november 1968. today is 40 years since the start of the longest student strike in u.s. history. the third world liberation front strike at san francisco state won a college of ethnic studies at that university, and helped build a national movement for student rights and educational equity. it also helped to establish a proud legacy of militant rebellion by young people of color that continues to inspire...
october 2008. la lucha sigue... last friday immigrant high school & university students here took to the streets against the recent i.c.e. raids. police closed 3 bart stations during the morning rush to keep them from crossing to the other side of the bay, but hundreds of students still made it to the city, lead a march to i.c.e headquarters, and blocked driveways to the detention center for the entire afternoon.
me gustan los estudiantes (i like the students) : ángel parra (original, violeta parra)
¡que vivan los estudiantes,
jardín de las alegrías!
son aves que no se asustan
de animal ni policía,
y no le asustan las balas
ni el ladrar de la jauría...
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long live the students!
gardens of joy
birds that don't frighten
because of animals or police
not scared of bullets
or packs of barking dogs...
slides of the anti-i.c.e.manifestación here & from the twlf strike in 68 here.
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