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To reunite the students who participated in the TWLF Strike at Berkeley in 1969. For example, there are various links on our page that we can all contribute to.
This page has been initiated by a collaboration of TWLF 1969 UC Berkeley alumnae. As the 50th Anniversary of the Third World Student Strike at Berkeley approaches, we want to not only commemorate that event of January - March 1969, but more importantly we also want to look at the status of UC Berkeley Ethnic Studies today. We hope that you might be interested in joining us, first on Facebook and t
04/05/2019
Dear Friends,
Please join us for the 50th Anniversary of the Third World Liberation Front - Seeds of Resistance, Flowers of Liberation: Voices from 50 Years of Student of Color Activism at UC Berkeley.
April 24-27, 2019
Wed. 5-8pm: Whose University? Exhibit Reception @ Ethnic Studies Library
Th. 10-4pm: Panels & Discussion @ Anna Head Alumnae Hall
Fri. 12-8pm: Panels & Discussion @ 112 Wurster Hall
Sat. 12-8pm: Panels & Discussion @ Sylvia Mendez Elementary School
For more information, please visit tinyurl.com/twlf2019 or email [email protected].
09/19/2018
third world Liberation Front (twLF) 50th Anniversary Gathering Join us to commemorate 50 years of student struggle for self-determination, third world solidarity and an education that is relevant to the needs of our communities. We will gather across generations, with those who began the original twLF strikes in 1969, to those who have continued to hold and sus...
03/09/2018
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-eastside-13-walkouts-20180308-story.html
They faced 66 years in prison. The 'Eastside 13' and how they helped plan the East L.A. walkouts The 50th anniversary this week of the East L.A. walkouts has focused attention on the "Eastside 13," who were indicted for their role in organizing the mass protests held to demand better schools.
03/07/2018
California's public college campuses are so diverse, but their faculty and leaders aren't, a new study says A new study has found a "drastic disparity" in racial and gender diversity between students at California's public colleges and universities and their faculty and campus leaders.
02/19/2018
New Documentary Looks Back At S.F. State Strike on 50th Anniversary ‘Agents of Change’ explores the role black student activists played in reforming the American university system.
12/29/2017
Arizona Can't Ban Mexican-American Studies Anymore, Judge Says The permanent injunction follows a two-week bench trial that found Republican-backed ethnic studies restrictions unconstitutional.
12/29/2017
On Strike: Ethnic Studies 1969-1999 DVD available through Progressive Films: http://www.progressivefilms.com/on-strike-ethnic-studies.html ON STRIKE makes an encapsulated, incisive study of the context…
12/24/2017
11/16/17 ES LIBRARY Friends gather for LaNada's talk.
12/24/2017
LaNada WarJack talk at Ethnic Studies Library.about Native American Occupation of Alcatraz in 1969.
12/24/2017
TWLF UCB 1969 strike veterans attend LaNada War Jack booktalk presentation at Ethnic Studies Library, UC Berkeley. (11-16-2017)
12/15/2017
Sent in from Ysidro Macias: Greetings to all TWLF vets who experienced this hard fought challenge in our early years-we made Ethnic Studies institutional in this country, told Reagan to go f*** himself, and shared the joys and pain of the struggle! As a Co-Chair of the TWLF, I couldn't be prouder of our accomplishments!
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