Chapter 05. Racist murder of Gurdip Singh Chaggar outside the Dominion Cinema and the start of the Asian Youth Movement. Introduction to Suresh Grover, who founded the movement … ‘Here we were Politically Black’.

This recording is an audio walk and dialogue between Dr Gurman Singh and Rahul Patel exploring the streets of Southall and its significance to the anti-racist movement that emerged in the late 1970’s. Gurnam leads us from the station, through ‘New Southall’ and ‘Old Southall’, passing key locations including the old Dominion Cinema, the Singh Sabha Gurdwara and Southall Town Hall. We learn about how the brutal and racist murder of Gurdip Singh Chaggar sparked a powerful anti-racist movement that lasted many years and brought together communities from around the UK. We explore the numerous groups that played a key role in this scene including the Indian Workers Association, Southall Asian Youth Movement and frame these in relation to recent movements such as Black Lives Matter and Decolonising the Curriculum. Gurnam and Rahul discuss the implications for education and learning, and what a ‘Pedagogy of the Street’ might be.

Chapter 05. Racist murder of Gurdip Singh Chaggar

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Chapter 05. Racist murder of Gurdip Singh Chaggar

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