Love Music Hate Racism

Lunar Scorpion

Anarchy in the UK
The British Nazi Party have announced they are to target Stafford, Stone and Rugeley in the next European and County Council Elections. I believe that this is a excellent opportunity to demonstrate that the people of Stafford will not tolerate their hateful ****.

I am going to attempt to organise a LMHR event in Stafford, in November, but I need your support! I am interested in hearing from any musical performers (bands, solo artists, DJs, orchestras, choirs...) who would like to perform, and anyone who would like to get involved (post here or PM me). I also appreciate any comments or suggestions.

I would really like to involve local people of ethnic minorities (it is a sad thing that most of the contact I have with them is over the counter of a restaurant/take away!) - especially as the BNP have policies such as: "a system of voluntary resettlement whereby those immigrants who are legally here will be afforded the opportunity to return to their lands of ethnic origin assisted by a generous financial incentives both for individuals and for the countries in question" - essentially paying people to go to a country where they may not be safe or consider home (for example second or third generation immigrants, most of which, I imagine, consider themselves British and integrate fully) and paying countries to take them. They also "call for preference in the job market to be given to native Britons" which will result in perfectly capable Asians, Blacks and other ethnic groups being out of employment and ultimately forced out of the country (and this includes those whose families have been here generations and those of mixed race - and incidentally, they don't agree with mixed marriages).

They do not accept non-whites as members because their "purpose is to cater for the interests of the indigenous British population"... Is it just me, or should a political party cater for the interests of the whole British population? (Speaking as an indigenous Briton and Staffordian, I certainly do not want this party representing ME - and this raises the question, do I have the right to be a Staffordian - I mean, my dad is Scottish and my mum was born elsewhere in England, so technically I am a second generation immigrant - and oh my goodness! It's a mixed marriage: what an abomination!)

I don't even feel the need to go into why this statement from their website is wrong in so many ways: "homosexuality, which affects less than 2% of the population, is not the norm and that homosexual relationships do not produce offspring – essential to the survival of a people and a nation.We therefore believe in a policy of tolerance to all forms of adult sexuality, but homosexuality should not be promoted or encouraged. The BNP supports the traditional ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ attitude to homosexuality".

In summary, they are a bunch of bigoted *******s with out-of-date attitudes who need to be shown that they are not welcome in this town because we support a diverse, educated, tolerant society.

If after all of that ranting you need to be reminded of what this topic is about(!), see the Subject and the first couple of paragraphs...
 

db

#chaplife
The Staffordshire Newsletter said:
STAFFORD is a key target for the British National Party following major success in the local elections in Stoke-on-Trent.
i did not know this.. don't know why i'm surprised, though - i just finished a job in stoke, and there did seem to be a fair bit of racism built-in to my colleagues.. not hateful, directed racism - just as in they thought nothing of throwing terms like "paki" around in everyday conversation, etc..

it seems to me that so many people are pissed off with labour's abominable control of our country that they are starting to listen to parties further and further from the right.. and in turn, those parties are jumping on this opportunity by putting a spin on their racist agenda and making it seem like a good idea to Joe Public :roll:

oh, and to get the thread back on topic - good luck with the LMHR thing.. i can't see it happening in stafford, but any excuse for music is fine by me :up:
 

BigSilverFish

Well-Known Forumite
Yeah m8, we'd be well up for supporting this. Check out www.myspace.com/thebigsilverfish or www.myspace.com/matrixclubmix if you're interested in either band playing.
 

FooFighter

Well-Known Forumite
What is your opinion of the MOBOs'?

If there was a MOWOs' would that be seen as racism?

I raise this point to be contentious and NOT racist.
 

MISS T

Forum user & abuser
FooFighter said:
What is your opinion of the MOBOs'?

If there was a MOWOs' would that be seen as racism?

I raise this point to be contentious and NOT racist.
been saying this for decades, well, since the MOBOs started anyway, pisses me of big time, there's no way on this planet a MOWO only awards would ever and should ever be allowed, back to the drawing board on racism in British society(?) music is music the origins,yes, are quite significant but couldn't give a toot on the colour of your skin but to create an awards show to highlight this is quite condesending, I just love the sounds and the history behind it.
 

Lunar Scorpion

Anarchy in the UK
*bump* *bounce* Weeeeeeeeee!

Update on the progress so far...

I already have three bands who have made the right noises, but the first priority is setting the date! I aim to have this done by the end of this month (or half way through July...) and once I have that sorted, I can think about doing the MySpace / Facebook thing.

The event will take place around October time, and after much pondering I have decided that the venue will be the Gatehouse - I don't want to have to deal with a bunch of pissheads, and for practically every other reason (apart from the hire cost) this is the best option for this event. It will start around 7:30pm (finishing time depends on the venue and how many acts there are!).
 

tek-monkey

wanna see my snake?
Would the uni let you use their place? Bit out of town unfortunately, but better set up for bands than many other places.
 
We would also be up for playing at this Lunar, get in touch if you want us to - the banner below is a link to our bandsite and you can PM me here too.
 

Lunar Scorpion

Anarchy in the UK
tek-monkey said:
Would the uni let you use their place? Bit out of town unfortunately, but better set up for bands than many other places.
I did consider it, but people might think it's just for students so I thought it best to have it somewhere general. Also, I live at the other end of town so it's a right ballache getting there - two buses or a bloody long walk...
 

Lunar Scorpion

Anarchy in the UK
mikey of pale said:
We would also be up for playing at this Lunar, get in touch if you want us to - the banner below is a link to our bandsite and you can PM me here too.
You were included in the 3. =) I spoke to the rest of the band while you were running around selling CDs.
 

Lunar Scorpion

Anarchy in the UK
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Lunar Scorpion

Anarchy in the UK
The Gatehouse is available on Friday 7 November. I need a deposit of £50 to secure the booking, then we can get this show on the road! Is anyone willing to make a donation? (It doesn't have to be the whole amount - anything from £5-£10 would be great!)
 

Andreas Rex

Banned for smiling
Lunar Scorpion said:
The Gatehouse is available on Friday 7 November. I need a deposit of £50 to secure the booking, then we can get this show on the road! Is anyone willing to make a donation? (It doesn't have to be the whole amount - anything from £5-£10 would be great!)
I've had a word in the ears of the powers that be, Stafford Forum-wise, suggesting that they could use some of the profits from t-shirt sales etc to sponsor this event...let's see eh!
 

Andreas Rex

Banned for smiling
...and regardless of the outcome of that, we've got big forum banners and lots of flyers we could give out if that would be a possibility..
 

Andreas Rex

Banned for smiling
Righty ho then...i'm pleased to say that Stafford Forum would be absolutely delighted to donate the £50 required to secure the booking of the Gatehouse for Love Music Hate Racism!

Lunar Scorpion: can you please send a PM to Admin to arrange the payment, then you can get booked up asap!
 
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