Who will you dedicate your 5K to?

I Will Run For Them 5K

October 21st, 2023

Taos Pueblo, New Mexico

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) and CSVANW is hosting our annual I Will Run for Them 5K Run awareness run to honor the resilience, strength and spirit of our Native relatives impacted by domestic violence.

We are creating space to honor survivors, cycle-breakers and our relatives who we have lost to violence.

We invite you to dedicate your run, jog, or walk to your loved ones affected by the imbalance violence creates.

Our communities are experiencing an imbalance and we need space to heal so that we honor the beauty of all our relatives and survivors' resiliency.

Every year for our annual I Will Run for Them 5K we ask participants to share who they are running for and why. By asking folks to share their story, we are effectively asking them to connect their action of running to their own community. And it is through this connection we begin the process of healing.

Here are some quotes we like to share with you all as we count down to our virtual run.