âAbbie Hoffman on the Yippies and the 1968 Democratic Convention. Officially founded by Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin in January 1968, the Youth International Party, or Yippies, were a countercultural group that briefly gained fame as a part of American activism.
Stretch assignments are experiences that challenge and potentially broaden a personâs current capabilities; e.g., assignments that require someone to manage and negotiate change, exert influence over others, and build coalitions.
An assignment and assumption agreement transfers one party's rights and obligations under a contract to another party. The party transferring her rights and duties is the assignor; the party receiving them is the assignee.Sometimes, an assignor is not completely relieved of liability even after she assigns a contract.n assignment and assumption is a separate document from the contract it transfers. For example, George leases his house to Cindy for one year. The lease states that she may assign it with George's approval.