March 31 will take a place action – moving bus exhibition in support for Pussy Riot Band, organized by ZHIR Project and noart Gallery.
Pussy Riot group is a Russian Feminist Punk Band that made a «punk-prayer performance» named «Drive away Putin!” in Christ the Savor Cathedral in Moscow, which is the a state-run enterprise and not the church, at least not in the conventional sense of the word. For example, the cellars of Cathedral since long used as a self storage place of governmental wealthies.
Three young women, between them two young mothers that are charged with participating in the «punk-prayer-performance» absolutely unlawful remaning till April 24 in a custody. The possibility to release them on bail was denied! Although their guilt is not yet proved, they are kept in terrible conditions as extremly dangerous criminals! Girls might face up to seven years of imprisonment!
We need your help!
Public prayer action of Pussy Riot group has left almost no one indifferent in Russia! Activists have lanced an «old abscess» of the relationship of corrupted church and totalitarian government and became the catalyst for the collision of radical art and fascist pseudo-orthodox community and took the fire on themselves.
The timing of this action, timed to presidential election, was not accidential. Obviously the decision in this case will be taken at the highest level of political management. From the outcome of this process depends the vector, which will take the development of modern culture and civil society as a whole. Today support for Pussy Riot is not a question of taste or belonging to a particular social group, but a case of everyone who thinks about the consequences for subsequent generations in Russia.
An unprecedented cruelty of the authorities and society towards the members of Pussy Riot group and their families has caused a wave of international protest actions in support for them not only in Moscow, Novosibirsk and Yerevan, but also in Warsaw and Berlin.
March 31 we preparing a new collective action in support for Pussy Riot group in Moscow – PARTY RIOT BUS. It’s gonna be a moving party in the bus, which will drive along the Garden Ring, and where will take a place a press conference, a show of art objects and performances in support for the band.
The action is carried out on a voluntary basis at the expenses of participants. So, we appeal to everyone who wants to influence the course of trial of the artists, to help raise funds for its implementaion. We believe that the formation of public opinion can now be decisive in this matter.
The collected funds will be used to pay a bus, printing posters and professional event security. The rest, as well as the money collected during the action, will be transferred to the lawyers of Pussy Riot group.
more info – freepussyriot.org