UC Davis Human Rights Studies stands in solidarity with the Davis Jewish community in the face of a recent hate incident and ugly episode of Holocaust denial. We are committed to a campus where all are welcomed and safe and where civil discourse based on facts and evidence are practiced widely and truth matters.
April is Genocide Awareness Month: In the Face of Ongoing and Unacknowledged Genocides, What Does this April Mean?
Listen to Dr. Watenpaugh talk about Genocide Awareness Month on CapRadio.
It’s a tough juxtaposition.
April in Northern California is our most beautiful month. The poppies are in bloom. The vineyards are turning green. Students spread blankets on the Quad and study and sleep under a warming Sun. We experience Aprils, especially this April, as a time of renewal and rebirth.