May 2022 - Mending the Sacred Hoop

NOW AVAILABLE: Two non-OVW funded solicitations that address Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI)

Cinnamon Bankey2024-03-12T14:45:44+00:00

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has released two solicitations that address gender-based violence. Below are links to their solicitations, as well as their due dates. Click on the links to learn more. FY 2022 Office of Justice Programs Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Grants.gov Deadline: 8:59 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, Application JustGrants Deadline: 8:59 p.m. eastern time on Monday, June 27, 2022 NIJ FY 2022 Evaluation of OJP Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Grants.gov Deadline: 8:59 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, Application JustGrants Deadline: 8:59 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, June 21, 2022

NOW AVAILABLE: Two non-OVW funded solicitations that address Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI)Cinnamon Bankey2024-03-12T14:45:44+00:00

Amnesty International Report on VAIW Launched

Cinnamon Bankey2024-03-12T14:46:53+00:00

Today Amnesty International launched their report on Violence Against Native Women: The Never-ending Maze: Continued failure to protect Indigenous women from sexual violence in the USA: https://www.amnestyusa.org/maze/. From the report: "American Indian and Alaska Native women face some of the highest rates of sexual violence in the United States: 56.1 percent of Native women have experienced sexual violence; Native women are 2.2 times more likely to be raped than non-Hispanic white women. High rates of sexual violence have been compounded by the: Federal government’s steady erosion of tribal government authority Complex jurisdictional maze that Native survivors of sexual violence must navigate [...]

Amnesty International Report on VAIW LaunchedCinnamon Bankey2024-03-12T14:46:53+00:00

Sexual assault counselors push to protect confidentiality with victims

Cinnamon Bankey2023-11-27T22:12:30+00:00

Advocates say disclosure of information could have a chilling effect on the willingness to report. Victims' advocates say Minnesota judges inconsistently apply a state law protecting communications between sexual assault counselors and people who come to them for help. Now, those groups have taken their case all the way to the Minnesota Supreme Court, appealing a ruling in which a district court allowed review of a woman's communications with a southern Minnesota sexual assault advocacy group in a criminal case. The groups say any review of their confidential records has a chilling effect on a victim's willingness to report an assault. [...]

Sexual assault counselors push to protect confidentiality with victimsCinnamon Bankey2023-11-27T22:12:30+00:00

What Will It Take to End Violence Against Native Women?

Cinnamon Bankey2024-03-12T14:48:21+00:00

The reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act is an important step, but activist Mary Kathryn Nagle argues that only full restoration of Indigenous sovereignty will stop the epidemic. Mary Kathryn Nagle, a member of the Cherokee Nation, is one of the country’s most prominent lawyers, often appearing in court to advocate for the rights of Indigenous people. She is also a well-known playwright, and her stage work explores many of the same themes that have animated her legal career, including the epidemic of violence against Indigenous women. More than 4 in 5 Native women have reported being the victims of [...]

What Will It Take to End Violence Against Native Women?Cinnamon Bankey2024-03-12T14:48:21+00:00

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