Festival of Life 1968 United States

 
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ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

A celebration of the counterculture and a protest against the state of the nation, supposed to counter the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The Youth International Party, whose members were called Yippies, was founded on Dec 31, 1967. Described as a radically youth-oriented and countercultural revolutionary offshoot of the free speech and anti-war movements of the 1960's. Pigasus (Pegasus/"When pigs fly") was used as a symbolic leader. As a theatrical gesture this 66-kg domestic pig was nominated for President of the United States.
Festival of Life 1968
Date
Sun Aug 25, 1968 - Fri Aug 30, 1968
Map
Lincoln Park
Chicago Illinois
United States
Years active
1968
Founded by
Youth International Party (Abbie Hoffman, Anita Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Nancy Kurshan and Paul Krassner)

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The city of Chicago refused to issue any permits for the festival and most musicians withdrew from the project. Of the rock bands who had agreed to perform, only the MC5 came to Chicago to play and their set was cut short by a clash between the audience of a couple thousand and police. Phil Ochs and several other singer-songwriters also performed during the festival.

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The Lincoln Park is a designated community area, a vast public park bordering Lake Michigan and named after US president Abraham Lincoln.

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