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Conflict in Palestine/Israel - Use Article 26 Backpack to Safeguard Critical Academic Documents, Credentials and Research

  • by Article 26 Backpack Staff

استخدم حقيبة المادة ٢٦ لحماية

The UC Davis Human Rights Studies Program reiterates Chancellor May’s recent statement that:

"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."

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Preserving Futures/Preserving Documents

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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.

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Securing Refugee Higher Education Futures and the Need to Close the Digital Divide in East Africa

  • by Natalia Stehlin
A Global Project Starts During a Pandemic    

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

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Article 26 Backpack Collective and UC Davis Human Rights Studies Program condemn Israeli attacks on schools and higher education institutions in Gaza and stand in solidarity with Palestinian students

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The University of California, Davis students of the Article 26 Backpack Collective with the support of the UC Davis Human Rights Studies Program condemn Israeli attacks on schools and higher education institutions in Gaza and stand in solidarity and support with Palestinian students. As the academic and humanitarian organizations at UC Davis most involved with issues of human rights education and the rights of students in conflict, we issue this statement with grave concern for the well-being of Palestinian students and their educational journeys.

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Backpacker, Go! Summer 2023 Newsletter 2.1

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Summer 2023 Newsletter 2.1

Emma Tolliver, Editor

UC Davis Backpack Guide Collective

Published by the Article 26 Backpack team at the University of California, Davis, Backpacker, Go! provides resources, news, and relevant information to Backpackers to support them in protecting their human right to education. This quarter, we have information about fellowship and scholarship opportunities, as well as resources for those impacted by escalating violence in Sudan.

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Conference Report: Third Human Rights Studies Spring Research Symposium - May 26, 2023 - I-House Davis - 12:30 PM - 5:00PM

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Conference Summary:

The incredible interdisciplinary and public scholarship opportunities of Human Rights Studies at UC Davis were demonstrated by the participants — faculty, graduate students, education professionals and undergraduate Human Rights Studies Minors  — of the 3rd UC Davis Human Rights Studies Spring Research Symposium, May 26, 2023 – International House, Davis.

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