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The Diggers The group sought to create a mini-society free of money and capitalism. They provided a free food service in the Golden Gate Park in Haight-Ashbury, generally feeding over 200 people who had no other source of food. They arranged free “crashpads” for homeless youth drawn to the Haight-Ashbury area. Often referred to as “Hippie Do-Gooders
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Timothy Leary Was an American writer, psychologist and advocate of psychedelic drug research research. An icon of 1960’s Counterculture, he is most famous as a proponent of the therapeutic, spiritual and emotional benefits of LSD. He coined and popularized the catch phrase “Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out”. AKA: The Pope of Dope
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Drop City was an artists' community that formed in Colorado in 1965. Abandoned by the early 1970s, it became known as the first rural "hippie commune". Included a series of domes and geometric structures. Inspired the establishment of other intentional communities in Colorado. Hosted the Joy festival in 1967.
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Altamont Was an infamous rock concert held in 1969 in northern California. between. Headlined and organized by The Rolling Stones. A catastrophe for the counterculture. “Woodstock West” it was not. The concert was marred by considerable violence including several deaths. Hell’s Angels - Security
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The Human Be In Was a in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park in1967. It was a prelude to San Francisco's Summer of Love, which made the Haight- Ashbury district a symbol as the center of an counterculture and introduced the word psychedelic to suburbia. focused the key ideas of the 1960’s counterculture: personal empowerment, cultural and political decentralization, communal living and ecological awareness, higher consciousness (often achieved with the aid of psychedelic drugs), and liberal political consciousness
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Charles Manson Led a quasi-commune that arose in CA in the late 1960s. He was found guilty of conspiracy to commit the Tate/Labianca murders, carried out by members of the group at his instruction. He was convicted of the murders themselves through the joint-responsibility rule. Is often associated with the phrase “Helter Skelter," a term taken from the Beatles song by that name. The confluence of rock music, hippie culture, and shocking violence held the nation's attention; eventually, Manson became a pop culture icon of insanity, violence, and the macarbe.
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Yippies Was a more radically youth- oriented and hippie offshoot of the free speech and anti-war movements of the 1960s. It was founded in 1968. They employed theatrical gestures — such as advancing a pig as a candidate for President in 1968. They acted as the political voice of the hippie movement
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Merry Pranksters Are noted for the sociological significance of a lengthy road trip they took in the summer of 1964, traveling across the United States in a psychedelic painted school bus. Known for conducting a series of so-called acid tests in CA from 1965-66. Led by an American author named Ken Kesey. The group, along with Leary were the most significant promoters of psychedelic drugs.
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Woodstock A three day music festival held in upstate NY near the small town of Bethel. Attended by approx 400,000 concert goers who saw 32 acts perform including Jimi Hendrix and The Who. Organized by Lang, Rosenman, Kornfeld, and Roberts It is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most pivotal moments in popular music history The festival was remarkably peaceful given the number of people and the conditions involved.
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Summer of Love A social phenomenon that occurred during summer of 1967, when as many as 100,000 people converged on the Haight- Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco Resulted in cultural and political rebellion. The Summer of Love became a defining moment of the 1960s, as the hippie counterculture movement came into public awareness.
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The Farm A commune in TN, based on principles of nonviolence and respect for the Earth. Was founded by San Francisco hippies. From its founding through the 1970s, Farm members took vows of poverty. During that time, Farm members did not use artificial birth control, alcohol, tobacco, man-made psychotropics, or animal products.
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Haight-Ashbury Is famous for its role as a center of the 1960’s hippie movement. The 60’s era and modern American counterculture have been synonymous with San Francisco and the Haight- Ashbury neighborhood ever since. Was the focal point for the Summer of Love A district in San Francisco, named for the intersection of Haight and Ashbury streets. Commonly called the Haight.
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Death of Hippie Hippies stage a mock funeral to signal the end of San Francisco's overhyped, overattended hippie scene. The message was, "Stay where you are! Bring the revolution to where you live." Occurred in October of 1967 Was symbolic that the hippie movement was experiencing change. Carried out by the Diggers in part due to the incessant media coverage experienced in the Haight.
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Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out A counterculture phrase coined by Timothy Leary in the 1960s. “Something snappy" to promote the benefits of LSD. This phrase urged people to embrace cultural changes through the use of psychedelics and by detaching themselves from the existing conventions and hierarchies in society.
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Exorcism of the Pentagon Antiwar protest conducted at the Pentagon in October of 1967. The protest involved some violent moments. Yippie organizer, Abbie Hoffman held a mass exorcism of the Pentagon. The group hoped to levitate the Pentagon 300 ft off the ground, turn it orange and shake out any evil spirits.
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Legacy of the Movement Public political demonstrations are considered legitimate. Frankness with respect to sexual matters Promotion of the women’s rights movement Promotion of gay and lesbian rights Explosion of the natural foods industry Emergence of holistic medical care The acceptance of religious and cultural diversity Significant changes in fashion Development of different genres of music
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