Freedom And Music.

     Love music? Heading to Greece this month? Well you should give the the village of Vergina, near Veria, in the north of Greece a visit.

The biggest DIY Festival in Greece is coming back for the 6th consecutive year with a great variety of bands from the UNDERGROUND music scene.
A 3 days DIY festival which helps us organize our needs and promote our culture through music and other activities.
OUR culture which speaks about freedom, solidarity and the struggle against our oppressors and the society of obedience!! We stand opposite and hostile in the commercialization of our lives.
The fest aims to raise money for…
-The solidarity fund for imprisoned and persecuted fighters
-The judicial costs of persecuted fighters in Veria
-The self-managed studio »GIAFKA» records
-The creation of a self-managed photocopy in Veria
-The typographic collective »DRUCK» in Thessaloniki
The fest takes place in Platanakia, an open area outside Vergina, a village close to Veria (North Greece), a wooded location with a small river that gives opportunities to relax and enjoy the nature.
There will also be free campsite and lunch for everyone. «Campers should take note that it is quite cold at night..»

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WORLD'S BIGGEST WORKING CLASS MUSIC FESTIVAL,

3 weeks time the Working Class Life & Music Festival begins.

LET'S GET DOON THERE.

    The amazing 9 day programme of events makes the festival the largest celebration of working people on the planet.
Here's a taster of what's to come.

Fri 22nd - folk legend Leon Rosselson with support from Rich Mans Ruin, National Museums 800 Lives Exhibition at Radio Merseyside, Another Day In Liverpool photo exhibition.

Sat 23rd - Almanac's Radical City night at The Everyman Theatre, award winning actor Tayo Aluko's new show From Africa To The White House, Ken Loach's Navigators at The Casa featuring two of the actors in a Q&A, Kaya's Under The Influence, The Suitcase Ensemble's Railway Cabaret, Liverpool Music Barcamp for DIY musicians, The Leaving Of Liverpool at The Maritime Museum, AFC Liverpool v Eccleshall football match, Liverpool Socialist Singers flashmob workshop, and Metal's Edge Hill Archive Exhibition.

Sun 24th - A Night of Musical Comedy featuring award winning duo Jollyboat, Rathole Roadshow at The Zanzibar, Saturday Night Sunday Morning special screening at Crosby Plaza cinema, biographer Dave Harker on writer Robert Tressell, political historian Ron Noon on the 1911 Transport Strike.

Mon 25th - Great Stories' charming social documentary My Fifties Liverpool at FACT, Radical Rogues and Reformers Irish Heritage Walking Tour, Liverpool Socialist Singers workshop and fete, Philosophy in Pubs at The Crown host the first in a range of specially themed discussions, Mouth of the Mersey's Storytelling Club tell some working class tales at Studio 2.

Tue 26th - Acoustic Night at the Unity, The Radical Route Walking Tour of Liverpool's history as a city of protest, more musings from the Philosophy in Pubs gang at Keith's Wine Bar and The Victoria Hotel.

Wed 27th - Radio 4 poet Luke Wright at The Unity, Liverpool Socialist Singers in concert with Vinny T Spen and Claire Mooney, MESH Culture's Cool Kids at Tabac, Traditional Irish Ceili at St Michael's Irish Centre.

PEACE MAN.

Thu 28th - folk legend Roy Bailey at the Woody Guthrie Folk Club supported by local folk songwriter Alun Parry, more from Philosophy in Pubs at the Half Way House and The Vernon Arms.

Fri 29th - Michael Weston King at Liverpool Philharmonic, a community forum on art, culture and class at The Tate, a lecture on Robert Tressell by Stuart Borthwick, a traditional Irish music session at St. Michael's Irish Centre.

Sat 30th - Scottish folk star Dick Gaughan at the Liverpool Philharmonic, Rub A Dub Dub reggae night featuring We The Undersigned, News From Nowhere's 37th Birthday Party, the final match of the season as AFC Liverpool face AFC Blackpool in a promotion decider.

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THE WORKING CLASS FESTIVAL.

 Help The Working Class Festival

         At a time when the ordinary people's culture and living standards are being savagely attacked we need more than ever to come together not just to celebrate our own culture but to regain that spirit of solidarity among all the ordinary people of this country. By coming together and hearing songs and poetry of the people's struggles, tragedies and victories we can find that common cause between us all. For this reason I feel strongly about Alun Parry's work in organising and running this WORKING CLASS FESTIVAL and would hope that such events will soon become common throughout the whole of the country. We the ordinary people have a culture, a history and if we come together we can have a future fit for all our children and our grandchildren. please support this Festival and perhaps, who knows, you might feel up to organising one in your own area. 

A MUSIC FESTIVAL--- THAT'S MAGIC.  

      The Working Class Life & Music Festival run by Alun Parry, starts next month in Liverpool. It has over 40 events and takes place right across Liverpool from 22nd April to 30th April. It is the largest celebration of working people on the planet.

      I’m urging supporters to join up as a Festival Champion to help spread the word. It’s really easy and only takes seconds to do each mission.

      If you believe in what the festival is doing, sign up as a champion too just by clicking this link

http://www.workingclassmusic.org.uk/get-involved/

http://www.parrysongs.co.uk/

P.S. Please do help the festival. It takes seconds and it's really needed and important. http://www.workingclassmusic.org.uk/get-involved/

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