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