Hoffman, Abbie (1936-1989), after graduating from Brandeis University
(where he studied Political Science with Herbert) in 1959 (B.A. in Psychology), Hoffman
received an MA in Psychology from UC Berkeley. In 1966 he was a member of the Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee, in 1967 a co-founder of the Youth
International Party (Yippies), and was one of the "Chicago Seven"
arrested at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. He is best known for
his creative protests, for example in 1967 at the New York Stock and the
Pentagon. In 1987 he was arrested for the 42nd time while protesting CIA
recruitment at UMass.