The Spring/Summer edition of the official newsletter of the UC Davis Article 26 Backpack, Backpacker, Go! has hit the stands. Last night, our team shared information about our new Backpack Guide BadgeMicro-credential, scholarship and support opportunities, a user survey, and a short bio of a Backpack Guide with over 5000 displaced and refugee young people, educators and allies in the Backpacker community.
"Our community is reeling and in pain from the terror and escalating violence we are witnessing in Israel and in the Gaza Strip. Especially horrific is the use of hostages and the great losses of both Israeli and Palestinian civilian lives."
As Azerbaijan has seized control of the territory of NKR, it is has destroyed cultural heritage, eliminated civil society, and terrorized the local population. It is likely that this will continue, putting higher education institutions, students — primarily men of military age or those engaged in activism — and scholars and human rights advocates under increasing threat.
During 2021-2022, with the support of a MasterCard Foundation learning grant, UC Davis Human Rights Studies faculty, staff, and students collaborated with Kepler employees and student fellows to empower higher education access for over 2200 university-age refugee young people in Rwanda and Ethiopia through the implementation of the
Yesterday I hiked on the Miwok trail from the shoulder of Mt. Tamalpais back to my boat in Sausalito. As I passed through Muir Woods National Monument, I witnessed an early casualty of the administration’s assault on public history.
A sign celebrating the role of wealthy Californians and civil society organizations in the preservation of this old growth redwood forest had been stripped of signage added by Park Service professionals (2021) that had provided visitors with important legal and social historical context.
What has been lost and what is the path to repair? On a warm afternoon at the directors of the seven international development and human rights projects eliminated by the illegal dismantling of USAID gathered to explain the value of these projects to the American people and the world.
Backpacker, Go! Winter 2025 NewsletterEva Benzan- EditorAngelina Cicchini, Co-EditorGigi Ginocchio, Co-EditorYeabu Sesay, Co-EditorUC Davis Backpack Guide CollectivePublished by the Article 26 Backpack team at the University of California, Davis, Human Rights Studies Backpacker, Go! provides resources, news, and relevant information to Backpackers to support them in protecting their human right to education. Welcome to the Winter 2025 Backpacker Go! Newsletter.
