George Burdi

George Burdi
Also known as	George Eric Hawthorne
Born	1970 (age 46–47) Canada
Genres	Goth metal
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1988–2007
Associated acts	RaHoWa

George Burdi, also known as George Eric Hawthorne (born 1970), is a retired Canadian musician who became known for his role in white nationalist organizations. He led the Canadian branch of the World Church of the Creator, which formed an allegiance with the now-defunct White nationalist organization Heritage Front. In addition, Burdi was involved in the white power music scene, performing with the band RaHoWa.

Burdi was convicted of assault causing bodily harm, and was sentenced to one year in prison. Upon his release from prison, Burdi renounced racism.

Burdi was born in 1970 to an Italian immigrant father and a Ukrainian mother.

Burdi came into contact with the White nationalist movement through the father of his then German girlfriend. He became an active White nationalist at the age of 18, and by the age of 21, was the leader of the Canadian branch of the World Church of the Creator, which at its peak had fewer than 20 members. During this period, he wrote a number of articles for the Church of the Creator newspaper, Racial Loyalty, using the name "Rev. Eric Hawthorne" (including the January 1992 cover story, "Enter the Racial Holy War"). He has been credited with helping to secure the survival of Creativity after the death, in 1993, of its founder Ben Klassen.

Using the pseudonym "Reverend George Eric Hawthorne", Burdi formed the racist skinhead band RaHoWa in 1989. The band's name was derived from the phrase Racial Holy War. RaHoWa was one of the largest hate-rock bands throughout the 1990s.

Burdi was the founding president of Resistance Records, which was the distributor for his band, and other White nationalist bands. The company also operated a web site, and published a magazine, Resistance, which covered the white nationalist music scene.

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