Diggers (San Francisco counterculture group)
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Diggers (San Francisco counterculture group) were a radical 1960s San Francisco collective known for their anarchist, anti-capitalist street theater and free community services that helped define the Haight-Ashbury counterculture.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anarchist collective
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community organization ⓘ counterculture group ⓘ theatre troupe ⓘ |
| activeIn | Haight-Ashbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activity |
operating Free Stores in Haight-Ashbury
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organizing free food distribution in Golden Gate Park ⓘ publishing broadsides and manifestos ⓘ staging street performances ⓘ |
| aim |
to create a free city
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to model a post-capitalist way of life ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
San Francisco Mime Troupe
NERFINISHED
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hippie movement ⓘ |
| basedIn | Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicationMedium |
handbills
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posters ⓘ street proclamations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact |
helped define the ethos of Haight-Ashbury
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popularized the idea of free services in the counterculture ⓘ |
| ideology |
anarchism
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anti-capitalism ⓘ |
| influenced | Haight-Ashbury counterculture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | 17th-century English Diggers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Free Food programs
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Free Store concept ⓘ free community services ⓘ guerrilla theater ⓘ political theater ⓘ street theater ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 1960s ⓘ |
| location | San Francisco ⓘ |
| movement | counterculture of the 1960s ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
bureaucratic institutions
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commercialization of the counterculture ⓘ consumer capitalism ⓘ |
| philosophy |
communal living
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free exchange of goods and services ⓘ rejection of money ⓘ |
| practice |
collective decision-making
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improvised street happenings ⓘ non-hierarchical organization ⓘ |
| roleIn |
providing alternative social services
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supporting runaways and youth in Haight-Ashbury ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Summer of Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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