The Free Speech Movement was a massive, long-lasting student protest which took place during the 1964–65 academic year on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. Student leaders included
Memorial to the Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley
Mario Savio leading a rally on the steps of Sproul Hall in 1966
Free Speech Monument, Sproul Plaza, Berkeley, California
Occupy Cal included a series of demonstrations that began on November 9, 2011, on the University of California, Berkeley campus in Berkeley, California. It was allied with the Occupy Wall Street movem
Occupy Cal, November 15, 2011
Occupy Cal General Assembly at night
Following the cutting of the library hours, on January 19, 2012, Occupy Cal hosted a study-in of the George and Mary Foster Anthropology Library to demand reinstatement of the library's hours and services. On January 21, 2012, the occupiers were notified by the administration that their demands would be met and library hours would be reinstated.