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THE UNITE Against Fascism Manchester carnival came to Liverpool on Sunday 30 May. Despite Manchester police's best efforts to stop the event, and with only three days to build it, nearly 3,000 people turned up.
The carnival atmosphere began with a Samba band from Manchester who played to the people who had begun queuing hours before the doors opened. Once inside things went from great to fantastic as we were entertained by the likes of The Music and Badly Drawn Boy.
Some people may have come just to hear the bands but it didn't stay that way. Speeches stressing the need to fight the BNP were loudly applauded and chants of "Fuck the BNP" were enthusiastically taken up.
Music can be a starting point for bringing people together against racism and fascism. The crowd at Liverpool shows there are plenty of young kids-those attending were largely young and white-that can be won to fighting against the BNP.
In the 1970s we had Rock Against Racism-now we have Love Music Hate Racism. The bands have changed but the message remains the same, as the crowd said, "Fuck the BNP!" Our thanks to Unite Against Fascism and the bands for a great gig.
Alan Brown, Liverpool