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.

End Abuse has been tracking domestic violence homicides for the last 20 years. In the 18th edition of our Annual Wisconsin Domestic Violence Homicide Report, we include a summary report on 2019 domestic violence homicides, as well as a review of 20 years of coalition data collection on domestic violence homicide in Wisconsin.

Our 5th Annual Soar Above fundraiser will be our first ever non-event, a virtual fundraising day in conjunction with the release of the 20th Anniversary edition of our Annual Homicide Report and as a gateway to Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. We invite you to stay home & support our work - because in 2020, the best way to show up is to stay home.

WCASA and End Abuse uphold the ‘Moment of Truth’ letter of acknowledgement and intention, created and affirmed by several coalitions across the country. This statement has been released on behalf of the signatories to several national partners. As coalitions, we will use the letter as a catalyst for discussions within our membership; guidance for our policy initiatives and community building actions; and a blueprint for how we conceive of our work.

End Abuse demands justice for George Floyd. We oppose state-sanctioned violence and call on Minnesota law enforcement to arrest and charge all four police officers who murdered Mr. Floyd as he pled with them, his last words: “Please, I can’t breathe…Everything hurts. They’re going to kill me.” Arrest them NOW!