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LMHR, graffiti artist Snub23 and Village Underground take on the bigots
Internationally renowned graffiti artist Snub23 has created a giant mural at Village Underground, Shoreditch, promoting Love Music Hate Racism and Stand up to Racism, in the run up to the United Nations Anti-Racism Day demonstrations in the UK and internationally on the March 17th.
Village Underground, one of London's leading clubs and cultural spaces, donated the space, and Snub23 hopes his seven metre high image will help mobilise for Saturday's demonstration and also drive home the message that music unites, while racism divides.
"Music and solidarity messages go through many movements and we're reinforcing a strong message that music brings people together. We're such a multicultural country it's ridiculous that we have racism," says Snub23.
Love Music Hate Racism Coordinator Lois Browne says "Love Music Hate Racism is about celebrating the vibrant multicultural and multiracial society we live in. We'll be doing that on the M17 demo with a big sound system and guest artists appearances. Join us if you can." Among the artists appearing on the day will be singer RAY BLK,
Red Saunders, co-founder of Rock Against Racism, the spiritual and organisational forefather of Love Music Hate Racism, says, "Incendiary graphics were at the heart of RAR's work back then and it is brilliant to see graphic artists standing up to be counted again."
Warner Brothers urges its artists to spread the word
In a great show of support, Warner Brothers has asked "any artists, labels, festivals and influencers who'd like to get involved" to share the image of the mural above with the hashtag #LMHR and a message of support in the lead-up to Saturdays global UN Anti-Racism Day. We are hoping other labels will follow suit.
Warner is also urging artists to visit the mural on the wall of Village Underground for the next two weeks and take selfies to share - good advice for everyone who can get there (54 Holywell Lane, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 3PQ)
Kioko tour gearing up
Birmingham reggae favourites Kioko are gearing up for a spring Love Music Hate Racism tour - make sure you catch them.
16 March: Leamington Pump Rooms
With Chasing Deer, Slick Don, Satsangi, Shanade Morrow, Minus Ollie 23 March:The Hope & Ruin, Brighton
With Dakka Skanks 30 March: Guildford Boileroom
Build the movement
Let's make Saturday's protest loud, joyous and righteous. Spread the word among your mates. Use these tags #marchagainstracism #lmhr #lovemusichateracism. Full details are here.
Don Michael Paul directs this sixth instalment of the monster horror franchise. Accompanied by his son Travis (Jamie Kennedy), Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) heads to Canada to investigate reports of giant-worm attacks. Suspecting that the evil Graboids are being turned into weapons, Gummer faces a race against time to prove his theory after he is infected by a new strain of Graboid venom. The cast also includes Tanya van Graan and Greg Kriek.
Love Music Hate Racism · Po Box 72710 · London, UK SW19 9GX · United Kingdom
Oregon man who followed a Black Muslim couple for 20 blocks, yelling racial slurs at them, burst into tears after he was charged with a hate crime: https://t.co/fWw8EuYSrSpic.twitter.com/LytMUWap4N
"You do it to yourself you do and that's why it really hurts." "Karma Police arrest this man" Why post a story from 8 months ago? De Montfort Uni racist students weren't intimidated they just wanted the victim suspended.
