The Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence (NCEDSV) is committed to addressing economic justice inequity issues through our NCEDSV Statewide EJ Workgroup. This unique workgroup was formed in 2021 with the force and collaboration of over a dozen statewide and regional agencies that serve some of the most marginalized and least represented Nevadans. These social service heroes hail from housing, children’s advocacy, voting rights, health services, employment, culturally specific services, equity/equality, human trafficking, and domestic and sexual violence.
The Economic Justice Workgroup advocates for policies and systems that provide all Nevadans with equitable and plentiful resources and economic opportunities to reduce the risk and prevalence of power-based violence.
Understanding that different aspects of identity and different systemic factors interact to create strengths and challenges unique to our communities, and only through acknowledging these can change be effective.
Centering the experiences and perspectives of those impacted by violence and systemic inequities and inviting those with lived-experiences to the conversation when engaging with community and decision-makers.
Challenging a scarcity mindset to consider innovative solutions in improving accessibility.
Integrating community feedback into our work and supporting community-led movements in their work to prevent violence.
Creating a community where all are able to live and love safely, recognizing that historically marginalized populations must also experience this wellbeing for a community to achieve true safety.
Reviewing our internal biases and assumptions regularly to identify what voices and needs are not represented, and inviting the communities that hold those voices and needs to the table to share in the work.
Engaging in honest and vulnerable discussions that welcome feedback and introspection from peers and community members, acknowledging that discomfort and imperfections are part of the process of justice.
On January 24, 2023, nearly a dozen content experts from across Nevada gathered on a panel to discuss economic equity as a tool for violence prevention. They discussed challenges Nevada is currently facing, the impacts on victim-survivors of power-based violence, and the need to prioritize policies related to these issues. Click here to watch the video.
To learn more about the EJ Workgroup, to support their efforts, or to join, please contact Public Policy Director, Serena Evans.
To learn more about any or all of them, please click on their logo to be taken to their informational page!
These extraordinary social service agencies are working under extreme conditions to help millions of Nevadans who are struggling with unemployment, low wages, a scarcity of accessible housing, feeble mental health services and an unacceptable prevalence of violence.
To learn more about the EJ Workgroup, to support their efforts, or to join, please contact Public Policy Director, Serena Evans.
This publication was supported by the Nevada State Department of Health and Human Services Through Grant Number 5 NUF2CE002475-04-00 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Department nor Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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