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Last Updated on October 23, 2024
Theater as Activism? Yes! Read about The Diggers, a theater group that left a legacy.
The Diggers
When researching my book, The Happy Activist (formerly What’s On Your Sign?), I was delighted to discover the 1960’s guerrilla theatrical group The Diggers. These San Francisco actors who used their talents to imagine an ideal society. In their world, people had a safety net – food, medical care, and clothing for free.
Free Stores
The Diggers went one step further to make their utopia a reality. They fed folks in the park and opened a store in which everything was free. They inspired communes all over the country to share in this way, where you could leave behind things you didn’t need anymore and perhaps find something perfect for your needs at the moment.
The Digger’s Legacy
The Diggers were an integral part of the Haight-Ashbury peace movement.
Have you heard the slogans “Do your own thing” and “Today is the first day of the rest of your life”? The Diggers coined them.
They created tye-dye clothing and coffee can bread.
Theater As Activism
The film Tribute to the Summer of Love (2017) features The Diggers in a short segment. Read more about them in their archive.
My post about Theater as Activism features other examples of drama that makes change.
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