September 2021 Newsletter |
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September is National Suicide Prevention Month and throughout the month, mental health advocates, prevention organizations, survivors, and community members unite to promote suicide prevention awareness. This year, the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women (CSVANW) will amplify the Lifeline’s #BeThe1To message, highlighting that everyone has a role to play in suicide prevention. After a year of unprecedented stress and tragedy, we’re looking ahead to the future and recognizing how it is important than ever to provide resources and support for us and relatives to help each other through crisis.
We acknowledge that prevention comes in many forms and in this knowledge, so CSVANW will be sharing the Lifeline’s series of graphics that will list the 5 steps you can take to help someone in suicidal crisis. We encourage you to re-share/comment on our posts & articles on social media, joining us at community events, and reading our blog submissions that originate and emulate support, cultural competency and resiliency.
#SPM21 #BeThe1To #YouAreNotAlone
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CSVANW - What is Consent? |
Floripa Olguin, Sexual Violence Project Coordinator, and Jovita Belgarde, Native Youth Coordinator, facilitated a discussion on consent. Participants were able to share what consent meant to them and later shared how their view of consent changed or grew as part of the discussion. We hope the discussion continues on even as our event came to a close. |
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CSVANW - PREA 101 Training |
The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women hosted a PREA 101 Training with the New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs and the Rape Crisis Center of New Mexico. Participants learned about the Prison Rape Elimination Act and the role of the advocate in order to understand how to support survivors. |
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NMCSAP, CSVANW, and other Partner Organizations Meet with Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham
August 31, 2021
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Jolene Holgate, Director of Training and Education, and Floripa Olguin, Sexual Violence Project Coordinator, of the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women, were able to advocate with partner organizations on behalf of Native American women, children, and survivors. Such advocacy is at the core of CSVANW’s mission to address violence against Native women and it is our belief that working with our partner organizations make Healthy Families, and Healthy Communities possible. |
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CARE Tuesday Talks: Celebrating Women's Equality Day
August 24, 2021
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CSVANW Training and Education Director Jolene Holgate was invited to speak on a panel for CARE Tuesday Talks: Celebrating Women's Equality Day. The conversation centered around the work of women of color who are making strides toward social change in their communities and to celebrate Women's Equality Day. Jolene focused on CSVANW's work to end violence and highlighted the important work of advocates, tribal leaders, and community organizers. To see previous and future Tuesday Talks, please visit: https://carett.splashthat.com/ |
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CSVANW Tables at Santa Fe Indian Market &
Pathway: Native Arts Festivals
August 16 - 21, 2021
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CSVANW team, members and members of our board of directors tabled at Sovereign Art Market and Pathways Art Festival. We were honored and grateful to be selected as the featured non-profit for the 2021 Sovereign Art Market, thank you Sovereign Santa Fe and all artists who have donated or plan on donating to the silent auction!
Thank you to the Poeh Cultural Center for giving us space at your Pathways event for CSVANW to share our work and mission to community. And thank you to Patrick Collins for initiating the art fundraiser by way of strong intention to end violence against Native women, girls and all relatives.
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Fundraiser for CSVANW featuring Ulali
August 21, 2021
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(Photo credit to Poeh Cultural Center) |
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We are so grateful to Patrick Collins, Ulali, Poeh Cultural Center and everyone who has come together to support our continued work to end gender based violence. The renowned Native American women’s a cappella group Ulali performed to help raise funds and awareness for CSVANW.
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CSVANW Supported MMIWG Tree at Santa Fe Indian Market
August 21, 2021
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CSVANW supported the "Defiance of Silence" raising awareness for MMIWG memorial tree. A tree that was lit with red lights as a living memorial art project dedicated to MMIWG and their families. CSVANW was proud to support the tree memorial and the project’s goal to bringing the MMIWG issue to an international stage, at the most prestigious Indian art show in the world. |
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'We're forgotten': Native Americans make up disproportionate number of missing persons cases - (August 25, 2021) – NBC News Now
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Native American people make up 10 percent of all missing persons cases despite only being roughly 1 percent of the population. NBC News' Morgan Radford takes an in-depth look into the systemic reasons this may be happening and what is being done to change that. CSVANW’s Executive Director, Angel Charley discusses the barriers to accountability. |
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Congratulations to Julys' Advocate of the month,
Rod Kaskalla!
Thank you for work for your community!"
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Rod Kaskalla is the Domestic Violence Prevention Coordinator for the Pueblo of Nambe since 2010. Is a Board Member of the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NMCADV), and a member of the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women (CSVANW). May 2012-August 2016 Steering Committee Member of North American Men Engaged Network (NAMEN). August 2007 to January 2016 was a Board Member for Tewa Women United (TWU). March 2009-September 2010 worked as a consultant with the Pueblo of Santa Clara, Strengthening Native Families Program, conducted, facilitated and trained facilitators for their Men’s Program. January 2008-2010 worked part-time for the Community Against Violence Shelter (CAV) with the City of Taos, help to establish, develop, conduct, facilitate and train facilitators for the “CHANGES” Program, a New Mexico State, Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) approved Domestic Violence Offenders Reeducation Program. Employed with Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council (ENIPC) Peacekeepers Domestic Violence Program from 1996-2008 as Batterer’s Reeducation Co-Facilitator and Program Director. Rod Kaskalla is from Zuni Pueblo married in Nambe Pueblo and also an artist known for his Zuni Channel Inlay Jewelry. |
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THANK YOU
TO OUR CHANGE MAKERS
August 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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Southwest Butterflies Retreat
SEPTEMBER 15 & 16, 2021
REGISTER TODAY!
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
September 21 & 23, 2021
The Eight Northern Native Youth Summit is a series of workshops over 3 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.
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Eight Northern Community Advocacy Event
September 14 & 15, 2021
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The event is aimed to provide support, education, and advocacy using our strengths, power, and unity to create violence-free tribal communities. The virtual event is for providers, community members, youth, elders, and anyone else looking to learn about advocacy that supports survivors of violence and creating awareness. |
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Sexual Violence in Tribal Colleges
September 14, 2021
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The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women invites you to a training regarding Sexual Violence in Tribal Colleges. In this training, participants will learn about the issue of sexual violence on college campuses with a focus on tribal colleges, understanding historical trauma, believing survivors, and consent. Advocates, community members, law enforcement, and students attending university are encouraged to register! |
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Keep checking back for more opportunities here. |
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