Catalogue Number
Temp.2025.28
Object Name
Badge
Title
Rock Against Racism
People
Rock Against Racism (RAR)
Description
Green and white "Rock Against Racism" badge; white writing in a green star, on a white circle, outlined with a red ring. This badge was created by Rock Against Racism (RAR). Concerned about the influence of musicians like David Bowie and Eric Clapton positively invoking fascism, and punk musicians like the Sex Pistols using Nazi iconography, RAR was founded by the Anti-Nazi League (ANL) using popular culture as a way to try and positively influence young people away from fascist ideology, and to create spaces where people of different races could meet and bond over shared love of pop culture. The Anti-Nazi League was founded by the left wing Socialist Workers Party (SWP) in 1977.
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