National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month AND National Stalking Awareness Month January 2023 Newsletter Happy New Year, Relatives! We hope you all had yourselves a very warm, safe, and grounding holiday and new year. We are excited to start the new year with you all and continue our mission to stop violence against Native women and children in our tribal communities this 2023. January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. It is a key time for us all as individuals to learn and increase our awareness of human trafficking to identify the signs of trafficking. Human trafficking can happen to anyone, at any time, especially during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Within our tribal communities, Native women, cis and trans women, and girls are victimized by human trafficking at rates higher than that of the general population due to factors that include (but are not limited to) poverty or lack of access to work or services on or near reservations. It is also a time for us take these messages to our workplaces, our communities, our schools, our representatives and everywhere else. January is also National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM)! Though millions of men, women and non-binary people are stalked every year in the United States, the crime of stalking is often misunderstood, minimized and/or ignored. And stalking often predicts and/or co-occurs with sexual and domestic violence. Stalking is a pattern of behavior directed at a specific person that causes fear. Many stalking victims experience being followed, approached and/or threatened. No matter where you are, or where you come from, everyone has the inherent right to be and feel safe in their own home, community, and online. We all have a role to play in identifying stalking and supporting victims and survivors. Join us this month as we move against trafficking and stalking in our tribal communities. Follow us as we support national efforts and share information through social media to bring awareness to the underground crime of human trafficking and the crime of stalking that affects our relatives. Community care is tradition. Meet Our Staff ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ CSVANW in the Community Dec 2022 - CSVANW team was in community at the Native American Community Academy 7th annual arts and craft market. We shared PPE, Informational Briefings and stickers! Well in community we were accepting book donations for our little ones book drive, we want to thank all our relatives that are supporting our movement of giving the gift of storytelling this holiday session. Kherkem- Ny’tra- to NACA for sharing space with us! CSVANW in the Community Dec 2022 - CSVANW Executive Assistant and Membership Coordinator were in community this weekend! We were able to share our resources with the Pueblo of Laguna. While in community we were accepting book donations for our little ones book drive, we want to thank all our relatives that are supporting our movement of giving the gift of storytelling this holiday session. Kherkem- Ny’tra-Da'wah'eh to the Pueblo of Laguna for sharing space with us! CSVANW in the Community Dec 2022 - CSVANW Training & Education Director and Membership Coordinator were in the community December 17th, 2022 with our member organization Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains Native Community Health Network for their Holiday Bazaar & Health Fair. While in community we shared COVID-19 resources, educated relatives on our work and learn more about other organizations movements to creating safe environments for future generations. Kherkem- Ny’tra- Da’wah’eh to @nchnetwork for sharing space with us! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Follow us on social media to stay updated when CSVANW is in the community. THANK YOU TO OUR CHANGE MAKERS December 2022 DONORS 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. Donate today NOTE: All presentation requests for Sex Trafficking initiatives will be put on hold till further notice. Thank you for your patience and understanding. 9th Annual Tribal Leaders Summit – 2023 More information coming soon! This training is the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women’s 40 Hour-Core Advocacy Training that provides new domestic violence/sexual assault advocates and first responders with state certification in New Mexico and Four Corners region. CSVANW’s 40 Hour Advancing Core Advocacy Training is 1 of 2 state certified trainings for new domestic violence advocates. 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