NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Curtison Badonie, 505-243-9199 or [email protected] CSVANW Praises House for Passing Savanna’s Act and The Not Invisible Act, Moving to President’s Desk to Become Law ALBUQUERQUE, NM – September 22, 2020 - The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women (CSVANW) praises the House for passing and moving Savanna’s Act and the Not Invisible Act to the President’s desk to become law to address missing and murdered indigenous women (MMIW). “We have arrived at a moment in history,” says Angel Charley, CSVANW Executive Director, “The signing of these two crucial bills into law will commemorate hundreds of years of advocacy. We are looking forward to seeing these bills become law because our women and children deserve these enhanced protections.” On September 21, 2020, Congress passed both Savanna’s Act and the Not Invisible Act, both bills address the MMIW crisis in Indian Country and will require federal, state, tribal and local law enforcement agencies to track, create protocols, solve and prevent any further harm against Native women. “This is also an opportunity to encourage those in position of decision making to continue to center impacted families a part of finding solutions in our Native communities of the ongoing struggle of MMIW2S,” says Cheyenne Antonio, CSVANW Sex Trafficking Project Coordinator. This is a crucial first step from the federal government and CSVANW hopes to see continued progress to pass more legislation that strengthens safety for Native communities while also ensuring support and justice for Native women, families and communities. # # # About the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women CSVANW is a member-driven tribal coalition that represents the broadest and most unified voice in advocating and collectively addressing violence against Native women and children across the region. An alliance of more than 50 passionate, distinguished and highly committed organizations and individuals, the CSVANW team of staff, Board ofDirectors and committed membership works aggressively to raise awareness about the safety of Native women and children at the state, tribal and federal levels, in addition to providing the utmost critical lifeline services to those affected by violence. CSVANW provides training, advocate support, and technical assistance for tribes and law enforcement seeking help in working with tribes. The Coalition also offers policy advocacy on behalf of tribes. For more information about the CSVANW, go to www.csvanw.org. Follow us to stay connected! ‌ ‌ ‌ Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women | 4600 B Montgomery Blvd NE, Ste 202, Albuquerque, NM 87109 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!