Musicians and entertainers will stand together with trades unionists and community groups to celebrate the city’s cultural diversity and proud history of rejecting racism and fascism in a Community Carnival planned for Dundee City Square on 1st September.
All Dundonians are urged to share in this celebration of their city’s people as a response to those who wish to create divisions between our communities with their messages of racism and hate.
Dundee Together will host a broad, community-based event, showcasing the best of Dundee’s vibrant, creative and diverse cultures. The event starts at 10am with music, speakers, stalls, seminars, childrens events and a peoples picnic.
Amongst the acts are Hanney, the Cundeez, Bi Tilo, the Twist, Latin Quarter Salseros and many others.
International Brigade Plaque, Dundee
A procession and wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the seventeen Dundonians who died fighting fascism in the Spanish Civil War is planned for noon, and the Free University, Dundee will hold a seminar on achieving ‘Freedom from Fascism’ at 11 am.
The event has been organised in response to a threat from the Scottish Defence League to demonstrate in the city on 1st September. Although their application was refused by the city council, the SDL have released a statement that on that date they are coming to the city anyway and the people of Dundee should “be ready”. Consequently, trade unions, community and student groups have united to form Dundee Together to counter any threat of intimidation and hate against the people of this city.
