The Human-be-in San Francisco 1967

Question

Human Be-In in San Francisco-Thec “Human Be-In” gathering took place on this day(14/1/67) in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, bringing together approximately 30,000 people in what became a pivotal moment for the counterculture movement. The event featured prominent figures like Timothy Leary, Allen Ginsberg, and Gary Snyder, along with musical performances from bands including the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane. This “Gathering of the Tribes” promoted peace, love, and psychedelic consciousness, serving as a precursor to the Summer of Love that would define San Francisco later that year

Answer 1

Interesting post. The Human Be-In really does feel like one of those moments where a lot of different currents came together.

 What do you think mattered more there, the political side or the cultural/spiritual side?

Answer 2

Got to be the cultural/ spiritual side ..

a complete contrast to what America were up to elsewhere.

Which was ,of course, partly responsible for this.

Answer 3

I heard that people traveled from Europe to Asia on what was known as the Hippie Trail, which peaked between 1967 and 1978. The trail effectively closed in 1979 due to the Iranian Revolution and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.