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| Love Music Hate Racism Appeal |
LMHR are appealing for one-off donations or a small monthly sum to help continue their vital work.The election of the first-ever fascist representatives to a major parliament from Britain following the European Elections has sent a shock wave through our society. Almost one million people in the UK voted for an openly racist party, which bans non-whites from membership, has called for an "all-white Britain", and whose leaderNick Griffin has been convicted of Holocaust denial. A racist and fascist political party, the British National Party, has recorded record levels of electoral success for a fascist party in Britain – with two MEPs and almost 60 local councillors. Since 2002 we've staged six major outdoor festivals, and there have been more than 700 LMHR events across every part of the country to date – most of them organised locally by volunteers. There were more LMHR events in May 2009 – over 20 – than in any single month since the campaign began in 2002. These included anAsian Dub Foundation tour, and a magnificent 2,500-strong multi-venue LMHR festival in Derby. In addition: - A viral LMHR TV ad was produced by Ridley Scott Films and Leo Burnett ad agency, which received thousands of hits and will continue to be used throughout the year with pans for screenings in cinemas and on music television. Check out the video now by clicking this LINK - Scores of LMHR-supporting bands reminded their fans – by email,Facebook, Myspace and Twitter – to go out and use their vote. - We staged a festival in Stoke (the BNP's 'Jewel In The Crown') where artists such as Kelley Rowland, Pete Doherty, Reverend & The Makers and VV Brown (among others) entertained 20,000 people from across the country who came together to celebrate diversity. Watch the interview Pete Doherty gave us at Stoke by clicking this LINK - We recently returned from Sziget Festival in Budapest (Europe's biggest - 350,000+) where 60,000 people from across Europe came together to watch the Love Music Hate Racism All-stars (comprising members of Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly, Babyshambles, Sham 69, Bashy, Mpho Skeef, Kid British, King Blues) perform in support of ZARE - the newly-formed Hungarian LMHR equivalent. Watch the Allstars perform the Specials classic GHOST TOWN and their version of AC/DC's BACK IN BLACK - We have been invited to have a presence at many festivals over the summer, spreading the message, handing out leaflets and engaging with music fans on a direct one-to-one basis, these festivals includedStandon Calling, Field Day, Underage Festival, 1234 Festival, Zimfest, Summer Sundaize, Ireland's Electric Picnic, Leicester'sBelgrava Mela, Hull's Freedom Festival, One Love Festival plus an UNTOLD number of gigs and music events. Check out Messages of support from the likes of Little Boots, Hadouken, LoveFoxxx, Metronomy, The Big Pink, The Invisible, Tim Burgess, The Rakesand many, many more - click the LINK We are a proudly independent non-party-political campaign. We are deliberately not a registered charity, since we want to retain the freedom to call the BNP exactly what they are – Racists and fascists. This coming year we intend to further raise awareness of the necessity of people to use their votes. We intend to hold several large scale events between now and May - when we predict the next General Election will be held. It's vital we increase our campaign and stop the BNP gaining further power by default. We want to show that every vote can count and can help stop racism and division within our society. LMHR manages to punch above our weight with regards to profile, we appear a massive operation with the events we've pulled off, unfortunately this is not the case: we are not a large organisation at all – we have only a small handful of full-time workers, and after that we are entirely volunteer run. Our only income comes from donations and fundraisers held by local groups across the country. We are asking if you, your organisation, your company, your band would consider making a financial contribution to help the Love Music Hate Racism campaign to be an even bigger force for celebrating our multicultural society and inspiring people across the country to actively oppose racism and fascism. a one-off donation, or a small sum each month will go DIRECTLY into our campaigning work: our website, t-shirts, badges, posters and leaflets, mailouts, and so on… everything that goes into sustaining a network of music fans and anti-racists. For instance this year we need a total redesign of our website, and we'd like to reach out to new and existing supporters online and through social networking in a more effective way. If you are able to donate, you can copy and paste this link into your browser which will take you to the secure donation page; alternatively you can make cheques payable to "Love Music Hate Racism" and send to LMHR, 1st Floor, 231 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 1EH. Or if you wish you can email us atinfo@lovemusichateracism.com , or call the office on 020 7801 2781 to discuss other ways to donate to or get involved with the cause. Another possibility is donating your time or your skills - we are constantly on the lookout for volunteers, graphic designers, programmers, artists, photographers, writers, campaignersEVERYONE can help in some way, and it is the donations and help provided to us from YOU that keeps the campaign strong and vibrant, and such a force for positivity, tolerance and good. Yours Sincerely, The Love Music Hate Racism Team |
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