Counterculture 1960s
Cesar chavez
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Govenor john love Colorado
1967 signed bill legalizing abortion, only for victims of rape nicest deformed child
LSD
A drug that induced semipychotic states sometimes pleasurably often frightening. Hallucinations that last 6-14 hrs
The pill
Birth control, contraceptive, gave women control, controlled lives and child bearing statuses. Changed attitudes. Increase of std. Ended baby boom. Some could work full time
The new left
Counterculture politics, age of energetic youth, student movement emerged from old labor unionists, unlimited worldwide protest on v war war on pov and civil rights
Transcendental mediation
Edit action techniques from eastern religions and culture
Cesar Chavez
Formed national farm worked association. Labor organizer political figure. Fasted for attention of hunger of Mexican American migrant
Counter culture
Groups of people who seek alternatives to the accepted ways of doing things
Maharishi mahesh yogi
He brought techniques of meditation to the us. The Beatles followed him in India he became popular thorought the western world
National farm workers association
Helped improve conditions at work for Chicano. Staged grape picker strike largest in ca
Richard Alpert
Learys partner he realized that the problem with LSD is that you always come down from the high. So he found an alternative by meditating to get a natural high
Dr Timothy Leary
Legally experimented with LSD he made it popular when covered in life magazine
Angela Davis
Marxist political activist explored double prejudice black and a woman with and other women leaders
Haight-ash bury
Mecca for hippies of all ages who wanted to live outside the American society. It was attractive to the high school drop outs and run aways
Hippies
People who grew their hair out long wore colorful beads unusual earrings ragged jeans put flowers in their hair. They rejected the conformist clean cut look
The diggers and diggers paper
Political group in sf tried to create a political movement out if hippie lifestyle. Papers were blueprint for new society no competitive war economy free service
American Indian movement
Pop organization for Indian rights demand of Indian control and money for Indian culture center- didn't get it. Founded by Denis banks and Clyde ballancourt
Betty Friedman and the Gemini mystique
She wrote the book. Changed women's status by changing publics mind started revolution. Questions women's limited roles challenged to push beyond seen as equals to men for first time
Beatniks and the Beat Generation
Small group of American artists and writers who rejected the mainstream values of the 50s
Shirly Chisholm
State representative in 1968 became first black congresswoman
Marijaund and it's impact
Students in college and activists discovers it musicians used it widely in their business. It became both a recreational drug and a way to oppose the dominant cultures goals
Turn on tune in and drop out
Timothy Leary said this. Turn on. The inner version of LSD. Tube in to the cosmic vibrations and drop out of the competitive Race of capitalist society
