Happy Pride!
Join us as we celebrate & honor our LGBTQ2S+ relatives in our lives and communities. Now more than ever, our LGBTQ2S+ relatives need community to show up for them and advocate for their rights to safety, respect and dignity. We know that our LGBTQ2S+ relatives disproportionately experience high levels of violence, high rates of sexual assault & face unique barriers and challenges when seeking support, help and healing. It has been especially challenging for our trans and non-binary Black, Indigenous and relatives of color to navigate access to life preserving resources during a time when LGBTQ2S+ lives are under attack, as well as support services, state & national policies, and medical institutions. But there are ways we can show up and come together for our LGBTQ2S+ relatives: Listen. Believe. And support them in all they do. We must take their lead in building solutions from the most impacted. Share your appreciation for them, let them know they are loved and valued for all that they are and celebrate their lives!
Our message this year is Embracing Ourselves through Joy & Kinship! A call to action to love yourself, be who you are, connect, show up and be in solidarity with our LGBTQ2S+ relatives during these times of the ongoing COVID-19, institutional racism, homophobia, transphobia, and attacks on trans and non-binary bodies. And attacks on our relatives who are drag performers. We ask community to pledge for justice, support, and visibility for all our trans, non-binary and LGBTQ2S+ relatives.
Together, let’s be good relatives and show up as a community to celebrate and honor our LGBTQ2S+ relatives. Show up to honor their gifts, leadership, visibility and their contributions to our communities. Our LGBTQ2S+ relatives are valuable, sacred, and vital in our communities. And DRAG IS NOT A CRIME. By accepting, supporting, honoring, and loving our LGBTQ2S+ relatives, we can empower, strengthen, and validate their voices and their true existence in our communities.
As a community and allies, it is our responsibility to reconnect the ceremonies, prayers, songs and sacred existence of our LGBTQ2S+ relatives back to our tribal and Pueblo communities. In many tribal nations and Pueblos, Kinship is a sacred and valuable medicine that connects and balances relations and communities. So we ask you all to reconnect the teachings and existence of our LGBTQ2S+ relatives back to your community.
Kinship is trans rights, kinship is safe and healthy communities for all our relatives!
To our beautiful and fierce LGBTQ2S+ relatives: We see you. We hear you. We support you. We love you!
#PrideMonth2023 #Pride2023 #EmbraceYourself #ThisIsKinship #ThisIsJoy #KinshipSavesLives
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May 5 - On National Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Native Women & Girls (MMIW) & CSVANW wore red to spread awareness of missing & murdered Native women & relatives. Join CSVANW, communities, families, & organizations to honor, pray & remember our stolen relatives.
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May 5 - CSVANW presented to the Pueblo of Laguna Council to share about our work in the movement to end violence in our tribal communities. We were humbled to witness the overwhelming support in raising awareness for the MMIWR crisis by Council Members in red.
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May 6 - CSVANW traveled to San Manuel Band of Mission Indians homeland in San Bernardino, CA to table at their Run/Walk to Make a Difference for MMIP. We had the opportunity to connect with so many relatives and with the Stronghearted Native Women. We were glad to be on the same path to stopping violence against our Native relatives and for showing up for community! Thank you to the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians for your partnership in supporting our mission to stop violence against Native communities!
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May 5 - CSVANW Training and Education held its two-day training on the Dynamics of Sex Trafficking and MMIWR in Tribal Communities. The virtual event provided foundational understanding of sex trafficking and how it intersects with the missing and murdered crisis in New Mexico, land and body violence, and discussing the role of media and law enforcement in MMIWR cases. Additionally, Street Safe New Mexico provided a presentation that centered Native sex trafficking survivors in Albuquerque by sharing strategies with advocates on direct support, resources, and best practices to support relatives being trafficked or who join the sex trade industry out of survival. (Picture: Christine Barber, founder and advocate from Street Safe NM.)
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May 8 - CSVANW provided resources, covid PPE, swag & participated at the ABQ Native Student Assembly where Native Youth gathered to connect with peers, contribute ideas, and engage in discussions on civic engagement. Thank you for having us!
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May 23 - CSVANW held their 2nd Quarterly Membership Meeting at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. We hosted a consensus workshop with our members, which was geared towards building connections with one another and generating ideas and input from our members about what they would like to see within their membership experience as we revamp our CSVANW Membership Program. Thank you members for joining us for our consensus workshop. We value your voice & your vision for what membership could look like. |
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May 11 & 25 - CSVANW was in community, May 11th and May 25th, conducting our first ever focus group discussions for our Engaging All Relatives Program Area! These focus groups were for Native men from our surrounding communities to come together and offer their insight on the important issues that Tribal communities have and continue to face. These focus group discussions will better inform future Engaging All Relatives programming. We are very appreciative of the men that showed up and their continued effort to uplift the needs of their communities.
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May 24 - CSVANW was invited by Governor de San Ildefonso. We were greeted by Tribal Administrator, John Gonzales, Council woman Denise Moquino, Lt. Governor, Wayne Martinez, Health and Human Services Director, Troy Campbell, Lenora and Sage who provide direct services to the community, and Governor Christopher Moquino. CSVANW staff presented who we are as an organization, our values and our mission, our programming and focus areas, and the benefits of becoming a member of CSVANW’s organization. The Pueblo de San Ildefonso were thankful and receptive to our presentation. We want to say thank you for reaching out to us and wanting to know more about what we do and how we can work together to end violence in our tribal communities. These important discussions and the relationships that are being built seeds the roots for healing. #togetherwedomore
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May 26 - #AdvocatesEmpoweringCycleBreakers, Our CSVANW held an Advocates Retreat at the Tamaya Resort & Spa for our Advocates who work daily on the ground, in community with our surviving relatives. The Retreat began with an overnight stay, waking up to morning yoga on the grass with Summer Jones, followed by an awesome presentation on Self Care Planning by Jennifer Padilla. After our fulfilling meals, Advocates enjoyed their choice of horseback riding or a massages. Our day ended with reflecting on our "glow" of the day with Our Advocates sharing how grateful & rejuvenating their experience was. Our T-shirts read "Advocates Empowering Cycle Breakers" with our team # on the back, as all our Advocates are a team in working in community. We can't express enough how important self-care is, in taking holistic approaches to healing our Mind, Soul and Spirits.
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May 30 - CSVANW attended the Opening Ceremony for the Northern TREE House Shelter this month. The TREE House will open its doors to the community on June 1st, 2023 and will operate 24 hours a day to support local women and children of Shiprock, NM. According to National Indigenous Women's Resource Center there are less than 60 tribal shelters across the nation. We are in deep gratitude to the Navajo Nation for providing a safe place for victims of domestic, sexual, and family violence.
#TheSolutionsToViolenceExistInOurCommunities
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May 30 - CSVANW hosted our 40-Hour Core Advocacy Training in New Mexico Tribal Communities for New Advocates May 30 - June 1, 2023, at the Arc of New Mexico in Albuquerque. This training provides new domestic violence & sexual violence assault advocates with state certification in New Mexico and the Four Corners region. During this training, we shared space with advocates and Tribal police. All participants were a part of engaging and thoughtful conversations around topics of domestic and sexual violence, impacts of colonization, LBGTQ2S+ topics, vicarious trauma, and more. CSVANW is blessed to share space and community with our advocates.
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Ma K’u wam
Greetings Everyone,
The Policy & Advocacy Department would like to share that we will be following the Brackeen V. Haaland Case very closely in the next few weeks. We can expect to hear the Supreme Court decision any time beginning June 8, 2023.
As we prepare to hear a decision, we want to uplift our tribal communities by highlighting all New Mexico Indigenous Tribes, Nations, and Pueblos.
Please join our Instagram challenge beginning today, June 5, 2023. Just follow the social media prompts weekly and use the hashtags #ProtectICWA #RootedinLove&Kinship #EveryChildMatters
There will be a total of 4 winners each Friday at the end of the week. The winner of each week will receive a $125.00 VISA gift card.
During the 2022 Legislative session, the Indian Family Protection Act was passed to strengthen protections and ensure that Native children stayed in their communities, regardless of what may happen with federal ICWA.
The SCOTUS calendar is available and has dates for opinions to be released, if it is not released this Thursday, it is possible to hear a decision by the end of June.
If you are interested in seeing the arguments of the case back from Nov 9th, 2022, they can be heard or read here:
There is also a link to a podcast that broke down some of the arguments as well here:
Sincerely,
CSVANW Policy & Advocacy Department
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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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I Will Run for Her 5K
October 21, 2023
We are proud to share with you all our annual I Will Run for Them 5K Run/Walk & 1K Kid awareness run SAVE THE DATE:
Saturday, October 21, 2023.
Our annual I Will Run For Them 5K honors the resilience, strength, and spirit of our Native relatives impacted by domestic violence.
MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON!
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11th Annual Native Youth Summit
Caring for Ourselves & Community
July 19th & 20th, 2023
Location: Santa Fe Indian School
The 11th Annual Native Youth Summit will be a 2-day event and is a powerful leadership development experience that connects, challenges, and cultivates 25 Native youth ranging in age from 13 to 17 years old from across the state of New Mexico.
Focused on investing in and empowering our leaders of tomorrow, the annual Native Youth Summit provides a unique opportunity for the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women to inspire and support the next generation of New Mexico’s tribal leaders in the fight to eliminate violence against our Native women and children.
The Native Youth Summit provides unique and engaging opportunities to address the issues our youth face today, such as domestic violence in the home, cyber-bullying, teen dating violence, safety in a technological world and bystander violence. Our young leaders will be inspired and equipped to return to their communities, support and empower their peers, and make healthy value-based choices using smart strategies.
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Southwest Butterflies Retreat
Who: Indigenous LGBTQ2S+ youth that range between 16-24 years old
When: June 14th & 15th, 2023 | Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Where: Santa Fe Indian School
Why: “Embracing Ourselves Through Joy & Kinship”
- Native LGBTQ2S+ History
- Policy Advocacy
- Services Available to our Relatives
- Trans 101
- Art
- Makeup Tutorial
It is our goal that retreat participants will be supported, encouraged, and reenergized. Our hope is to create a friendly and safe space to be yourself and to have fun.
**Native LGBTQ2S+ youth who participate will receive a $200.00 stipend**
More Information Coming Soon!
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This training will explore the importance of housing as it relates to the sex trafficking crisis within tribal communities, particularly how being unhoused acts as one of the largest risk factors for trafficking. Housing justice for both preventative and aftercare purposes will be discussed as working solutions to the crisis.
Objectives:
- Convey the significance of housing as a key risk factor for trafficking victims, both in preventing trafficking and providing exit strategies for trafficking victims
- What makes housing so important? Why do so many communities lack access to permanent and affordable housing? Answering these questions through the lens of institutional oppression and how the risk factors associated with it makes our relatives vulnerable to trafficking
- Understand how systematic violence towards unhoused and marginalized populations contributes to the crisis of trafficking within Indigenous communities
- What does housing justice look like? How does housing our relatives make them safer? Answering these questions to better understand preventative justice through permanent and affordable housing
- Communicate the importance of housing as an exit strategy, why access to housing remains incredibly restricted for vulnerable populations and unhoused relatives, especially among those experiencing addiction
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Intended Audience: Direct service providers and advocates on New Mexico tribal lands, particularly those working with victims and survivors of sex trafficking and their dependent children, as well as those working with unhoused populations within the field of housing justice or who are interested in housing justice.
If you have any question regarding this event, please email Pat Gallegos at [email protected]. If you have registered and cannot attend, please email Pat so they may update your registration status.
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