Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Party for punk protestors

I got this from Amnesty International: 

http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/campaigns/individuals-at-risk/pussy-riot-punk-prayer?msource=W1306ECIAR1

Dear Tracy,

Sixteen months ago, three young women in Russia were arrested for performing less than 40 seconds of a punk protest song. As news of the Russian feminist punk group "Pussy Riot" spread like wildfire, millions of people around the world watched the YouTube video of their performance.

I'm appalled that today two members of Pussy Riot are still imprisoned in penal colonies for exercising their right to peaceful expression.

Your letters, concerts, protests and tweets on behalf of Pussy Riot have helped raise the women's profile and send a strong message to the Russian authorities: "the world is watching."

Now there is one more tool we can use in our efforts to free Nadya and Masha: The documentary Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer will debut on HBO on Monday, June 10th at 9pm/8c.

Amnesty is promoting the film to continue to raise awareness about Pussy Riot's case and to advocate for the women's immediate and unconditional release. We are calling for an end to the crackdown on freedom of expression in Russia.

You can help:

Host a viewing party with your friends and family. Download our viewer's guide for all the tools you will need and more ways to get involved with our work on Pussy Riot.

Earlier this year Russian authorities banned the video of Pussy Riot's "Punk Prayer" in Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral. The performance was scrubbed from the Russian internet and labeled "extremist." However, as this documentary shows, Pussy Riot can't be silenced and they won't be forgotten.

In Solidarity,

Jasmine Heiss
Amnesty International USA

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