What we do
We amplify the diverse knowledges of students, faculty, and staff who have been persistently excluded by showcasing their scholarly excellence. We center a community of care approach rooted in relationality, collective accountability, co-creation, and radical healing. Together, we research, incubate, and advocate for programs and initiatives designed to reimagine spaces where all people belong and thrive.
Land Acknowledgment
The University of California, Santa Cruz sits on the unceded territory of the Awaswas-speaking Uypi Tribe of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. Their ancestors were subjected to the San Juan Bautista and Santa Cruz missions. Today, the Amah Mutsun fight for sovereignty and liberation from the interconnected systems of oppression — which the University is a part of — that for centuries have harmed and continue to harm them. They do this while celebrating their heritage, honoring their Creator, and protecting their homeland.
Though they are important, land acknowledgements are only a beginning step in a long process of accountability. This process is one each of us non-natives occupying these lands must engage with, but of paramount significance is the commitment to accountability on the part of folks whose lineage is responsible for and has benefited most from the British and Spanish colonization of these (and many other) lands.