LC AR AF ▁was ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁mount ing ▁a ▁peace ful ▁demonstr ation ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁to ▁show ▁public ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁rac ist ▁march ▁planned ▁for ▁that ▁afternoon , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁A LC AR AF ▁activ ists ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁and ▁supported ▁the ▁A RA F CC ▁plans ▁to ▁mobil ise ▁for ▁two ▁events ▁on ▁the ▁day . ▁ ▁Saturday , ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁At ▁ 1 1 : 3 0 ▁am , ▁the ▁A LC AR AF ▁demonstr ation ▁gathered ▁in ▁Lady well ▁Field s , ▁a ▁park ▁in ▁Lady well . ▁Over ▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁people ▁from ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 0 ▁organis ations ▁heard ▁speech es ▁by ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Lew ish am , ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁South w ark , ▁the ▁ex iled ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Nam ib ia ▁and ▁others . ▁By ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁police ▁the ▁A LC AR AF ▁march ▁halt ed ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁Lo amp it ▁V ale ▁between ▁Lew ish am ▁and ▁New ▁Cross . ▁However , ▁the ▁Anti ▁R ac ist / Ant i - F asc ist ▁Co - ordin ating ▁Committee ▁ste wards ▁encourag ed ▁many ▁march ers ▁to ▁go ▁with ▁them ▁through ▁the ▁back - stre ets ▁from ▁Lo amp it ▁V ale ▁to ▁New ▁Cross ▁Road . ▁By ▁this ▁means ▁a ▁great ▁many ▁people ▁from ▁the ▁A LC AR AF ▁march ▁succeeded ▁in ▁getting ▁into ▁New ▁Cross ▁Road ▁and ▁onto ▁the