A collection of three pieces of ephemera published and distributed by the Youth International Party (Yippie!) in [1968]. Includes: a two-page mimeographed announcement of plans for a "Festival of Life," a protest and free festival to be held in Chicago August 25-30, [1968]; a two-color screenprinted flyer / poster for the [Festival of Life] that reads "Yippie! Chicago Aug 25-30" against a stream of conscious list of words and names of people; and a mimeographed flyer titled "Bags Yippies Can Get Into in Your Hometown" with a bulleted list of ways Yippies could participate in growing the Yippie movement and ways to prepare for the "Festival of Life" in Chicago. [details]
Invitation to a party on Abbie Hoffman's Lower East Side, New York, roof to benefit the legal defense of The Chicago 8 [which became the Chicago 7 after the case against Bobby Seale was declared a mistrial], held June 7th, [1969], from midnight until dawn. ... [details]
![Yippie! (Youth International Party) Flier : Chicago, August 25 - 30, [1968]](/objects/images/s36237.jpg "Yippie! (Youth International Party) Flier : Chicago, August 25 - 30, [1968]")
Two-color screenprinted flyer / poster published and distributed by the Youth International Party (Yippie!) advertising the [Festival of Life] held in Chicago, August 25 - 30, [1968]. Flyer reads "Yippie! Chicago Aug 25-30" against a stream of conscious list of words and names of people including Arlo Guthrie, Phil Ochs, The Fugs, Pete Seeger, Bread and Puppet Theater, Paul Krassner, Ed Sanders, Timothy Leary, Allen Ginsberg, Milton Glaser and many others. [details]
Program for Tribute to Woody Guthrie at Carnegie Hall January 20, 1968. Performers include Arlo Guthrie, Judy Collins, Woody Guthrie, Marjorie Mazia, Childrens Dance Group, Pete Seeger, Odetta, Richie Havens, Tom Paxton, Jack Elliot, and Bob Dylan. [details]
Single-fold pamphlet advertising the "March on Washington" held on Saturday, November 15, [1969] and the "March Against Death" held November 13 to 15, [1969]. Contents of pamphlet urges readers to advocate for the immediate total withdrawal from Vietnam and provides details on the marches. ... [details]
Three page press release for the "Festival of Life," a protest and free festival offering a "living, cultural, spiritual alternative" to the life style of "the National Death (Democratic) Convention in Chicago" organized by the Youth International Party (YIP) or "Yippies" held August 25 - August 30, [1968] in Chicago, IL, coinciding with the Democratic National Convention. ... [details]
