Progressive Movements of the 1960s and early 1970s

Earth Day
After witnessing a massive oil spill in Santa Barbara,California; US Senator Gaylord Nelson from Wisconsin gets idea of having a day devoted to environmental conservation Inspired by the student anti-war movement, he realized that if he could infuse that energy with an emerging public consciousness about air and water pollution, it would force environmental protection onto the national political agenda As a result, on the 22nd of April, 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment in massive coast-to-coast rallies

Significance of Earth Day

Earth Day 1970 achieved a rare political accomplishment, getting support from Republicans and Democrats, rich and poor, city people and farmers, business owners and labor leaders. The first Earth Day led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts.

Gay and Lesbian Rights

Influenced by the model of a strong black civil rights movement, the homophile movement, as it was known, became visible in the 60s Activists, such as Franklin Kameny and Barbara Gittings, picketed government agencies in Washington to protest discriminatory employment policies

Gay Rights Continued

June 27, 1969, the police in New York City raided a Greenwich Village gay bar, the Stonewall Inn. To the polices surprise the people fought back, provoking three nights of rioting in the area accompanied by the appearance of gay power slogans on the buildings. Almost overnight, a massive gay liberations movement was born. Owing much to the radical protest of blacks, women, and college students in the 1960s

Growth of Holistic Remedies

Using herbs and non-medical substances for remedies They have been used for thousands of years but usage spiked in the 60s The "classical" herbal medicine system, based on Greek and Roman sources The Siddha and Ayurvedic medicine systems from various South Asian Countries Native American Medicine

Vegetarianism
Publication of Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappe launches vegetarian movement in U.S., but unfortunately introduces myth that vegetarians must "combine" their proteins to get a "complete" protein. Meat was cheaper yet caused more diseases and was a symbol of big industry Many hippies ate organic vegetarian and vegan food such as

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