In the fall of 2020, End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin and its initiatives, The Asha Project, Inc. and the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL), were awarded grant funding from the Office for Victims of Crime to address the service needs of older victims of abuse and financial exploitation in Milwaukee, WI.

We are saddened to share the news that our friend and former colleague, Linda Dawson, passed on March 14, 2021. Linda was a lifelong social justice activist who dedicated herself to the service of others. We join Linda’s family and loved ones in mourning and extend our heartfelt condolences to them.

The latest edition of Transformative, our quarterly newsletter for advocates & multi-disciplinary teams, is released for Spring 2021! With dedicated sections including Local Voices, Policy Spotlights, and Practices for Healing and Accountability, Systems Change Coordinator Tegan Swanson provides tools to foster change, accountability, and healing in our personal and professional communities.

On March 2, we were reminded of the far-reaching support we receive from those who support our work to end domestic abuse by addressing root causes of violence. We hold deep gratitude for all who contributed to End Abuse during the Big Share 2021! Thank you for donating and sharing our work with others to help raise awareness about survivors' experiences in Wisconsin.

End Abuse denounces both of these acts for what they are: attacks from a system rooted in white supremacy against those it has pushed to the margins, Black people, Indigenous people, Immigrants, and People of Color. In this new year, which in its first weeks has already borne witness to continued violence and new possibility, our work continues. #BlackLivesMatter

This issue of the Coalition Chronicles is a short and sweet collection of self- and community-care offerings. At the end of a terribly challenging year, in which we grappled with injustice and violence, experienced daily anxiety and grieved losses great and small, let us collectively pause and breathe together. We hope that you will find something here to nourish and inspire you.

There's a #Crisis4Victims and we need the #VOCAFix now! Contact your Members of Congress and tell them NOT TO CUT $1.1 billion from victim service grants.

Everyone deserves to be safe at home—especially when we have to stay at home. This Giving Tuesday means more than ever to domestic violence survivors. Join us in raising funds for the services and advocacy survivors need.

The End Abuse family, with heavy hearts, mourns the loss of End Abuse Tribal & Elder Outreach Program Director Cleveland (CJ) Doxtater. Our hearts are with his loved ones as CJ remains with us in memory, and in the legacy he leaves.

WCASA and End Abuse support Embrace, and we urge others to do the same. We invite you to join us in supporting, following the lead of, and directing resources towards BIPOC-led organizations as we seek to transform oppressive systems that inequitably fail and harm survivors.