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Activism Page
"If you're not part of the solution,
you're part of the problem."
Eldridge Cleaver (Soul on Ice)
Hippyland's
Vegetarian Page - Being a vegetarian not only saves animals but
helps you stay healthy by losing weight, saves the rainforest by reducing
demand for grazing land and is a far more efficient use of our natural
resources. Check out our page for many more reasons!
Hippy Timeline
- Find out what happened when during the Hippy Movement. Lots of
examples of hippie activism.
The Internet
Manifesto - The Internet is the great equalizer, distributing power
to everyone. Will it remain so, or will business and governments
collude to control it? Or will a free internet make governments obsolete?
The Drug War & Cannabis
Legalization/Decriminalization
Hippyland's Cannabis
Statement - Dozens of reasons why cannabis should be legalized
and how you can make it so!
The
War on Americans and Freedom - Find out how the Drug War can be
fought with a class-action lawsuit.
McCaffrey
Lies - A whole page of stats that refute Drug Czar Barry McCaffrey's
bogus statistics and reveals his lies and hypocrisies.
Drug
Survey - Should marijuana be legalized, decriminalized or what?
Place your vote.
Links
Hippyland's
Protest Forum - Have your say about what's wrong with the world!
Hippyland's
Politics Forum - Discussions on political issues affecting everyone.
Hippyland's Peace
Page - Links to organizations promoting peace around the world.
Hippyland's Mother
Earth Page - Links to organizations concerned about Earth's ecology.
Hippyland's Drug
Page - Contains links to cannabis activism sites.
Vegetarian Links
- Links to vegetarian sites.
Activism
Quotes - From our Famous Quotes page
 The
Non-Violence Web. With all the violence in the world today, we need
to help organizations that promote peace and non-violent solutions to social
and political problems. Today it's East Timor, tomorrow it may be
closer to home. The Non-Violence
Web hosts numerous organizations that actively work towards peaceful
change and links to many other peace sites.
DAMN!-
Direct Action Media Network, covers activist events around the world.
Protest.Net
- Calendar of Demonstrations around the world, protest news and commentary.
NetAction's
Virtual Activist Training Guide - Learn how to use the Internet
as an effective protest tool!
E-The
People - Online petitions and e-mail generator to send to elected
officials.
Social
Justice E-Zine - Stories about gender equality, democratic government,
economic opportunity, intellectual freedom, environmental protection
and human rights.
Ralph
Nader's Column - In the Public Interest. Nader is famous
for defending the American consumer against corporate greed and malfeasance.
InfoWar.com
- Essential tools to combat the government's intrusions on our right to
privacy and resources for Information Warfare.
Woodstock - Preservation Archives - Help preserve the 1969 Woodstock site!
Cult
of the Dead Cow - Cyberpunk, hackers, Gen-X'ers voice their angst
here.
GreenpeaceFrom
atmospheric pollution to nuclear proliferation to genetic engineering,
Greenpeace keeps us informed about the abuses being heaped upon our planet
by the greedy, the powerful and the ignorant. We cannot afford to
look the other way any more. Greenpeace is doing what it can to inform,
respond, and prevent further degredation to our beautiful planet.
But they need your support! This excellent site is updated daily
with news reports from around the world, including Greenpeace's own newsmaking
activites.
Refuse
and Resist. Whether it's racism, police brutality, immigrant
rights, U.S. militarism, or abortion rights, this site keeps you informed.
Or in the case of Mumia
Abu-Jamal, a black man, falsely accused, facing the death penalty they
have a whole site organizing protests and educating the public to this
injustice.
 Drug
Peace. The War on Drugs is a war on Americans and Freedom. The
Drug
Peace site seeks a truce in this war to allow vicitims a chance to
negotiate and have their civil and human rights restored. Please visit
this site and sign the petition for a Drug War Truce. May there be
peace in this land!
Norml
is the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. They've
been in the news lately due to their latest ad campaign which includes
billboards which say  "Honk
if you inhale!" This "in your face" campaign is meant to spark public debate
on the draconian U.S. marijuana laws. Please visit their site, where
you can check the law in your own state, and support this latest effort
to bring sanity to U.S. drug policy. |
| Suggested Reading Messenger From the Summer of Love
By David Echt
Review by Skip Stone
For many, the Summer of Love was a time when hippies ruled supreme in their Day-Glo attire, when psychedelic acid tests replaced cocktail parties, brotherly love replaced prejudice, freedom replaced conformity, and sharing replaced greed. It was a time to change the rules, to experiment with novel living arrangements, open relationships and of course powerful mind-expanding drugs. Read Our Review! |
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