Manchester Unity Festival

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Hi there!

I found out about the free Manchester Festival yesterday whilst surfing music sites using the new Blinkx.com search engine (check it out by the way as it is really fast!).

There was supposed to be a free music festival at Castlefield Arena on Sunday 30 May featuring the likes of Badly Drawn Boy, The Music, Desolation Angels and Haven. It was an anti-racism festival to draw awareness to the fact that the BNP are attempting to stand in the June elections, the hope being that people will unite together to defeat them.

The festival is taking place all over the country - the London version has sets by Noel Gallagher and David Gray. But the festival has been blocked by Manchester Police who believe an anti-racist festival infringes on the rights of the BNP!!

The festival has moved to Liverpool Uni and there will be coaches going from Manchester - check the Unite Against Facism website for details ! But determined not to be defeated there are plans to push through a festival in Manchester later this year. Please give your support and do all you can to make sure it succeeds...

cheers ;)