Love-in

The term love-in has been interpreted in varying manners, but is often connected to protesting local, social or environmental issues.^[2][3] Such protests were often held in opposition to the Vietnam War.^[4] As such, love-ins are largely considered a staple of the 1960s hippie counterculture.

More recently the term is occasionally used figuratively to describe a situation in which people shower praise on one another in excess.^[5]

The First Love-in was preceded by the Heavenly Happening, at midnight, on November 16, 1966, on the Sheep Meadow in Central Park, organized by New York Parks Commissioner, Thomas Hoving.^[6]

The Human Be-In at the Polo Fields in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on January 14, 1967.^[7][8][9]

The First Love-in started before dawn.^[10] The Los Angeles Free Press promoted the event.^[10] 15,000 people^[11] crowded in a natural amphitheater in Elysian Park, and listened to the psychedelic rock bands Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Peanut Butter Conspiracy, Clear Light, and the Flamin' Groovies.^[12][13][14]

The New York Easter 1967^[15][16] be-in was organized by Jim Fouratt, an actor; Paul Williams, editor of Crawdaddy! magazine; Susan Hartnett, head of the Experiments in Art and Technology organization; and Chilean poet and playwright Claudio Badal.^[17]

Founded in 1967 at Harvard Square by J. Robert “Bob” Gordon, it recurred for nearly eight years, until 1975.^[18][19]

• Central Park be-in