As we navigate the transitions of not only the seasons but our collective grief, processing, and hope for healing and regeneration for the future we are called to pause. This past year has been unimaginably challenging. We have taken on crisis after crisis. We lost members from our family and community, many of our relatives lost jobs, lost physical connection with friends, family, community and ceremonies, many of our community lost access to healthcare, food, essential needs, and services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been much to mourn, grieve and give space for before we move into a time of celebration. During this year we also lost Black relatives to police violence, we lost trans and non-binary relatives to transphobic and homophobic violence, and the discovery of stolen Indigenous children from settler-colonial violence as well as ongoing and increasing impacts of environmental violence against our home, our Mother Earth. Our collective mental and emotional health is calling for nourishment and attention right now.
The COVID-19 pandemic prevented us from coming together to grieve collectively and heal in ceremony and community and we at CSVANW want to honor that call to pause and take care of ourselves and one another by acknowledging the loss, the grief, the heartache, and the challenges we have been through as a community.
Together, let’s acknowledge our losses, where we are emotionally, and validate our collective feelings so we can start mending our broken hearts to grieve and to heal together. We pray for your strong hearts and want you to know we are in this together and we will take these lessons into the future to build back the healthy communities we all know are possible.
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I continue to wear a mask because...
As many communities continue to make moves to reduce the spread of COVID-19, many states are slowly re-opening & are easing up restrictions for people to wear face coverings in public spaces.
Guidance from the CDC recommends people who are not fully vaccinated continue to wear a mask & maintain physical distance in public to help slow the spread of COVID-19. For folks who are fully vaccinated, the CDC states they can resume activities that they did prior to the pandemic without wearing a mask or physical distance.
However, many of our relatives in communities are still not vaccinated and/or don't have access to getting vaccinated. Yes, many of us are fully vaccinated but there are chances we can still catch COVID-19 and spread it.
Join us as we spread awareness about why it is important we continue to wear a mask for the protection of our tribal communities & relatives. We need to protect each other & our community.
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July is Disability Pride Month! This annual observance is used to promote visibility and mainstream awareness of the positive pride felt by people with disabilities. Using bold images and strong words, disability pride awareness dates, parades and festivals both uplift and challenge. Pride comes from celebrating our heritage, disability culture, the unique experiences that we have as people with differing abilities and the contributions that we offer society.
The first Disability Pride Day was held in Boston in 1990; and first U.S. based Disability Pride Parade was held in Chicago in 2004. Today, Disability Pride Parades are held in a number of places nationwide. These events celebrate "disability culture" with the intention to positively influence the way people think about and/or define disability and to end the stigma of disability.
(Source: https://www.ameridisability.com/post/how-to-display-disability-pride)
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July 14 is recognized around the world as an occasion to shine a light on those who identify as non-binary and celebrates the rich diversity of the community.
July 14 is recognized around the world as International Non-Binary People’s Day. This occasion shines a light on those who identify as non-binary and celebrates the rich diversity of the community.
The term “non-binary” describes someone who does not identify exclusively as a man or a woman. Non-binary folks may identify as being both a man and a woman or as falling completely outside these categories. Many non-binary people also identify as transgender, though not all do.
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“Victims’ Voices Lead the Way”
This year’s theme puts victims of human trafficking at the center of the campaign and will highlight the importance of listening to and learning from survivors of human trafficking. The campaign portrays survivors as key actors in the fight against human trafficking and focuses on the crucial role they play in establishing effective measures to prevent this crime, identify and rescue victims and support them on their road to rehabilitation.
Many victims of human trafficking have experienced ignorance or misunderstanding in their attempts to get help. They have had traumatic post-rescue experiences during identification interviews and legal proceedings. Some have faced revictimization and punishment for crimes they were forced to commit by their traffickers. Others have been subjected to stigmatization or received inadequate support.
Learning from victims’ experiences and turning their suggestions into concrete actions will lead to a more victim-centered and effective approach in combating human trafficking.
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Discussion: What is Sexual Violence |
The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women hosted an interactive discussion on the topic of sexual violence. Community members and advocates discussed the implications of colonialism as it pertains to sexual violence. Through the use of video and community discussion, participants were able to work through understandings of consent and believing survivors. |
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The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women hosted a training with Renae Gray on TLGBQ+ 101. Participants were able to receive valuable training for assisting with members of TLBGQ+ community and ways to be an ally. |
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BEYOND COVID: The Challenges, Benefits, and Wisdom of Video Conferencing with Abusive Partners |
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CSVANW's Advocate Coordinator, Tiffany Jiron was featured as a panelist today, on BEYOND COVID: The Challenges, Benefits, and Wisdom of Video Conferencing with Abusive Partners. Tiffany highlighted how the pandemic affected tribal communities and ways CSVANW continues to provide support to victim advocates in tribal communities and urban communities that serve Indigenous survivors during the pandemic. |
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Garden Giveaway to Nambe Pueblo
June 15, 2021
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Jovita Belgarde, our CSVANW Native Youth Coordinator, delivered a truckload of eggplant and tomato plants to Nambe Pueblo on 6/15. Our CSVANW Seed Library is partnering with Food is Free Abq to put on a garden giveaway event for the tribal community of Nambe Pueblo in July. The Tewa Roots Society will use the plants to help recruit Nambe Pueblo tribal members to sign up for the upcoming garden giveaway. CSVANW recognizes that food insecurity and hunger are violence. Creating access to our Indigenous food ways to Natives in NM is nurturing our land and body connection as well as working to address hunger. |
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No more turning a blind eye to systemic violence
KRWG - June 15, 2021
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Commentary: The calls for justice in every corner of our globe continue to get louder and louder. Not only because injustices continue happening across our world, but because people have been awakened, and they are not allowing our governments and ourselves to turn a blind eye to systemic violence and abuse impacting our communities.
The world is being forced to reckon with the brutal reality of systemic genocide against Indigenous peoples around the world after the remains of 215 children were found in the Kamloops Indian Residential School in Southern British Columbia. Residential schools are what we in the United States have come to know as ‘Native American Boarding Schools’. While this story has made the news globally, this horrible discovery has been met with silence and inaction right here in New Mexico––despite the well documented history of atrocities that were carried out in our five boarding schools.
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Indigenous group questions removal of boarding school plaque
The Washington Post - July 1, 2021
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A historical plaque memorializing the dozens of Native American children who died while attending a boarding school in New Mexico more than a century ago has gone missing, sparking concern among Indigenous activists.
Members of the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women are among those pushing the city of Albuquerque to investigate. The small plaque was in a park near the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and the original site of the Albuquerque Indian School.
The plaque noted the site of a burial ground for students who attended the school between 1882 and 1933. They included children from the Navajo Nation, Zuni Pueblo and Apache tribes.
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Indigenous leaders urge ongoing use of facemasks
KRWG - July 1, 2021
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The following is a statement from Angel Charley, executive director of CSVANW, urging the public to continue wearing masks and practicing social distancing until this pandemic is truly over:
“As Indigenous people of this land, we are always taught that the wellbeing of ourselves and others is a collective effort–not an individual one. And if there is one thing COVID-19 has taught us, it is that we are all connected, and we depend on each other to move forward and beat the pandemic.
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Congratulations to Julys' Advocate of the month,
Molly Conway!
Thank you for work for your community!"
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Molly Conway has been the Community Outreach and Education Coordinator at Esperanza Shelter in Santa Fe for the past 2 years. She is deeply committed to raising awareness on domestic violence and providing educational opportunities for people to learn about how they can support survivors and the systemic origins of domestic violence. Molly is both humbled and honored to be recognized as the CSVANW Advocate of the month. A sincere thank you to the CSVANW and all community advocates who work tirelessly in their service. |
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THANK YOU
TO OUR CHANGE MAKERS
June 2021 DONORS
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General contributions and donations from individual supporters and organizational partners are essential for CSVANW's sustainability and effectiveness. Your donation helps make it possible for us to cultivate and strengthen our ability to advocate for Native women and children and breaking of cycles of violence. |
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Rewriting Our Story: Shifting Accountability to Address Gender-based Violence
Thursday, July 22, 2021
Gender-based violence is harmful acts committed against folks from varying gender identities – women/femme, trans, and two-spirit. This virtual event will provide participants an understanding of gender-based violence and how it intersects with the missing and murdered crisis of Indigenous women, girls, Trans, & Two-Spirit relatives. Dr. Christina M. Castro, Three Sisters Collective, will join us in facilitating this conversation. More information will be made available.
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Panel Discussion: COVID-19 and Tribal Communities
Rescheduled to
July 28, 2021
CSVANW welcomes you to an event to learn about the impact of COVID-19 on our tribal communities. Learn from our Native doctors that are in the field currently. This event is open to our community, members, advocates, etc.
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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2021
Friday, July 30, 2021
This virtual event is being held in recognition of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2021. CSVANW remains committed to raising awareness around trafficking and protecting tribal communities. We will have a discussion around what trafficking looks like in tribal communities, outreach and resources, and how this issue also affects our LGBTQ2S+ and male relatives.
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Southwest Butterflies Retreat
NEW DATES
SEPTEMBER 15 & 16, 2021
CSVANW will be postponing the Southwest Butterflies Retreat until a later date in September. September 15-16, 2021. Time will be announced soon. We will be sure to update everyone and adjust our website, agenda, registration form, and graphics over the coming week. We will also leave the registration open, so folx will continue to register for this event. We apologize for any inconvenience this change may cause and we appreciate your patience.
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Eight Northern Native Youth Summit
SAVE THE DATES
August 5 & 6, 2021
The Eight Northern Native Youth Summit is a series of workshops over 2 days and is a powerful leadership development experience that connects challenges, and cultivates a cohort of up to 35 Native youth from the Eight Northern Pueblos ranging in age from 12 to 17 years old. Our theme for the summit is Understand and Guide Yourself and it will focus on self-awareness and land to strengthen our Tribal communities through the following learning opportunities:
- Encourage Native youth to work towards strengthening their voice;
- Building our Native youth knowledge on the basics of violence prevention so they may share with their relatives in their territories; and,
- Support Native youth in their building of knowledge to eliminate violence against all of our relatives.
This application MUST BE completed by the youth interested in applying for the Eight Northern Native Youth Summit and NOT by a parent or guardian on behalf of the applicant.
Acceptance into the Eight Northern Native Youth Summit will be based on the applicants' responses provided in the essay questions and based on the applicants' involvement in their community.
We are only accepting 35 youths for this summit.
More information coming soon.
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CSVANW Membership Meeting |
Thursday, July 29, 2021
11 AM to 1 PM (MST)
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"We are honored to invite your participation in the 16th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation to be held August 17-20, 2021, through four afternoon sessions conducted online via a virtual platform.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 national emergency and uncertainty about future medical trends, the Department of Justice has determined that an online consultation is the best means to protect the safety and health of tribal leaders and others who usually attend this consultation in person. The consultation testimony sessions are open to federally-recognized, tribally elected and appointed leaders or their authorized designee to provide oral testimony. Tribal Leaders may also submit written testimony.
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is a grant-making agency in the U.S. Department of Justice. Under §903 of Title IX of the United States Department of Justice Reauthorization and Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005), OVW is responsible for conducting annual government-to-government consultation with the leaders of all federally-recognized, Indian tribal governments on behalf of the United States Attorney General.
The purpose of consultation is to solicit recommendations from tribal government leaders on the following topics:
(1) Administering tribal funds and programs;
(2) Enhancing the safety of Indian women from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, homicide, stalking, and sex trafficking;
(3) Strengthening the federal response to such crimes; and,
(4) Improving access to local, regional, state, and federal crime information databases an criminal justice information systems."
Registration and additional information and resources will be posted soon on the OVW consultation website
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August 6 - 8
New Mexico Birth & Reproductive Justice Summit
We are proud to partner with many great New Mexico organizations to sponsor the New Mexico Birth and Reproductive Justice Summit, August 6 - 8, 2021. This free, virtual event will bring together families, birth workers, and reproductive justice advocates.
The goal of the Summit is to understand how the ecosystem of birth and reproductive justice has changed due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Inspired by the book Emergent Strategy by Adrienne Marie Brown, we will engage in deep-dive conversations on the interdependence of our roles as service providers, policy makers, advocates, and funders. We’ll also have the opportunity to identify systems and frameworks that no longer work so that we can take holistic and emergent steps forward to support the health and wellbeing of our New Mexico families.
Featured speakers include:
- Adriann Barboa (Strong Families New Mexico)
- Melissa Lopez (New Mexico Doula Association)
- Nicole Martin (Indigenous Women Rising)
- Sunshine Muse (New Mexico Birth Equity Collaborative)
- and many more
Throughout the Summit we’ll be gifted with poetry and music from beloved community members, including a special performance by Indigie Femme. We look forward to seeing you there!
Registration for this three-day virtual event is free and open to New Mexico residents. Space is limited, early registration advised
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Victim-Centered and Trauma Informed
Approaches to Community Supervision
Webinar and Ask the Expert Series
These trainings are sponsored and approved by the
Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
Live Ask the Expert Series
What is an "Ask the Expert" session?
Each 60 minute session features a brief overview presentation followed by an opportunity to engage in an in-depth facilitated discussion and question and answer (Q&A) session with subject matter experts, practitioners in the field, and other attendees.
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Being Victim/Survivor-Centered: Working with Sexual Abusers
Jul 27 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
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YIYA VI KAGINGDI DOULA PROJECT COORDINATOR
Our acclaimed Yiya Vi Kagingdi Doula Project is seeking an individual who will provide coordination for the project as well as a variety of support, advocacy, intervention and outreach services to increase choices in the birthing experience for families in New Mexico.
Doula and/or birthworker experience preferred. BIPOC applicants strongly encouraged. Please share this announcement with qualified applicants.
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Keep checking back for more opportunities here. |
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