Timeline of the SFSU Student Strike, 1968-1969
11/5 = TWLF held a general meeting with over 700 people in attendance
11/6 = Teams of students entered buildings, dismissed classes, set trash cans on fire, and disrupted campus operations; 400 whites marched to President Smith�s office in support; Smith called the police and closed the campus
11/7 = 600 people marched on the administrative building during a noon rally
11/8 = 50% drop in classroom attendance
11/13 = San Francisco cops beat several TWLF members; a rally is called and 1000 students gather; more violence erupts�7 are arrested, 11 hospitalized; the college trustees give Smith until 11/20 to reopen
11/14-11/20 = Faculty tries to hold �convocations� to talk issues through, but the BSU refused to participate unless classes were canceled
11/21 = Classes resume; 2000 students rally; within 2 weeks, 148 are arrested
11/26 = Smith resigns; S.I. Hayakawa is named President, and his first order of business is to ban campus rallies
12/2 = 1500 gather after the ban; Hayakawa ripped off the speaker cords
12/4 = 6000 person rally
12/11 = American Federation of Teachers (AFT) set up a picket line in front of the administrative building
12/13 = Hayakawa announced an early winter recess
1/23 = 500 people demonstrate, 453 arrested; group leadership is jailed; 109 convictions with jail sentences
3/5 = After a 112-104 vote, AFT returned to work; Hayakawa organized a committee to work with TWLF; a compromise was negotiated against his wishes, and he never signed the resolution
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