Pussy Riot Fundraiser Tonight
Tonic Lounge Raising Money For Imprisoned Women
The women of Pussy Riot have now been sentenced to two years in Russian jail for a basic protest many of us in the USA would participate in. They need our help now more than ever as two of the women have small children at home and have no means of supporting them while incarcerated. Please join Tonic Lounge for
2000
a night of rocking singing and fundraising for the Pussy Riot Girls.
Featuring live performances on the main stage by:
Sistafist
Tender Buttons
Havania Whaal
A comedy set from Kristine Levine
Emceed by Whitney Streed
All girl themed ShittyOke in the front room
A raffle for prizes from:
SheBop
Fat Fancy
Hammy's Pizza
Slappy Cakes
Brass Tacks Sandwiches
Lion Heart Kombucha
Pussy Riot is a Russian feminist punk-rock collective based in Moscow. Founded in August 2011, it consists of approximately 12 members, who wear brightly colored balaclavas and use only nicknames during interviews.
They stage unannounced provocative performances about Russian political life in unusual and unauthorized locations, such as the Yelokhovo Cathedral, Lobnoye Mesto in Red Square, on top of a trolleybus, or on a scaffold in the Moscow Metro. These performances are edited into videos and posted on the internet.
On February 21, 2012, five members of the group staged an illegal performance on the soleas of Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. Their actions were stopped by church security officials. By evening, they had turned it into a music video which they entitled “Punk Prayer - Mother of God, Chase Putin Away!”.
On March 3, two of the group members, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, were arrested and charged with hooliganism. A third member, Yekaterina Samutsevich, was arrested on March 16.
Denied bail, they were held in custody until their trial began in late July. On August 17, 2012, the three members were convicted of hooliganism, and each was sentenced to two years imprisonment.Two other members of the group have reportedly left Russia fearing prosecution.
Suggested Donation at the door $3-10.
Thursday September 27th 2012 9:00
@ Tonic Lounge
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