<P> The Free Speech Movement ( FSM ) 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 . The Movement was informally under the central leadership of Berkeley graduate student Mario Savio . Other student leaders include Jack Weinberg , Michael Rossman , George Barton , Brian Turner , Bettina Aptheker , Steve Weissman , Michael Teal , Art Goldberg , Jackie Goldberg , and others . </P>
the student movement that began at the university of california at berkeley in 1964
Free Speech Movement ( FSM )