▁who ▁were ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁off sh oot ▁of ▁the ▁hi pp ie ▁movements ▁par ody ing ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁party , ▁came ▁to ▁national ▁attention ▁during ▁their ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁spring ▁equ ino x , ▁when ▁some ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁them ▁took ▁over ▁Grand ▁Central ▁Terminal ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁resulting ▁in ▁ 6 1 ▁arr ests . ▁The ▁Y ipp ies , ▁especially ▁their ▁leaders ▁Abb ie ▁Hoff man ▁and ▁Jerry ▁Rub in , ▁became ▁not orious ▁for ▁their ▁the atr ics , ▁such ▁as ▁trying ▁to ▁lev itate ▁the ▁Pent agon ▁at ▁the ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁war ▁protest , ▁and ▁such ▁s log ans ▁as ▁" R ise ▁up ▁and ▁abandon ▁the ▁cre eping ▁meat ball !" ▁Their ▁stated ▁intention ▁to ▁protest ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention ▁in ▁Chicago ▁in ▁August , ▁including ▁nomin ating ▁their ▁own ▁candidate , ▁" L y nd on ▁P ig as us ▁P ig " ▁( an ▁actual ▁p ig ), ▁was ▁also ▁widely ▁public ized ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁In ▁Cambridge , ▁hi pp ies ▁con greg ated ▁each ▁Sunday ▁for ▁a ▁large ▁" be - in " ▁at ▁Cambridge ▁Park ▁with ▁sw ar ms ▁of ▁drum mers ▁and ▁those ▁beginning ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Mov ement . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁the ▁hi pp ie ▁movement ▁started ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁" New ▁Left " ▁which ▁was ▁associated ▁with