Students on Strike

Students on Strike: A New Installation in OMCA’s Gallery of California History

On view April 9, 2024—May 31, 2026 | Gallery of California History

Students on Strike is a new installation opening in the OMCA Gallery of California History. The installation explores the enduring legacy of student activism at San Francisco State University by comparing the 1968-1969 student strike that established the nation’s first Black Studies Department and first College of Ethnic Studies to the recent campus protests against the war in Gaza. Through historical and contemporary posters and photographs, the intimate feature shows how students have consistently demanded justice and accountability from institutions, then and now. 

Visitors will be presented with an opportunity to integrate local historical context with the groundbreaking events happening in today’s news and contemplate the existing parallels. Students on Strike will be on view starting April 9, 2025.

This installation is included with regular Museum admission.

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Highlights

Lonnie WilsonIllegal speaker near AD BuildingDecember 2, 1968The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers
Lonnie Wilson, Illegal speaker near AD Building, December 2, 1968,
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers
Unknown artistHaya Education1968-1969Collection of the Oakland Museum of California. All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family 2010.54.1273
Unknown artist, Haya Education, 1968-1969, Collection of the Oakland Museum of California. All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family

*Header image: Lonnie Wilson, Illegal speaker near AD Building, December 2, 1968, The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers