Stephen Gaskin
Stephen Gaskin | |
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Stephen Gaskin at the Nambassa in New Zealand, 1981 | |
| Born | February 16, 1935 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | July 1, 2014 (aged 79) Summertown, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | San Francisco State College (B.A., M.A.) |
| Occupation(s) | Activist, speaker, writer |
| Spouses | Carol Groves
(m. 1957; div. 1959)Carol Ladas
(m. 1961; div. 1964)Margaret Nofziger
(m. 1967; div. 1975) |
Stephen Gaskin (February 16, 1935 – July 1, 2014) was an American counterculture Hippie icon best known for his presence in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco in the 1960s and for co-founding "The Farm", a spiritual commune in 1970. He was a Green Party presidential primary candidate in 2000 on a platform which included campaign finance reform, universal health care, and decriminalization of marijuana. He was the author of over a dozen books, a political activist, a philanthropic organizer and a self-proclaimed professional Hippie.