- Venue
- Vibe Gallery
- Starts
- Friday, April 23, 2010
- Ends
- Friday, April 30, 2010
- Address
- 91-95 Brick Lane, E1 6QL
- Location
- London
‘A Riot of Our Own’ is the feature exhibition of the East End Film Festival. ‘A Riot Of Our Own’ revisits the energy of the Rock Against Racism (RAR) Movement, 1976-1981. It showcases the personal archive of Graphicsi—Ruth Gregory and Syd Shelton who were RAR (London) committee members. The archive is a unique repository of graphic and photographic material on this pivotal period in British political activism. RAR London, where the movement originated, based its operations in the East End. It was a collection of black and white political activists, reggae and punk musicians, artists, graphic designers, photographers, actors, writers, fashion designers, and fans who came together to pool their energies and talents in the fight against the growth of racism and the National Front. Through such a formidable collaboration RAR members took on the orthodoxy through five carnivals and some 500 gigs throughout Britain. Free.
