The Department of Ethnic Studies UC Berkeley

In anticipation of the fiftieth anniversary of the 1969 Third World Liberation Front Strike at UC Berkeley, various campus members and participants from the 1969 and 1999 TWLF strike gathered to help plan a series of commemorative events from October 2018 to April 2019. These units included the American Cultures Center, Center for Race and Gender, Department of Ethnic Studies, Ethnic Studies Library, Multicultural Community Center, and Native American Student Development. These events led to developing and identifying many critical resources. In addition, the recounting of stories from the 1969 strike highlighted the need for a dedicated TWLF website to capture oral histories and showcase these resources.

This realization sparked discussions about creating a long-needed TWLF site to centralize these resources, and to acknowledge the campus units that emerged from and continue to support the original vision of the TWLF strike. As a result, the TWLF Research Initiative was formed to develop the site, carry out the TWLF 50th Anniversary Oral History Project and organize its content.

For access to the TWLF site, go to:

https://twlf.berkeley.edu