Sid Rawle

Sid Rawle
Rawle in 1967
Born
Sidney William Rawle

(1945-10-01)1 October 1945
Bridgwater, Somerset, England
Died31 August 2010(2010-08-31) (aged 64)
Rodley, Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, England
Occupation(s)Campaigner, organiser

Sidney William Rawle[1] (1 October 1945 – 31 August 2010)[2] was a British campaigner for peace and land rights, free festival organiser, and a former leader of the London squatters movement.[3] Rawle was known to British tabloid journalists as 'The King of the Hippies', not a title he ever claimed for himself, but one that he did eventually co-opt for his unpublished autobiography.[4]

  1. ^ May, John (16 September 2010). "Sid Rawle obituary: 'King of the Hippies', he fought for love, peace and land". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Last Word – 17/09/2010". BBC Radio 4. BBC. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  3. ^ Sellers, Luke (September 2010). "Tributes paid to Sid, 'King of the Hippies' – Glastonbury Festival legend". thisisgloucestershire.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 September 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  4. ^ Rawle, Sid (September 2010). "King of the Hippies – Notes for an Alternative History of Britain 1960 – 2000". Jeremy Sandford. Retrieved 3 September 2010.