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Friends Stand United (FSU) began as an anti-fascist, [1] [2] anti-racist, and anti-drug hardcore crew.It was founded in the late 1980s by Elgin James in Boston, Massachusetts, evolving out of the hardcore punk scene and in particular the straight edge subculture.
Youth crew is a music subculture of hardcore punk, which was particularly prominent during the New York hardcore scene of the late 1980s. Youth crew is distinguished from other punk styles by its optimism and moralistic outlook. The original youth crew bands and fans were predominantly straight edge (abstaining from alcohol and drugs) and ...
One Life Crew 1994-1997, 2001, 2003, 2012–present Cleveland, Ohio United States ... Straight Edge: Hardcore Punk, Clean Living Youth, and Social Change.
While some straight edge groups are treated as a "gang" by law enforcement officials, [66] a 2006 study found the vast majority of people who identify as straight edge are nonviolent. [67] While the early hardcore punk scene in Washington, D.C., often is praised for its commitment to positive social change, both the youth crew movement of the ...
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In Boston, James began singing for hardcore punk band Wrecking Crew and befriended a multi-racial group of kids from Boston and Brockton, Massachusetts.They formed FSU, which originally stood for 'Fuck Shit Up' however came to be known as 'Friends Stand United' or 'Forever Stand United', for the purpose of purging violent white power skinheads from the Boston hardcore scene. [5]
Stiff winds blew over Canada’s Toronto Pearson Airport Monday afternoon as a slim aircraft and its 80 passengers and crew drifted toward the snowy tarmac, cleared by air traffic controllers to ...
Turning Point was an American straight edge hardcore punk band from New Jersey that existed from 1988 to 1991. [2] [3] Their early releases had the sound of youth crew, with lyrics relating to social issues or being straight edge.