"Berkeley - maturing holy land of... " a Berkeley Travel Page by gordonye

The birth place of 1960's liberal revolution, Berkeley today is more gentrified, yet still true to its roots of high learning, social activism, environmentalism, and passion for world justice. It is a friendly, tolerant, compassionate place that doesn't pretend the world has no problems, where people try to do something to improve the world on a daily basis. Berkeley is at the forefront of a new lifestyle trend that calls for conscientious living, renewable energy and materials, recycling, organic food, interest in ecology and environment, and concern for worldwide human rights.