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First public Smoke-In in West-Berlin (Tiergarten, 5th of July 1969)

Date Created & Temporal Coverage: 1969/07/05
Spatial Coverage/Location: West Berlin
Language:   · German

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The idea of collective consumption of illegalized substances such as marijuana as a form of political protest had already been tried out in the US, with the large “Smoke-Ins” in New Yorks Washington Square Park being its most prominent model. The first of such public happenings was the „Smoke In“ at the large park Tiergarten on the 5th of July 1969. While being a rather small crowd of around 50 young, and predominantly male, people, the event drew considerable attention by the public and media as well as the local authorities and the police, who to everyone’s surprise did not intervene. This short film, shot on an 8mm film, gives some impressions of this event

by Hannibal, Haschrebell

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Title
First public Smoke-In in West-Berlin (Tiergarten, 5th of July 1969)
Author/Creator
Hannibal, Haschrebell
Date Created
July 5, 1969
Abstract
The idea of collective consumption of illegalized substances such as marijuana as a form of political protest had already been tried out in the US, with the large “Smoke-Ins” in New Yorks Washington Square Park being its most prominent model. The first of such public happenings was the „Smoke In“ at the large park Tiergarten on the 5th of July 1969.

While being a rather small crowd of around 50 young, and predominantly male, people, the event drew considerable attention by the public and media as well as the local authorities and the police, who to everyone’s surprise did not intervene.
This short film, shot on an 8mm film, gives some impressions of this event
Spatial Coverage (Place)
West Berlin
Type
Video
Format/size
6 minutes
Source
Source unknown. Video taken from: https://haschrebellen.de/videos/smokein
Language
German

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#1387

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  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiMnapyNpY8 Media_ID#1413