Pussy Riot

[Ghost of Electricity]

Is there a petition somewhere?

[SarahC]

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=6oJCLQPAJiJUG&b=6645049&aid=517749&msource=W0000ACFACE

[Sweet Papa Crimbo]

There's a part of me that's outraged and part of me that thinks the only reason the American media is paying attention to the story is an excuse to say 'pussy riot' over the airwaves.

[PopTodd]

There's a part of me that's outraged and part of me that thinks the only reason the American media is paying attention to the story is an excuse to say 'pussy riot' over the airwaves.

 

I heard a piece on Public Radio last night about Pussy Riot. (Of course it was Public Radio!) And it was pretty damn interesting. "Pussy Riot" isn't just the name of the band, but it's the name of an entire female/feminist protest movement in Russia that is opposed to the Putin regime; it's more than just those three women who are in jail. It's a whole grassroots thing.

Here is a link to an interview with another couple of members of the movement.

http://www.npr.org/2012/02/08/146581790/in-russia-punk-rock-riot-girls-rage-against-putin

Great stuff, as always.

[stooka]

Hooliganism

 

 

[Kim Bodnia]

 

I heard a piece on Public Radio last night about Pussy Riot. (Of course it was Public Radio!) And it was pretty damn interesting. "Pussy Riot" isn't just the name of the band, but it's the name of an entire female/feminist protest movement in Russia that is opposed to the Putin regime; it's more than just those three women who are in jail. It's a whole grassroots thing.

Here is a link to an interview with another couple of members of the movement.

http://www.npr.org/2...e-against-putin

Great stuff, as always.

 

Thanks

[Tweedling]

The next time they have one of them there pussy riots, I'm volunteering for crowd control!

[Doug C]

If only Edward R. Murrow were here to report, "A riot of pussy engulfed Red Square today...".

[kidsmoke]

I could do without their name. Approve of their political activism though.

[LouieB]

The name and the act are all part of the provocation. They aren't really a musical act per se, My quesetion is - what is their name in Russian?

 

LouieB

[bjorn_skurj]

I'll say this - you couldn't possibly get this kind of punk rock cred anywhere else but Russia. (Or China, Iran or North Korea and probably several other places.) Seriously - here in America, music has been completely defanged politically, but in some places, it's still taken very very seriously, what musicians say.

[Tweedling]

bjorn lives!

No better thread to see it.

[i'm only sleeping]

Amnesty International has launched a campaign to sign against these girls going to jail

[mpolak21]

Here's some good (breaking) news about this situation: http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/188411/breaking-pussy-riot-to-be-freed-from-jail/. Hopefully this plays out.

 

--Mike