Megan DobneyWell, to be exactly correct, UpRise is here. Or will be on Sunday 3 October in Finsbury Park.
Remember 2008? One of the first acts of newly-elected London Mayor Johnson was to remove the anti-racist message from the Rise festival.
Trade unions and community activists reacted with anger and astonishment – but also with action – and the result, in 2010, is UpRise, anti-racism festival, described on the website as “a new festival born out of the ashes of the former Rise festival”.
Back with UpRise will be SERTUC’s UnionCity - the area for unions – for stalls, meeting and music.
So – to support UpRise go straight to their website, www.uprise.org.uk and join the £1 Crew – donate £1 instantly. Do it now!
For more information on UnionCity, contact sertucevents@tuc.org.uk
Comment made by Margareta Beyl on Sep 16th 2010 at 1:23 pm:
The majority of of the critical things in the world have been accomplished by folks who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all