THE message will be rock not rockets in Alexandra Park, Manchester August when thousands are expected to attend the Northern Carnival Against the Missiles.
John Cooper Clark will be among those providing the music when bands, activists from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and speakers labour movement will be uniting in a mighty sound of protest against missile madness.
The date for the carnival has been deliberately chosen as the nearest possible weekend to the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, although those who initiated the carnival - members of Young CND in Manchester — were not even alive when these fateful bombs were dropped. the Attracting will be Hawkwind, Spirit and others.
and anti-missile movements.
Kerry Wade of Young CND said: 'A big carnival will bring in kids who just go for the music. But we hope that they will leave the event at least sympathetic to the ideas we'll be putting across.
the youth to the carnival aluriel There will be stalls at the event and speakers from the labour Kerry explained: 'I felt the Anti Nazi League carnivals weren't strong enough on politics. Of course they were fun, and so will ours be, but we do aim to put out a lot of propaganda to make the aims of the carnival — nuclear disarmament — absolutely clear.
The youth content of the carnival will be very high. Kerry believes: 'When the older generation see youth on the streets, they're going to wonder what they're doing sitting on their arses.
'Youth will inspire people who think nothing can be done about nuclear war. But we do need the chance to do our own thing and organise ourselves.
Another Young CND member helping to organise the carnival is Kate Denn ing. 'Luckily', says Kate, taking place in Moss Side. type of carnival atmosphere people in that area can create.
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