El Plan de Santa Barbara, El Centro Arnulfo Casillas, and UCSB Chicanx/Latinx Student Activism, 1960s-Present

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Examines the history of UCSB Chicanx/Latinx student activism on campus from the late 1960s until the present. Starting with the April 1969 El Plan de Santa Barbara conference, the class examines critical events such as the 1968 and 1975 North Hall protests, the 1989 and 1994 hunger strikes, and the student-led movement to save El Centro from demolition in the mid-2010s. Special focus is placed on conducting archival research on Chicanx/Latinx student activism and solidifying El Centro Arnulfo Casillas a sacred site/home for future generations of students, particularly those engaged in struggles to decolonize the university.