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SAVE RISE FESTIVAL PETITION1 comment

Janice aka Miss Mad News wrote 6 months ago: Rise Festival was a London event set up by the Trades Union Congress in 1996 as a music event to pro … more →

Tags: Petition, London, Music, Boris Johnson, mayor, Cancelled, Anti-racism

"BORIS JOHNSON, YOU ARE MAKING A MISTAKE"2 comments

Loulla-Mae wrote 7 months ago: Boris Johnson you are making a mistake. It is sad that as the Mayor of London you are unable to see … more →

Tags: London, Experiences, Boris Johnson, London Mayor, Anti-racism

Rise Festival London5 comments

Elisavet wrote 1 year ago: It’s summer and I’m lazy, I wish I could say I’m enjoying the sunny weather, well … more →

Tags: Culture, Entertainment, Music, bassekou kouyate, CSS, Emmanuel Jal, finsbury park, Free, Jimmy Cliff

Children Acting Like Drunks

ginolawless wrote 1 year ago: The two best moments of last weekend were related to cool children. On Saturday I joined a crowd of … more →

Tags: Music, acquaintances and the best of the public, people are nuts, Cool Kids, Children, Fun, rottweilers, CSS

Qype: Rise Festival in london

simonmcewen wrote 1 year ago: london If I new anything about web design and hacking I would attempt to add another couple of stars … more →

Tags: 1, London, Free, Music, CSS, Boris, finsbury park

Free London - Saturday 11th - Sunday 12th July2 comments

johnny void wrote 1 year ago: We’re adding a new weekly (hopefully) feature to the void. With free festivals under threat du … more →

Tags: free festivals, finsbury park, Hayward Gallery, Lewisham People's Day, Croydon Mela, CSS, Jimmy Cliff, Trojan Sound System, Jerry Dammers

Boris is scared to face London

johnny void wrote 1 year ago: Let’s get one thing straight.  Ken was a tosser, an authoritarian egomaniac who happily rolled … more →

Tags: Boris Johnson, Pride

Boris Booed at Pride4 comments

johnny void wrote 1 year ago: We didn’t see it ourselves but our trusted sources tell us that Boris Johnson was routinely bo … more →

Tags: Boris Johnson, Pride

Spouses for Life2 comments

cosmodaddy wrote 1 year ago: The world is changing. We have just marriage on equal terms in California, we have an equality bill … more →

Tags: Popular Culture, Politics, Gay, Human Rights, racism, Boris Johnson, California, Diversity, mayor of london

Unions Sever All Links with Rise Festival

Aled Dilwyn Fisher wrote 1 year ago: No surprise, really, given this. From Unite in London: **** FOR IMMEDIATE USE **** LONDON UNIONS SEV … more →

Tags: Boris, London, Right-wingers, Tories, Trade Unions, Anti-Fascism, Anti-racism, Boris Johnson, conservative party

Wolf at the door: the true face of 'new' Tory

wallscometumblingdown wrote 1 year ago: Given my disbelief that so many people appear to have forgotten just how bad the Tories were before … more →

Tags: Current Affairs, community cohesion, 2008, Boris Johnson, David Cameron, Radiohead, GLA, conservative party, London

Rise update 2

thelayoftheland wrote 1 year ago: The public sector union UNISON have removed funding from Rise festival this year after the change of … more →

Tags: Political, London, mayor, Boris Johnson, racism, unison

Rise Update1 comment

thelayoftheland wrote 1 year ago: Interesting updates to the Rise story provided by both the Mayor’s cultural adviser at the Gua … more →

Tags: Political, London, mayor, Politics, Boris Johnson

Far Right on the 'Rise' in London - How Do We Stop Fascism?10 comments

Aled Dilwyn Fisher wrote 1 year ago: The news that the ‘Rise: London United against Racism’ Festival will no long carry an … more →

Tags: BNP, Boris, Far right, Green Party, London, Racism/Anti-Racism, Right-wingers, 21 June demonstration, Anti-Fascism

Boris Rebrands Rise to the Right1 comment

johnny void wrote 1 year ago: Entertaining and prolific blog The Tory Troll (which we suspect might be written by Ken clutching a … more →

Tags: Boris

Rise Festival 20081 comment

therip wrote 1 year ago: Anyone who’s likely to be near Finsbury Park in London on Sunday 13th July should get themselv … more →

Tags: Music, Jimmy Cliff, CSS, Sharon Jones, Anti-racism, Boris Johnson

Rise up against... What?2 comments

thelayoftheland wrote 1 year ago: Dave Hill has pointed out that the anti-racism message of the Rise festival (which has been central … more →

Tags: Political, London, mayor, Boris Johnson, racism

CSS, The Aliens and Jimmy Cliff to play Rise festival

emomagazine wrote 1 year ago: If you’re about in London town on 13 July, then head on over to Finsbury Park and catch the Ri … more →

Tags: CSS, The Aliens, Jimmy Cliff

Is Boris set to stop our festivals?2 comments

johnny void wrote 1 year ago: In a bid to ensure that our free festival listings are accurate the void just spoke with the London … more →

Tags: Boris Johnson, GLA, london festivals


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