Pussy Riot

To commemorate the 1-year anniversary of the sentencing of 3 members of Pussy Riot to imprisonment in Russia, where 2 (Nadya and Masha) still remain incarcerated in remote penal colonies, artists from Manchester, London, Leeds, Liverpool and Toronto are coming together for 3 days to celebrate freedom of expression and to raise funds for Pussy Riot. All staff and performers will participate for free.

* Across the 3 days, any profit will go direct to Pussy Riot through THE VOICE PROJECT www.voiceproject.org/pussyriot and donations are encouraged.

(1) On Saturday 17 August is the screening of the 2013 Sundance award-winning documentary feature PUSSY RIOT A PUNK PRAYER at KRAAK venue, Northern Quarter, Manchester. Doors open 2PM, film starts 230PM, followed by recorded video interview with the directors, doors close 430PM. This will be attended by some of the musicians on the lineup for the 2-day festival on Sun 18 and Mon 19 August. Voluntary donations will be collected.

(2) On Sunday 18 & Monday 19 August, REVOLUTION Pussy Riot Sentencing Commemoration Festival will take place at KRAAK venue (www.kraak.co).

SHATTERJAPAN (www.shatterjapan.com) presents this special non-profit festival of music and performance spread over 2 days at KRAAK venue (www.kraak.co), right in the heart of Manchesters ber-trendy Northern Quarter. Artists from various parts of the UK and beyond are working together at no fee to bring you this special event to commemorate the 1-year anniversary of the sentencing of Pussy Riot and to celebrate the power of freedom of expression. Afterparties to be held on each night at COYOTES BAR (www.coyotesbar.co.uk) in the gay village. * Any profit will go direct to Pussy Riot through THE VOICE PROJECT ) (www.voiceproject.org/pussyriot) and donations are encouraged.

On 21 February 2012, members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot performed a punk prayer in a Moscow church for which three of them (Nadezhda Nadya Tolokonnikova, Maria Masha Alyokhina and Yekaterina Katya Samutsevich) were arrested, detained for over 5 months and eventually sentenced on 17 August 2012 to 2 years imprisonment. Although Katya was subsequently released on a technicality, Nadya and Masha were moved to separate and remote penal colonies with restricted access to their young children and legal team. Appeals to release the two women have failed, and concerns rise as to the health and fate of the women, Masha having recently undergone a hunger strike. Other Pussy Riot members are campaigning for the womens release, with the support of local and international activists, politicians and artists.

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New YOUTUBE support video messages from artists including PEACHES http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZiSX7Bx6p8

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