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SF State 58th Annual Commemoration of the Strike ,The BSU & Correcting History Of Strike

by LVP
On the 58th anniversary of the San Francisco BSU TWLF strike, strike leaders and activists spoke out about the need to correct the history of the strike at a commemoration on November 12, 2026
Correcting History & The BSU In The 1968 Strike
SF State 58th Annual Commemoration of the Strike ,The BSU & Correcting The History Of The Strike
On the 58th anniversary of the San Francisco State BSU TWLF strike a commemoration was held
at the college and leaders of the strike talked about the strike and lessons for today. They reported that the real history of the strike had been sanitized and that the students, faculty today need to have a reassessment of the real history of the strike.
This event took place on November 12, 2026.
Additional Media:
The 1968 San Francisco State Strike & Black Panther Party With Clarence Thomas & Judy Juanita
https://youtu.be/OFdw_FTTcNo
Then & Now On The 50th Anniversary Of The SF State Strike
https://youtu.be/GnNh0WlvTrk
The '68 SF State Strike, Labor & The Lessons For Today On The 50th Anniversary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D32m3lw2_4&t=1623s
Labor And The 1968 San Francisco State Strike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsL1bACg50M&t=136s
The Lessons Of The 68’ SF State Strike And Relevance Today, 50 Years After The Strike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34zWfeoSfhg&t=1212s
"The Turning Point" The San Francisco State '68 Strike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd6-P3kHRBY&t=7s
SF State 1968 Strikers Read From Their Works On 50th Anniversary Of Strike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTOPQgbPSIo&;t=198s
For more info:
Production of Labor Video Project
http://www.labormedia.net
Benny Steward, Past President Of BSU During Strike
Benny Stewart, the past president of the BSU during the 1968 SF State BSU TWLF strike spoke at the 58th commemoration about the importance of the strike and his and other strikers invite to Mississippi to be honored.
Dr. Ramona Roscoe Spoke About The Strike & The Need To Hear The Striker
Dr. Ramona Roscoe spoke about the strike and the need for students, faculty today to listen to the lessons of the strike for today.
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Part of the strikers from the 1968 strike with fists in the air
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Dr. Ray Tomkins, was a president of the BSU and was involved in the strike. He spoke about the need to correct the history of the strike and the role of the BSU in the strike.
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Part of the audience of strikers, students and faculty during the commemoration of the 58th anniversary of the San Francisco BSU TWLF strike.
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