with the North Minneapolis community and strengthen our cultural responsiveness to Black/African American victim-survivors who make up the majority of the people we serve. We are so excited learn from each other’s strengths in the coming year.

Annual Report

2019-2020, 2020-2021

We’re proud to share how our team was able to adapt and overcome during one of the most unprecedented times in our history. Read our 2019-2020, 2020-2021 Annual Report today here.

Thank you,

Ally Circle!

We’d like to thank the businesses and corporations that have allied with us to invest in our continuous and historic commitment to ending the cycle of domestic violence. View the whole Ally Circle here.

Women's Advocates walks with victim/survivors and our community to break the cycle of domestic violence.

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