Hippie Havens
The following is a list of places where there exists a sizable hippy population, where there is tolerance towards hippies, where hippies are free to pursue their lifestyle with community support. Whether you’re looking to visit or relocate, you can be sure there’ll be places to stay, interesting things to see and do, and lots of other hippies in these places. Please note, most of these were reader contributions! If you know of any other places to add to this list please write to us.
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A Leaflet from The East Coast Conspiracy to Save Lives
As American citizens who share a responsibility for the actions of our country, we have liberated draft files in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and General Electric files in Washington, D.C. We have done so because of our concern for human life. We have done so because we are aware of the conspiracy among the military, large corporations […] Continue reading
Draft Board and Dow Chemical Raids (1969)
An incomplete listing on draft board and Dow Chemical Co. raids (The Dow raids are of the same genre and often are conducted by the same people) shows that they have become much more frequent as the Vietnam war has dragged on. There was a kind of freak raid on a Minnesota draft board in […] Continue reading
An Open Letter to the Corporations of America (1969)
Today, March 22, 1969, in the Washington office of the Dow Chemical Company we spill human blood and destroy files and office equipment. By this action, we condemn you, the Dow Chemical Company, and all similar American Corporations. We are outraged by the death-dealing exploitation of people of the Third World, and of all the […] Continue reading
Sex, Love and Hippies
Sex is full of lies. The body tries to tell the truth, but it’s usually too battered with rules to be heard. We cripple ourselves with lies. Most people have no idea of what they’re missing, our society places a supreme value on control, on hiding what you feel. It mocks primitive culture and prides […] Continue reading
Science Fiction Page
Science Fiction I regard science fiction as the entry drug into the psychedelic world. If by nine, ten, eleven or twelve, you’re reading science fiction, then you’re probably lost to normality. –Terence McKenna The hippy generation was the first to grow up aware of the awesome power unleashed upon this planet by our scientists and […] Continue reading
The Post Competitive Comparative Game of a Free City (1968)
Our state of awareness demands that we uplift our efforts from competitive game playing in the underground to the comparative roles of free families in free cities. We must pool our resources and interact our energies to provide the freedom for our individual activities. In each city of the world there is a loose competitive […] Continue reading
A Call to Arms (1969?)
A People’s Militia should be formed in Berkeley. Collective, armed self-defense is needed to protect our community against the dual threat of an expanding police state and right-wing vigilantism. Our community is creating collective institutions upon which our lifestyles and politics can be realized. We are building a Tenants’ Union to deal with housing conditions, […] Continue reading
The Spirit of Going Barefoot
The Spirit of Going Barefoot by Jon The Barefoot Pilgrim. E-mail: wotnoshoes@bigfoot.com I’d just like to share with you some of my thoughts about the spirit of barefooting. I own a book called Barefoot Dreaming by Adele Coombs which is a collection of creative prose and photography inspired by the natural landscape of Australia. She […] Continue reading
Common Sense by Paul Williams
COMMON SENSE A guide to the present situation By Paul Williams (author of Das Energi) Copyright 1982 Our purpose here is to take action and have an effect on the world. We have been born into a moment of unprecedented danger and opportunity. Our failure to act is itself a choice. There is nowhere to […] Continue reading
A New Call to Resist Illegitimate Authority (1969)
Opponents of the Vietnam War have worked to end it in many ways, some through conventional politics, some by supporting draft resistance or attacking university complicity in militarism. Others have carried resistance further, destroying draft files and developing opposition within the armed forces. We believe that resistance to many forms of illegitimate authority is necessary […] Continue reading