London's Rise festival goes ahead
Last year's festival before the event was re-named to Rise.
A multi-cultural event supported by trade unions is being held as planned in London this weekend.
The Rise festival begins at noon in Burgess Park, Camberwell on Saturday July 16, and organisers are expecting a big turnout of music-lovers keen to display London's multi-cultural strengths following last week's Tube bombings.
Last year, when the festival took place under the Respect banner, thousands of Londoners attended the event which, although re-named, continues to be sponsored by the Mayor of London, National Assembly Against Racism, and the South-East region of the Trades Union Congress.
This year's event, aimed at celebrating London's diversity and promoting anti-racism, will be opened by Mayor Ken Livingstone. In this year's musical line up are Lemar, Goldie Lookin Chain, Kano, and The Mitchell Brothers, plus many more top acts.
Admission is free to all the music stages, including the Africa 2005 Village, Asian cultural area Mela, the Big Cuba Festival, and the Cresent stage, which features musing from Turkey and the Middle East.
There will also be a Comedy Marquee, and a family area with rides, workshops, childrens' theatre, and play areas.
Festival goers are advised to travel to Elephant and Castle station, served by London Underground and national rail, and take one of the dozen bus routes which pass Burgess park.