Star date: 8th February 2015

BEZ AND FIROUZEH GO JOHN AND YOKO FOR CAMPAIGN BED-IN – AS BLACK GRAPE RE-UNITE FOR ALL STARS MANCHESTER REALITY PARTY GIG

All this week, Salford Reality Party candidate Mark `Bez' Berry and partner Firouzeh Razavi are re-enacting the John and Yoko bed-in for peace – except this time it's against fracking, Bedroom Tax, TTIP and more; while having special guests along to show how a better world is possible.

Meanwhile, on 11th April, the incredible Black Grape, featuring Shaun Ryder, Kermit et al, are re-uniting for a special Reality Party fundraising gig at the old Granada Studios.

Full details here...

This week Salford goes to London, to the swank The Montcalm at the Brewery London City hotel, as Bez and partner Firouzeh Razavi launch a seven day live-streamed bed-in, re-enacting the famous John and Yoko bed-in of yesteryear.

Bez's Bed-In is being supported by John Lennon's son, Sean, whose mum Yoko wrote the Don't Frack My Mother anthem, which eventually led to New York State banning fracking recently. Organisers are hoping that Yoko will appear via Skype at some point during the week, while Sean is expected to be in the bed boogeying along to the track at some point.

"The Bed-In is going to highlight loads of campaigns" says Jackie Anderson, Bez's running mate in the General Election, standing for Worsley and Eccles South while the former Happy Mondays star stands for Salford and Eccles.

"We've got live and recorded broadcasts with lots of different people coming in giving interviews and participating in the bed" she explains "As well as Sean Lennon, we've got anti-fracking campaigner Brian Monk from New Zealand, Vivienne Westwood and her son Joe Corre who does Talk Fracking. There's the Nanas from Lancashire, Barton Moss campaigners, there's extracts from Gaslands being shown and people are coming from all the different anti-fracking campaigns around the country.

"We've also got Coffee4Craig, from Salford talking about homelessness and we've got people from the anti-Bedroom Tax campaigns" she adds "We've got the positive side too, like solar power experts coming in and people talking about permaculture. We're hoping to get Artist Taxi Driver to drop by and we've got Steve Spy talking about legal things and maybe Darren Nesbit will come up. There'll be loads of fun things happening. It is a Reality Party event but it's all about collaboration because that's the way we want to work."

Ace Salford poet JB Barrington is also doing some poems via Skype on Friday 13th and other guests will be announced during the week.

Bez's Bed-In begins Monday night at 9pm and there will be a live show every night this week at that time featuring discussions, debates and entertainment on The Reality Party YouTube channel http://www.BezInBed.co.uk/

People can submit questions for the live Q and A via the Facebook event page Bez's Bed In – click here

Or Tweet questions to @Reality_Party using the #BezInBed hashtag

The Salford Star will also be covering the event and will hopefully be doing an interview with Bez via Skype at some point in the week.

A Salford Star Exclusive

BLACK GRAPE TO RE-FORM

The sensational Black Grape, featuring Shaun Ryder and Kermit, are to re-form especially for a special All Star Reality Party Show at the old Granada Studios on April 11th. The full line up for the show hasn't been confirmed yet but it promises to be a top event, with stalls and loads of other groups and organisations taking part.

More details to follow...

* See also previous Salford Star article - Reality Party launches Salford General Election campaign - click here