UpRise – Help Rise Festival return this Summer
UpRise, which has campaigned to save Rise Festival, is now aiming to stage a free music festival this Summer in the spirit of Rise, taking a stand against racism.
If all 100,000 people who attended Rise in 2008 pledge just £1, the organisation will be on target to fund the event.
London’s annual anti-racism festival, which first took place in 1996, was cancelled by Mayor Boris Johnson in April 2009. Chuka is a supporter of the campaign to save Rise. Thousands of people have signed the petition to save Rise and joined the UpRise Facebook group.
To find out more about the campaign and donate visit www.uprise.org.uk
