gender-based violence

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Talking with four women on background to action steps about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives crisis in Minnesota

“If we do not move past the dysfunction in our communities, there will continue to be victimization.”

There were between 27 and 54 actively missing American Indian women and girls in Minnesota
in any given month from 2012 to 2020.

I joined the Minnesota Safe Harbor system as a navigator, which makes me feel like I can help change the lives of our vulnerable populations on a larger scale.

The opinion went on to note the Legislature’s “unique institutional capacity” to address the issue, specifically citing the CSC Working Group and Rep. Moller’s legislation as a remedy. The bipartisan bill has not received a committee hearing in the Senate.

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I noticed an increase in discussion about whether restorative justice could be an appropriate response to gender-based violence, including sexual assault and intimate partner violence.

We want our families to stay together — we just want the domestic violence to go away. Currently the system makes us choose between one or the other.

They say if you have a secret, you should tell it to a willow.