Love Music Hate Racism

Saturday 16th October, 3-5pm
Point 101, Centrepoint, New Oxford Street, London
Bookmarks, Love Music Hate Racism & Leftfield presents…
“MUSIC AND THE MOVEMENT”

Pete Doherty of Babyshambles joins great radical singer and activist Billy Bragg, Martin Smith, author of the book “John Coltrane: Jazz, Racism and Resistance” and a member of the Unite Against Fascism steering committee, and Pandit G from Asian Dub Foundation, to discuss the relationship between protest movements, politics, and music, from Leadbelly and Woodie Guthrie in Depression-Era America to Motown, Marvin Gaye, James Brown and the US civil rights movement of the 1960s to Rock Against Racism in Britain in the 70s to Fela Kuti and anti-imperialism, to Love Music Hate Racism today, to name but a few.

Why not come to listen and take part in this debate just before enjoying the LMHR/Unite gig at the Astoria immediately afterwards (doors 5.30pm)?

Entry free with European Social Forum registration card or with LMHR Astoria ticket. For highly limited day tickets or for press passes contact Hannah at Bookmarks - 020 7637 1848

www.bookmarks.uk.com
www.lmhr.org.uk

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