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Manchester Central Library on Saturday 14 July 2018, from 12:00 noon until 5:00pm. The event showed films of the 1970’s anti-racist movement, and included a panel discussion with the original organisers, Bernie Wilcox and Geoff Brown. It showcased the first screening of a new Northern Carnival video – 'The Day It Became Cool to be Anti-Racist' – which featured interviews with those involved and never before seen footage and photographs of the day. An exhibition,
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Against Racism concert was organised to take place on the Friday evening before the Rock Against Racism Northern Carnival, this time featuring the
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