rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/save-the-community-archiving-program-and-rebecca-hernandez?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-save-the-community-archiving-program-and-rebecca-hernandez' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> UC-AFT Local 1474 Santa Cruz Chapter https://actionnetwork.org/groups/uc-aft-local-1474-santa-cruz-chapter https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg The University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) last week quietly but abruptly terminated Dr. Rebecca Hernandez, the University’s first Community Archivist and shuttered its Community Archiving Program. UC Santa Cruz has long prided itself on being a social changemaker, yet the shocking decision to end the Community Archiving Program and Dr. Hernandez’s role jeopardizes that very identity and raises serious concerns about the University’s commitments to community engagement. Our community partners are extremely careful about who they trust, and for good reason. Universities, including our own, have histories of extractive research that serves academia but not the goals or desires of the community. Dr. Hernandez - who has faithfully served the university for 19 years - has been a bridge between the University and these communities, particularly the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. Closing the Community Archiving Program and removing Dr. Hernandez sends the message to the community that these relationships - and Dr. Hernandez - are expendable. But the resulting harm extends far beyond one position—it challenges the university’s commitment to its public mission, and reaches into the very heart of UCSC’s reputation and credibility as a socially responsible institution. That's why, practitioners and supporters of community-engaged scholarship are calling on UC Santa Cruz and its Library to reverse this decision and honor the commitments made by UC Santa Cruz to its partners in the community when creating the Community Archiving Program. Add your name below and join us in demanding that the University, in pursuit of its public mission, continue to fully fund the Community Archiving Program and Dr. Hernandez’s position. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/save-the-community-archiving-program-and-rebecca-hernandez