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History
- Learn about the detailed history of the 1969 TWLF Strike at UC Berkeley, featuring key events, organizations, and figures that shaped this pivotal movement. As some parts of this page are still under development, we invite you to revisit for updates and more in-depth content soon.
  
  Overview
  
  1969 UC Berkeley TWLF Strike
  
  Key Organizations
  
  Collective Organizing Principles
  
  Timeline
  
  Primary Sources
  
  TWLF 50th Anniversary Oral History Project
Legacy and Impact
- TWLF’s expansive impact within and beyond the university. Currently, this section focuses mostly on the legacy of the 1969 UC Berkeley TWLF Strike, a critical moment that catalyzed widespread social change. Moving forward, we plan to expand our coverage to include the rich legacies of other TWLF movements.
  
  Overview
  
  At UC Berkeley
  
  Institutional Changes
  
  Curriculum Development
  
  Cultural and Societal Legacy
  
  Challenges
Educational Resources & Publications
- Uncover essential tools and curated content in our Educational Resources and Publications sections, designed for educators and scholars researching the Third World Liberation Front (TWLF). These resources provide insights into TWLF's impact on ethnic studies, social justice, and educational reform.
  
  Overview
  
  Ethnic Studies Educator Resource Hub
  
  Educational Resources
  
  High School Ethnic Studies Initiative
  
  Articles
  
  Books
  
  Films
News & Events
- The News and Events section serves as a central location for all of the Third World Liberation Front Research Initiative's updates, from the latest news articles, upcoming events and a comprehensive archive of past ones.
  
  Overview
  
  Creating Healing Spaces
  
  Teaching Pacific Island Matters
  
  Teaching Histories of Anti-Imperialist Solidarity
  
  Hope, Healing and the Warrior Women Project
  
  Teaching the Black Panther Legacy
  
  1969 TWLF Panel
  
  High School Ethnic Studies Student Panel
  
  TWLF UC Berkeley 50th Anniversary
Interactive Portal
- This interactive portal is designed to centralize community resources, scholarship, and information on academic units engaged in research and activities related to the Third World Liberation Front. It aims to bridge gaps by fostering collaboration and shared understanding among those interested in TWLF’s history and legacy.
  
  Overview
  
  TWLF Academic & Research Network
  
  Map of Historic TWLF Events

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History

Overview of TWLF founding organizations, emergence context, and decision-making strategies.

A collage of images from various TWLF strikes from 1969-1999

Legacy & Impact

How TWLF shaped and influenced subsequent social, racial, and political issues.

Photograph of Richard Aoki with Aoki film title

Educational Resources & Publications

TWLF readings, films, and resources.

Collage of two events speakers

News & Events

TWLF readings, films, and resources.

Link to the interactive portal

Interactive Portal

Community share thoughts, stories, or resources related to TWLF.

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About Us

Learn more about site, its creators and how to get in touch with us.

Welcome to UC Berkeley's Third World Liberation Front (TWLF) site, dedicated to the legacy of the TWLF movements and their contemporary connections. Check out a wide range of teaching materials, events, and timelines.

About Us

Info about site, its creators and how to get in touch with us.

Educational Resources & Publications

TWLF readings, films, and resources.

History

Overview of TWLF founders, emergence context, and decision-making strategies.

News and Events

News articles, updates, and upcoming TWLF-related events.

Legacy and Impact

How TWLF shaped and influenced subsequent social, racial, and political issues.

Interactive Portal

Community share thoughts, stories, or resources related to TWLF.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF LAND AND PLACE:
The Third World Liberation Front Research Initiative recognizes that UC Berkeley sits on the territory of xučyun (Huichin), the ancestral and unceded land of the Chochenyo-speaking Ohlone people, the successors of the sovereign Verona Band of Alameda County. This land was and continues to be of great importance to the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and other familial descendants of the Verona Band.

We recognize that every member of the Berkeley community has, and continues to benefit from, the use and occupation of this land, since the institution’s founding in 1868. Consistent with our values of community, inclusion, and diversity, we have a responsibility to acknowledge and make visible the university’s relationship to Native peoples. As members of the Berkeley community, it is vitally important that we not only recognize the history of the land on which we stand but also recognize that the Muwekma Ohlone people are alive and flourishing members of the Berkeley and broader Bay Area communities today.

This statement was developed by the Native American Student Development Center in partnership with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and is a living document.

THIRD WORLD LIBERATION FRONT RESEARCH INITIATIVE SUPPORTING CENTERS:
The American Cultures Center
The Center for Race and Gender
The Department of Ethnic Studies
The Ethnic Studies Library
The Multicultural Community Center

Connect with us: twlfresearch@berkeley.edu

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