‘reduce the

The Other Press

stretches the globe

Financially and_ other-
wise, some of the RAR
clubs are suffering. Ac-
cording to one Temporary

‘Hoarding article, last sum-

mer’s carnivals had to be
cancelled and a ‘’militant
entertainment’’ tour had to
be cut back. Last Spring’s
Southall riots seem to have
put a damper on some
activities. Local town offi-

- cials and police don’t take

kindly to the punk set;
especially when it clashes
with the NF.

“Southall is  special,’’
eulogizes Andy  Zerox.
“There have been police
killings before. There will
be police riots again. But on
April 23rd the police

behaved like never before

. . The police were off the
leash and on the hunt. They
were trying to kill our
people. They were trying to
get even with our culture.
Long time, see them a
come.”’

“We want rebel music,
street music. Music that
breaks down people’s fear
of one another. Crisis
music. Now music. Music
that knows who the real
enemy is.’’—Tom_ Robin-
son Band, Power in the

‘Darkness.

Rock Against Racism
identifies itself mainly with
the political stream of
punk, although RAR con-
certs in Britain now include
new wave, reggae, and
even folk groups. In North
America, both the music
and anti-racist movements
have gone beyond the
working - class youths to
include the — suburban
middle class. Greg Foisie,
founder of Ottawa’s chap-
ter of RAR, doesn’t want to
be limited only to political
punk. ‘‘My hope is that
other forms of popular
music can encourage
people to become more
active in our society and

start doing something
individually or with a
group.”’ —

Through music, ‘Foisie
and others like him hope to
extent of
intolerance and prejudice;
not only between racial and
ethnic groups, but also age,
class, and sex groups.

‘Music is a very strong and

motivating force. People
are drawn to music. On
many levels’ it can really
affect social and_ political
change because it is so
powerful, such a powerful
medium of expression. ’’
The Ottawa chapter has

~ only been in existence for

about three months. Last
Dec. 17, it organized its

first major event—Human

Rights Night at the Jack

Purcell Community Centre.

Organizations such. as
Oxfam, NORML, Interna-
tional Socialists and the
Ottawa Tenant’s Council
set up information booths.
A crowd of about 200
people attended.

Institutionalized racism
in this country is not as
blatant as it is in Britain or

the United States, but there
is evidence that it is on the
rise. Recent incidents
involving the Metro Toron-
to police and that city’s
black community testify to
this. Fascist groups are also
becoming more visible.

The Ottawa RAR group

has ties with Britain. A
movement has started in
London to incorporate Rock
Against Racism Interna-
tional as an umbrella
organization for all the
affiliated chapters around
the world. To be viable the
structure of each chapter
must be tailored to the
specific needs of a
community. Canadian RAR
chapters .will obviously
emphasize different issues
than their British or
American counterparts.
However, the ultimate goal
will remain the same: to
break down people’s fear of
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for several weeks. Sets will
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Arts Centre on April 16 and
will run through to April 21.

university towards labour
as a whole,’’ Lushington
added. ‘‘The board of
governors has joined the
B.C. council of employers.
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