The Third World Liberation Front (TWLF) was revived in 1999 at U.C. with a multiracial coalition of students organizing a hunger strike to push for more money for ethnic studies programs following a budget cut that resulted in the cutting of many Ethnic Studies courses.

The New World Liberation Front (NWLF) was a left-wing terrorist group active in Northern California in the United States in the mid to late 1970s. [1]

Uncover the history of the pivotal 1969 TWLF Strike at UC Berkeley by reviewing an in-depth look at its origins, the context in which it unfolded, and critical moments.

The Third World Liberation Front (TWLF) rose in 1968 as a coalition of ethnic student groups on college campuses in California in response to the Eurocentric education and lack of diversity at San Francisco State College (now San Francisco State University) and …

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.

The Third World Liberation Front (TWLF) at UC Berkeley coalesced in 1969 to demand self-determination in education through the establishment of a Third World College, whose curriculum would be designed for, and taught by, people of color. But TWLF was about more than demands for a new course of study and representation.

In 1968, a coalition known as the Third World Liberation Front (TWLF) is formed between the Black Student Union and other student groups at San Francisco State University to lead a five month strike on campus to demand a radical shift in admissions practices that mostly excluded nonwhite students and in the curriculum regarded as irrelevant to ...

Aug 21, 2024 · The Berkeley Revolution website includes a section on the Third World Liberation Front created by Kai Nham and Anthony Gilmore. It contains a digital archive of materials and analysis related to the Third World Liberation Front at UC Berkeley.

The following organizations provided resources, and increased public awareness of TWLF’s efforts: The Black Panther Party, The Brown Berets, Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), The Urban League, and local church groups and faith-based organizations (including the Christian World Liberation Front). 7, 8, 9

The Third World Liberation Front (TWLF) was a coalition formed in the late 1960s by students of color advocating for the rights and representation of marginalized communities in American society, particularly within educational institutions.