March 31, 1986: 38 years ago, March 31 1986, activists demanding UC Berkeley divest from [...]
38 years ago, March 31 1986, activists demanding UC Berkeley divest from apartheid South Africa built a shantytown on Sproul Plaza, which they had renamed “Biko Plaza.” Police destroyed the shacks that night, making 61 arrests while students pelted their cars with rocks and eggs Earlier in the day, an …
May 19, 1989: 35 years ago, May 19 1989, thousands gathered in Berkeley to celebrate the [...]
35 years ago, May 19 1989, thousands gathered in Berkeley to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the People’s Park movement, leading to a riot and street fight with police. A number of Telegraph Ave businesses, especially new “gentrifying stores” were smashed up, burned, and looted While the rioters saw themselves …
August 22, 1989: 33 years ago, August 22 1989, Huey Newton, cofounder of the Black Panther [...]
33 years ago, August 22 1989, Huey Newton, cofounder of the Black Panther Party, was murdered in the Lower Bottoms neighborhood of West Oakland. Tyrone Robinson of the Black Guerilla Family was arrested and charged with his murder His funeral was held six days later on August 28 at the …
January 29, 1990: 34 years ago, January 29 1990, Berkeley Copwatch held its first community [...]
34 years ago, January 29 1990, Berkeley Copwatch held its first community meeting. Formed to directly observe and document police abuses of the homeless community in the Telegraph area, Copwatch later developed into an international network of activist police monitors Copwatch was founded by Susanne Pegas, Danielle Storer, & Andrea …
April 17, 1990: 34 years ago, April 17 1990, dualing Cambodian demos of pro and anti-Khmer [...]
34 years ago, April 17 1990, dualing Cambodian demos of pro and anti-Khmer Rouge occupied UN Plaza in San Francisco on the 15th anniversary of CPK rule in Cambodia