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Internet Romance or Freedom?
Hey Hippie, I am not a hippie kid, no, I am a middleaged hippie chick who happened upon your site by accident (or an act of the universe). Hippie I spent the last 18 years as a drafted (widowed) single mother. Now its my turn. Selling the house in the suburbs and heading for the […] Continue reading
Should I Marry A Pot Smoker?
Dear Old Hippy, I met my boyfriend in Costa Rica on a tropical biology course, and we have been dating long-distance for five months. We are both totally crazy about each other, and in fact when I was visiting him last week, he asked me to marry him! I said yes, and I am very […] Continue reading
Forcing Religion on Children
Hi Old Hippy! I would like to ask you what do you think about parents (and society, in general) forcing children or teenagers to submit to their religion? I was raised in a catholic country (Portugal) and attended a catholic school and I hated it! I don’t understand how people can be raised and basicly […] Continue reading
Who Owns People’s Park? (1969)
The following is the original position paper of the Park’s People by F. Bardacke. Someday a petty official will appear with a piece of paper, called a land title, which states that the University of California owns the land of People’s Park. Where did that piece of paper come from? What is it worth? A […] Continue reading
A Trip Through the Sixties – How It All Began
How It All Began January, 1961 saw the inauguaration of a new president, John F. Kennedy. The youngest president ever, he brought a vibrant energy into the White House, and claimed to represent a new generation of Americans. His enthusiasm was contagious and his famous inaugural speech ended with ask not what your country can […] Continue reading
The Berkeley Liberation Program (1969)
The Berkeley Liberation program was written by several groups of Bay Area radicals and was first made public at the time of the People’s Park struggle. It is one of the first efforts by movement activists to set out a more or less comprehensive political vision for the city in which they live and work. […] Continue reading
A Trip Through the Sixties – The Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. – Martin Luther King, Jr. Black protesters getting the high pressure hose in Birmingham, Alabama 1963 For the 15 percent of Americans who were black, living in an American version of Apartheid meant being treated […] Continue reading
A Trip Through the Sixties – The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War We should declare war on North Vietnam. . . .We could pave the whole country and put parking strips on it, and still be home by Christmas. – Ronald Reagan, 1965 The Vietnam War was something that affected everyone in America. If you didn’t get drafted, you knew someone who did, who […] Continue reading
Conservatives Struck With Fear! Hippy Menace Alert!
American conservatives are running with fear, losing credibility on every front. Even a war on terror can’t keep Americans supporting Bush much longer. Especially now that the war in Israel has gone beyond any hope of peace, and the invasion of Iraq is imminent, no talk of sensible alternatives to war will be tolerated by […] Continue reading
Black Panther Gets 30 Years for One Joint (1968)
Lee Otis Johnson died June 12, 2002. Please read the update at the bottom of the page. May he rest in peace. In the past six months, police have placed more than 16 different charges against Lee Otis Johnson, chairman of Houston SNCC and a member of the Black Panther Party. They wanted him very […] Continue reading