![]() ![]() Her mini-doc about David Bowie screened in UK cinemas through Picturehouse and was featured in The Guardian, Rolling Stone, and i-D Vice. Rubika Shah is a writer/director and Screen International Star of Tomorrow, whose films have screened at Sundance, Berlin, Tribeca and Hot Docs. It’s Woodstock meets the March on Washington, punk-style. When a generation challenged the status quo. He had joined The Clash on stage to sing White Riot at the Victoria. Musical adventurism is not something you'd readily associate with this crew, and though it was brave of Pursey to try to push his audience, fans were nowhere near. Sham had just disbanded and re-formed within a couple of months, drafting in new drummer Mark Goldstein for this comeback. WHITE RIOT is a moment in time when music changed the world. Jimmy Pursey, lead singer of Punk band Sham 69 was a participant in and critic of RAR. Sham 69's last - and least-loved - studio album. The Clash, Steel Pulse, Tom Robinson and other top bands of the day jump on board. With racism now being becoming normalised in the corridors of power all. ![]() #Sham 69 rar rar#RAR spreads virally across the UK and into continental Europe, becoming a grassroots youth movement. Sham 69’s appearance on the RAR bill was vital in reaching out to the white working class, who were ripe for NF recruitment. Teaming up with like-minded creatives, the team bands together to create “Rock Against Racism (RAR)” and a fanzine, “Temporary Hoarding”. ![]() Flooded with responses, he discovers many share his views. Outraged by a racist speech from Eric Clapton, music photographer Red Saunders writes a letter to the music press, calling for rock to be a force against racism. The National Front, a far-right and fascist political party, is gaining strength as politicians like Enoch Powell push a xenophobic agenda. The country is deeply divided over immigration. ![]()
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