Exhibit | Divestment Now! Student Activism and the Anti-Apartheid Movement at UC Berkeley

Event details Date: Sunday, July 12, 2026 Time: All day Location: The Rowell Exhibition Cases, Doe Library, 2nd floor Type: Exhibits About this event In 1985, UC Berkeley students, with support from faculty, staff, and labor unions, transformed the campus into the heart of a powerful anti-apartheid divestment campaign. They organized rallies, teach-ins, and shantytown encampments to protest the university’s financial ties to companies profiting from South Africa’s system of racial segregation. Official event details: https://events.berkeley.edu/live/events/309073-exhibit-divestment-now-student-activism-and-the-anti-