By: Tiffany Jiron, CSVANW Advocate Coordinator  When the Covid-19 Pandemic entered our lives in early March of 2020, the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native staff were concerned for our tribal communities and the survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and intimate partner violence. With limited shelter services available, food shortages at the stores, [...]

The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women (CSVANW) learned about the passing of our relative Joleen Nez. We are outraged about the murder of Joleen Nez, an unhoused Native woman, who died in Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) custody on January 30, 2021 from a Daily Lobo Article, “Unhoused woman cited for littering [...]

(People Matters, 2020) By: Jen Gideon, she/her In today’s world of modern technology, we are as connected as we have ever been. We can call and text anyone, in nearly any part of the world. Social media allows us to connect with old friends, and share updates about our life. All this connection is a [...]