- Woodstock Nation
The term "Woodstock Nation" refers specifically to the attendees of the 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts Festival that took place from
August 15 -17 on the farm ofMax Yasgur nearBethel, New York . It comes from the title of a book written later that year by Yippie activistAbbie Hoffman , describing his experiences at the festival.More generally, however, the term is used as a catch-all phrase for those individuals of the
baby boomer generation in theUnited States who subscribed to the values of the Americancounterculture of the 1960s and early 1970s. The term is often interchangeable withhippie , although the latter term is sometimes used as an oath of derision. The characteristic traits of members of the Woodstock Nation include, but are not limited to, concern for the environment, embracing ofleft-wing political causes and issues allied to a strong sense ofpolitical activism , eschewing of traditionalgender roles ,vegetarianism , and enthusiasm for the music of the period.The Woodstock Nation also counts as members individuals from later generational
cohorts , as the underground cultural values and attitudes of 1960s bohemian communities such as Haight-Ashbury and Laurel Canyon have seeped ever more into themainstream with the passage of time.External links
* [http://www.woodstocknation.org/ Woodstock Nation Foundation]
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