March is Women’s History Month! It is a time to celebrate and honor our decolonial aunties, Black, Indigenous, and women of color who continue to advocate, influence and nourish our communities during these times of unbalance. We believe in our fiercely loving aunties fighting to restore balance to our lives, communities and movements. This year, our women’s history month theme is Decolonial Aunties: Their Stories is Our Story.
This month, join the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women (CSVANW) as we honor all Black, Indigenous, and women of color working in and with tribal communities as leaders, politicians, organizers, caretakers, artists, teachers, thought leaders, healthcare workers, advocates, land and water protectors, lawyers, first responders, scientists, and the list goes on. These women continue to flourish to make our communities safe and resilient. They inspire a new generation of young folks to become leaders in their own communities.
#WomensHistoryMonth #WHM
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CSVANW Advocate Corner - March 2022 Letter |
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Ma-gu-wam. Hello Advocates,
I hope everyone is doing well. This month will be a very busy one for the Coalition and I want to apologize in advance for my delays in responses to emails. We are planning for the Tribal Leaders Summit coming up at the end of the month and I am also in the middle of writing our continuation grant with CVRC STOP VAWA to be able to support our advocates so they may continue to support our Indigenous families they serve. If your tribe is needing assistance with also applying, please let me know so we can help support. I want to remind our advocates of our up-coming CSVANW Advocate meetings set in March. Our first meeting will be a training with Renae Swope on TLGBQ+ 101 on March 3rd at 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM. I will list important dates to keep in mind for advocates here:
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March 17, 2022- CSVANW Advocate Community Meeting/support group
March 28, 2022- CVRC STOP VAWA grant proposals due
March 30th-31st -Tribal Leaders Summit
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Congratulations to our March Advocate of the Month: Lucretia Williams from Santa Clara Pueblo! |
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Lucretia Williams is the victim service coordinator for the Pueblo of Santa Clara located near Espanola, New Mexico. The tribe was awarded funding through the Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crimes (OVC) FY2018 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside grant to implement a victim service program. With this opportunity, Mrs. Williams is leading efforts to set up the program that would assist all victims of crime; a program that would offer confidential support and services and coordinated efforts to help victims. Lucretia received her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Indiana University Northwest and has previous experience in tourism, hospitality, retail, human resources, housing and tribal education as well as volunteer youth basketball coach. Lucretia Williams, is a tribal member from Santa Clara Pueblo, where she resides with her husband, their four children and their cat. She enjoys watching her children play and compete in sports throughout the year, walking during the warmer months, coffee, reading and the occasional Netflix docuseries.
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Thank you Lucretia for all your hard work in serving your community. We honor you and uplift you! Congratulations for being CSVANW Advocate of the Month! Stay strong.
Tiffany Jiron
Advocate Coordinator for CSVANW
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Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women & Relatives March |
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February 4, 2022 - CSVANW joined advocates, impacted families, and NM Legislators on February 4, 2021 in Santa Fe, NM for a March to the State Capitol to raise awareness for MMIW at Indian Day at the NM State Legislature. Our executive director gave remarks alongside Senator Pinto, Delegate Amber Crotty, and Pamela Foster.
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CSVANW Youth Council Virtual Hang |
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February 9 & 23, 2022 - Our Native Youth Program Coordinator Jovita Belgarde held a Native Youth Council recruitment event where she invited Native teens ages 13-17 to come play games, win prizes, and learn about joining the CSVANW Native Youth Council.
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Consent and Setting Boundaries training for
Santa Fe Indian School Juniors
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February 2, 2022 - Our Native Youth Program Coordinator Jovita Belgarde gave a presentation on Consent and Setting Boundaries to 61 Juniors at the Santa Fe Indian School. She explained what consent and boundaries are and how to ask for consent and how to set boundaries.
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Teen Dating Violence presentation to
Santa Fe Indian School Seniors
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February 11, 2022 - Our Native Youth Program Coordinator Jovita Belgarde gave a presentation on Teen Dating Violence to 20 seniors at the Santa Fe Indian School. She explained how to recognize Teen Dating Violence, resources for teen dating violence and some prevention strategies.
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February 15, 2022 - The CSVANW Staff Community came together in February to plan our year ahead. We co-created some big decisions for the way we will engage with our community, take larger organizational stances, and root ourselves in a one year strategy rooted in relationship building. As a result of our time together, we believe CSVANW will be more balanced, retain our amazing staff and establish longevity and high expectations for ourselves and the community.
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Creating Impactful Inclusion in Advocacy |
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February 17, 2022 - Domestic violence creates significant fear and trauma for survivors, but for many, the impacts of systemic racism and oppression further violate their trust in systems and isolate them from being able to access resources to seek safety and healing. Meaningful inclusion requires us to amplify the voices and experiences of diverse communities. In this training and panel discussion, you will hear the perspectives of advocates with diverse identities as they discuss the challenges, barriers, and impacts of oppression that survivors in unserved and underserved communities face, as well as learn how to create impactful inclusion in your advocacy work with domestic violence survivors. Hosted by The Ohio National Domestic Violence Network http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eixf0ce9c3455e07&llr=yx4m4m8ab
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Savannah School of Art and Design Women's
Empowerment Club Meet-up
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February 23, 2022 - CSVANW's Sexual Violence Project Coordinator, Floripa Olguin, participated in a discussion with college students at Savannah School of Art and Design's Women's Empowerment Club about the coalition's founding, focus area, and a discussion on women's empowerment in indigenous communities.
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Consent and Setting Boundaries Presentation to the Proud Indigenous Youth Leaders |
February 24, 2022 - Our Native Youth Program Coordinator Jovita Belgarde gave a presentation on Consent and Setting Boundaries to the Proud Indigenous Youth Leaders program. She explained what consent and boundaries are and how to use them.
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Teen Dating Violence presentation to Bureau of Indian Education staff that work in the dorms |
February 25, 2022 - Our Native Youth Program Coordinator Jovita Belgarde gave a presentation on Teen Dating Violence to Bureau of Education staff that work in the dorms. She explained how to recognize Teen Dating Violence, resources for teen dating violence and some prevention strategies.
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Follow us on social media to stay updated when CSVANW is in the community. |
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THANK YOU
TO OUR CHANGE MAKERS
February 2022 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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8th Annual Tribal Leaders Summit
March 30 & 31, 2022
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We are excited to share space with our tribal leadership for a two-day virtual summit on the status of violence against Native women and children in New Mexico. An annual briefing that focuses on providing policy and legislative updates, share best practices directly from our communities and provide a current state of affairs in the movement to end violence.
The summit highlights the unique tribal, state and federal perspectives and challenges that our New Mexico tribal communities.
More information is coming soon.
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The 10th Annual Native Youth Summit is a series of workshops over 4 days and is a powerful leadership development experience that connects, challenges, and cultivates a cohort of 10 Native youth ranging in age from 13 to 17 years old from across the state of New Mexico.
Our theme for the summit is Our Lands & Bodies are Sacred 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.
- Support Native youth in their building of knowledge to eliminate violence against all of our relatives.
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This application MUST BE completed by the youth interested in applying for the Native Youth Summit and NOT by a parent or guardian on behalf of the applicant.
We will accept cohorts of 10 youth for our 10th Annual Native Youth Summit in the months of March, April, June, and August.
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CONSENT DAY
Friday, April 1st, 2022
SAVE THE DATE
For this year’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month theme is, “Accountability is Traditional.” We ask community members, advocates, member organizations, and those in support of survivors to join us as we bring awareness to the issue of sexual assault in tribal communities in New Mexico. Our Save the Dates can be found on our SAAM page as well as registration information.
Objectives:
- To bring awareness to the issue of sexual assault in tribal communities, New Mexico, and beyond.
- To provide training, resources, and opportunities for discussion on believing and supporting survivors.
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2022’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month theme is, “Accountability is Traditional.” We ask those in support of survivors to join us as we bring awareness to the issue of sexual assault in tribal communities in New Mexico.
Here are the dates for every Wednesday we will be having our webinar:
- April 6, 2022 | 1:00PM - 2:00PM (MST)
- April 13, 2022 | 1:00PM - 2:00PM (MST)
- April 27, 2022 | 1:00PM - 2:00PM (MST)
Note that when you are registering for this event you are also registering for April 13, 2022, and April 27, 2022.
Agenda coming soon.
Thank you! We look forward to you joining us.
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EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATE!
Upload your times & photos May 4 - May 8
In-Person 5K Run/Walk to be held May 8, 2022 - D.C. - 10AM
Rising Hearts is honored and grateful to bring the community together to honor, uplift, and send prayers for ourmissing and murdered Indigenous relatives, their families, and for the advocates within these spaces - theirdedication and their heart work to support the families, communities, the advocacy and finding solutions to endthis epidemic.
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40-Hour Certification
To receive your 40-hour certification, you must complete the 16.25 hours of the OVC-TTAC Online Training. When you complete that training, you may upload your hours to an AirTable link that will be provided at a later date. Here is the link to OVC trainings:
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Government-to-Government Consultations |
March 16 & 17, 2022
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