Love Music Hate Racism

Kaiser Chiefs singer Ricky Wilson this week laid into the BNP ahead of their Rotherham L

Love Music Hate Racism will be holding a day of free events at the Magna centre in Rotherham on Saturday 6th September, preceding the huge Carnival in the evening. Featuring live music from local bands and DJ's, a number of special workshops, a funfair, face painting and much much more.

We are delighted to announce that Kaiser Chiefs will headline the LMHR Rotherham indoor carnival on Saturday September 6th. Other bands confirmed to play include Reverend & the Makers, Roll Deep, The Courteeners and Richard H Kirk of Cabaret Voltaire, along with a line-up of top DJs (still to be announced). Over 4,000 are expected to attend the event. Tickets have been sold only to residents of South Yorkshire - the final batch of 500 will go on sale this weekend in Rotherham and Sheffield, where people have to collect them in person. (click here for details) Love Music Hate Racism and "The Reverend" Jon McClure, lead singer and frontman of Reverend and the Makers, have been working together to put on the event. Activists and musicians in Rotherham want to halt the fascist BNP in its tracks and prevent them gaining a foothold in South Yorkshire.

Over 500 people met on Saturday and took to the streets in Codnor, Derbyshire to oppose the fascist "Red, White and Blue" festival. Unite Against Fascism organised a demonstration and managed to mobilise many trade unionists, community groups and local residents. There was a rally immediately after the demonstration. A number of local musicians organised by Baby Jay, Derby music producer, and Love Music Hate Racism performed at the rally.

A protest will take place against the "Red, White & Blue" fascist rally organised by the BNP in Derbyshire on Saturday August 16th. Despite significant local opposition - including the withdrawal of a premises (alcohol & music) licence by the local authority and police - the BNP are going ahead with their Nazi rally in the Derbyshire countryside. In previous years, BNP members were secretly filmed by BBC documentary makers singing Nazi marching songs at the event. The protest has been called and organised by UAF, the Midlands TUC, LMHR and many local organisations. There will be speeches at the event as well as music from LMHR-supporting artists from across the Midlands. Coaches to the protest are coming from Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, Chesterfield, Coventry, Birmingham, Stoke and the Black Country - see www.uaf.org.uk or call UAF on 0207 833 4916 for more information.