1968-1969 SF State Labor-Student Strike

Every July day has Laborfest events, some of which are missing from the red letter listings. This "al fresco" textbook for all of us will teach the importance of a general strike which we need to put an end to the profit motive that is the cause of the budget "crisis" and war. On July 17, we are able to learn or relive a defining moment of a generation: The 1968-1969 San Francisco State Labor-Student Strike that resulted in establishing an Ethnic Studies Department focusing on African-American studies, Chicano studies and other ethnic groups who comprise the majority of the American workingclass.

July 17, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
ILWU Local 6 Hall, 255 9th St., San Francisco (near Civic Center BART, Buses: 9, 14, 19, 26, 47)
FilmWorks United International Working Class Film & Video Festival
Films of The 1968-1969 San Francisco State Strike and Panel Discussion

Screening of "On Strike" (26 min.)(1969) shot and edited by Saul Rouda, David Dobkins and others in the Newsreel Collective, and "The Turning Point" (SF State Strike) (58 minutes), about the San Francico State strike of 1968-1969. The San Francisco State student-labor strike, which lasted 6 months, was backed by the San Francisco Labor Council, ILWU and other unions. It was filmed by students at the school. We will screen the films and talk about the work of these film makers. Saul Rouda, a member of CWA NABET Local 51 and an associate of IATSE Local 16, will present his film and others will discuss the strike and the films.
See also:
http://www.newsreel.us/
http://www.laborfest.net/2009schedule.htm