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Contacting Your U.S. Senators

Cinnamon Bankey2026-03-31T05:00:43+00:00

CALL TO ACTION: Engage Your U.S. Senators Here What issues are important to you? Civil, Criminal, Financial? Let your elected representatives know where you stand on issues that are important to you! You voted them into office. During March Women's History Month, Mending the Sacred Hoop has chosen to honor Zitkála-Šá for her contribution to American History! Zitkála-Šá ("Red Bird"/Gertrude Simmons Bonnin) 1876-1938 By Marisa Mathias Zitkála-Šá (“Red Bird”), also known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, was a Native American musician, writer and activist who fought for women's suffrage and Indigenous voting rights in the early 20th century. Her writings and activism [...]

Contacting Your U.S. SenatorsCinnamon Bankey2026-03-31T05:00:43+00:00

STATEMENT: MN Officials Shooting

Cinnamon Bankey2025-06-15T23:46:14+00:00

We are profoundly saddened by the shootings of MN House Rep Hoffman and his spouse Yvette, and the loss of MN legislator Melissa Hortman and her spouse Mark. We work to end violence, and this tragedy has left our state and country in sorrow. We send love and prayers to the victims’ families and those who are impacted by this horrible act of violence. May we continue to pursue peace and solidarity.

STATEMENT: MN Officials ShootingCinnamon Bankey2025-06-15T23:46:14+00:00

PRESS RELEASE: Take It Down Act Empowers Victims of Non-Consensual Intimate Images

Cinnamon Bankey2025-06-15T23:41:21+00:00

Duluth, MN, May 23, 2025 - Mending the Sacred Hoop (MSH) is pleased to announce the Take It Down Act (Public Law No. 119-12) has been signed into law on May 19, 2025. The new law criminalizes the distribution of AI images, pornography, and non-consensual intimate images (NCII), making it a federal offense with penalties of up to three years in prison. This action connects to the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (Section 1309) which made "revenge porn" and "non-consensual porn" a federal offense. TIDA obligates websites, monitored by the Federal Trade Commission, to take down all non-consensual [...]

PRESS RELEASE: Take It Down Act Empowers Victims of Non-Consensual Intimate ImagesCinnamon Bankey2025-06-15T23:41:21+00:00

PRESS RELEASE: Over Half of Females Serving Time for a Violent Offense Were Arrested Within 5 years of Release from prison

Cinnamon Bankey2025-06-15T23:10:38+00:00

WASHINGTON, DC, May 1, 2023 –The Bureau of Justice Statistics is announcing the release of Recidivism of Females Released from State Prison, 2012–2017. During the 5 years after their release in 2012, more than half of females (55%, compared to 66% of males) who were serving time for a violent offense were arrested for another offense, while more than a third (38%, compared to 49% of males) had a new conviction for any offense, and about a fourth (27%, compared to 43% of males) were returned to prison. “These findings illustrate the differences in the types of offenses that males and females were [...]

PRESS RELEASE: Over Half of Females Serving Time for a Violent Offense Were Arrested Within 5 years of Release from prisonCinnamon Bankey2025-06-15T23:10:38+00:00

PRESS RELEASE: Not Invisible Act Commission Public Hearing on April 25

Cinnamon Bankey2025-06-15T23:01:21+00:00

Anchorage, AK - On April 25, the Not Invisible Act Commission will convene a public hearing in Anchorage, Alaska. This is part of the continued work by the members of the Commission, appointed by the Departments of the Interior and Justice, to develop recommendations to guide Congress and federal agencies on how to best combat the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous peoples and human trafficking, as required under the Not Invisible Act. The Not Invisible Act, which was led by then-Rep. Haaland and passed into law in October 2020, established the Commission as a cross jurisdictional advisory committee composed of both federal and [...]

PRESS RELEASE: Not Invisible Act Commission Public Hearing on April 25Cinnamon Bankey2025-06-15T23:01:21+00:00

PRESS RELEASE: DOJ Funding Opportunities

Cinnamon Bankey2025-06-15T23:11:56+00:00

The Department of Justice's (DOJ) Fiscal Year 2023 DOJ Grants Program Plan summarizes the funding opportunities each DOJ grant making component is expecting to release or has released in a particular fiscal year. Solicitations are generally released 45-60 days before their submission deadline. Current open opportunities can be found on: Office of Justice Programs Current Funding Opportunities Office on Violence Against Women Open Solicitations Office on Community Oriented Policing Services Grants All open funding opportunities can also be found on Grants.gov. To learn more about where to find DOJ funding opportunities and how to apply, visit the JustGrants Resources website's Application [...]

PRESS RELEASE: DOJ Funding OpportunitiesCinnamon Bankey2025-06-15T23:11:56+00:00

FY 2023 Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (AWA) Funding Opportunity

Cinnamon Bankey2023-11-27T21:42:05+00:00

Final Deadline Notice Applications for the FY 2023 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program are due in JustGrants by April 19 by 5 p.m. Eastern time. The SMART Office encourages applicants to submit their application information 72 hours in advance of deadlines in case of technical difficulties. For assistance, contact the SMART Office at 202-514-4689 or AskSMART@usdoj.gov. Visit SMART’s funding page for general information on applying for SMART awards. Eligibility: View and download the solicitation for more information. Resources The SMART Office has released an application guidance webinar with more information on this funding opportunity. View the webinar. Subscribe to email updates from the SMART [...]

FY 2023 Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (AWA) Funding OpportunityCinnamon Bankey2023-11-27T21:42:05+00:00

President Biden’s proclamation for National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

Cinnamon Bankey2023-11-27T21:42:44+00:00

Freedom from sexual assault is a basic human right. Yet tens of millions of Americans –- our family and friends, colleagues, neighbors, and classmates –- carry the trauma of sexual assault with them. National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month is an important time to speak out, stand with courageous survivors, and finally change the culture that has allowed sexual violence to exist for far too long. Sexual violence affects all people, regardless of geography, race, age, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or economic background. One in four women and 1 in 26 men have survived a rape or [...]

President Biden’s proclamation for National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention MonthCinnamon Bankey2023-11-27T21:42:44+00:00

NOW OPEN: OVW’s FY 2023 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program Solicitation

Cinnamon Bankey2023-08-14T17:21:22+00:00

The Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (TSASP) supports efforts to create, maintain, and expand sustainable sexual assault services provided by Tribes, tribal organizations, and nonprofit tribal organizations within Indian country and Alaska Native villages. TSASP supports projects that provide intervention, advocacy, accompaniment (e.g., accompanying victims to court, medical facilities, or police departments), support services, and related assistance for adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault, non-offending family and household members of victims, and those collaterally affected by the sexual assault. Eligible applicants include federally recognized Native American tribal governments, tribal consortiums, tribal organizations, and nonprofit tribal organizations. New This Year The Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization [...]

NOW OPEN: OVW’s FY 2023 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program SolicitationCinnamon Bankey2023-08-14T17:21:22+00:00

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, Secretary Deb Haaland Meet With Not Invisible Act Commission

Cinnamon Bankey2023-03-15T18:33:28+00:00

Tuesday February 28, 2023: As part of the continued work by the Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior to implement the Not Invisible Act and combat the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP), Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Secretary Deb Haaland hosted the first in-person plenary session of the Not Invisible Act Commission at the U.S. Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. The two-day meeting follows a series of online sessions since the establishment of the Commission last year. Read more...

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, Secretary Deb Haaland Meet With Not Invisible Act CommissionCinnamon Bankey2023-03-15T18:33:28+00:00

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