▁Seattle ▁Liber ation ▁Front , ▁or ▁SL F , ▁was ▁a ▁radical ▁anti - V ietnam ▁War ▁movement , ▁based ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁Washington , ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁group , ▁founded ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁visit ing ▁philosophy ▁professor ▁and ▁political ▁activ ist ▁Michael ▁L erner , ▁carried ▁out ▁its ▁protest ▁activities ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁famous ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁SL F ▁were ▁the ▁" Se attle ▁Seven ," ▁who ▁were ▁charged ▁with ▁" con sp i racy ▁to ▁in cite ▁a ▁ri ot " ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁a ▁violent ▁protest ▁at ▁a ▁cour th ouse . ▁ ▁The ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Seven ▁were ▁L erner , ▁Michael ▁Ab eles , ▁Jeff ▁Dow d , ▁Joe ▁Kelly , ▁Susan ▁Stern , ▁Roger ▁Li pp man ▁and ▁Charles ▁Marshall ▁III . ▁ ▁Form ation ▁After ▁the ▁nation wide ▁organization ▁Stud ents ▁for ▁a ▁Democratic ▁Society ▁( SD S ) ▁dis integr ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Michael ▁L erner , ▁an ▁instruct or ▁newly ▁arrived ▁in ▁Seattle ▁from ▁Ber keley , ▁California , ▁felt ▁comp elled ▁to ▁start ▁up ▁his ▁own ▁local ▁group . ▁ ▁He ▁kick - start ed ▁his ▁efforts ▁by ▁inv iting ▁Jerry ▁Rub in , ▁a ▁notable ▁counter c ulture ▁figure , ▁to ▁speak ▁on ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁campus ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁– ▁two ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁SL