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Originally Posted by Tealeaf
Hmmmmm. OK. So we can antiipate seeing a gay & lesbian stall then?
However, you have still not answered my very original question.
The Accy carnival has a history going back to the 1920's, and in turn this is based upon the old, street walking festivals. Over the years, it has been done by several local organistions with contribution of many small buisnesses. It has raised an awful lot of money for charity, yet has received minimal public funding. Yet the mele gets large public funding.
Why?
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The Carnival charges £2 entry whereas the Mela is free. And yes, the Mela gets public funding but local businesses contributing to an event is also a form of funding isn't it? Except that the Mela isn't marred by any sort of commercialism/advertising, etc, nor is it marred by people jangling buckets in your face every five minutes to get extra cash. It's just a different way of organising an event.