#1 August 10th, 2012 04:58 PM

artemesia

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Pussy Activism and Solidarity!

Ladies and Gentlemen, finally for the cause!

I'm so glad that Manko has made this set. It's fantastic, it combines every ethos of what we love on ISM, and that in a nutshell, as I've been ranting about in various threads on ISM is Bold Artistic Nude Protest! Every image ever made is a statement about someone's vulnerability, their strength, their passion, their loves but Manko has finally done what needed to be done and utilised her image to bring to light a tragic subversion of justice that is about to take place.

On August 17th, three Russian women Nadia, Masha and Katya will be tried for hooliganism, for using a freedom that we take for granted. Their right to protest an injustice electoral system in a creative way should not be punished with 7 years in jail. And we should be doing everything we can to supply them with our support, and even funding for their trial.

Last edited by artemesia (August 10th, 2012 05:12 PM)

veronicaf

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Just a little sneak peak for those of you who are not already members.....(because really everybody deserves to enjoy Manko's pure awesomeness)

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artemesia

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ohhhh.... this!

Babushka Solidarity

blissed

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That's cool 

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artemesia

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So the verdict is in, Pussy riot members have been sentenced to two years hard labour each.

For those of you who maybe interested, I stumbled across this interesting article about bands who have suffered for their politics. Luckily for us, there is the original clip of the action that led to the arrests of some of Pussyriots members.

In the clip (if you don't wanna read the whole article, it's the last link) you see 4 masked women dancing to a song, have a look and see if you think the sentence is fair....

musical matyrs; bands who have suffered for their politics

also what do you folks think of the no burka clip?

Last edited by artemesia (August 20th, 2012 01:02 PM)

artemesia

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this lady also deserves a huge big up for her songs of protest, and the music is wicked too!

Selda

Selda is an interesting figure. I'm really curious for a turkish speaking ISM'er out there to do a bit of translation for me to figure out for what she was exactly arrested for. It seems that there were some really strict border control issues in Turkey (in the 80's), which she transgressed and was subsequently imprisoned for. At least that's what I can garner from the translate function on chrome.

Whatever, the music speaks for itself. So good!

Would love to see Selda do an ISM protest for Pussy Riot solidarity.

Last edited by artemesia (August 20th, 2012 01:00 PM)

artemesia

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final closing words from pussy riot

Last edited by artemesia (August 21st, 2012 12:01 AM)

artemesia

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There is a hearing for an appeal today October 10th. Send your best thoughts

artemesia

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Not sure where she got her infos from but as seen on  Manko's Face-Crack 'One Pussy Riot member released on parole, sentence for 2 others upheld. FREE PUSSY RIOT! We're not putting away our balaclavas anytime soon.'

Manko. My type of lady xx

Last edited by artemesia (October 10th, 2012 09:25 PM)

blissed

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I think they've just done it as a compromise. But there is no compromising with abusive behaviour of any kind. So yeah, to the Russian government and judiciary, up yours!

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artemesia

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it's so intense, the way they've moved to  ban the word 'gay' in russia and the ukraine.

artemesia

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UPDATE: Katia will be released, but the other two members of pussyriot will goto labour camp in Siberia for 2yrs

artemesia

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I came across this article off reddit today.

Third anarchist jailed for refusing to testify before secret grand jury
Scary stuff. The article is a little one-sided, but sometimes the only news you can get is onesided, because the other side won't report it at all. I'm not going to comment on any of the happenings, but here are her words, the last post she made before being jailed; taken from her blog-Say Nothing She says it all more eloquently than I possible could...

In solidarity with this sister....

WE ARE MADE OF ST(A)R STUFF - Statement by Leah-Lynn Plante
On the morning of July 25th, 2012, my life was turned upside down in a matter of hours. FBI agents from around Washington and Oregon and Joint Terrorism Task Force agents from Washington busted down the front door of my house with a battering ram, handcuffed my house mates and me at gunpoint, and held us hostage in our backyard while they read us a search warrant and ransacked our home. They said it was in connection to May Day vandalism that occurred in Seattle, Washington earlier this year. However, we suspected that this was not really about broken windows. As if they had taken pointers from Orwell’s 1984, they took books, artwork and other various literature as “evidence” as well as many other personal belongings even though they seemed to know that nobody there was even in Seattle on May Day. While we know that knowledge is powerful, we suspected that nobody used rolled up copies of the Stumptown Wobbly to commit property damage. We saw this for what it was. They are trying to investigate anarchists and persecute them for their beliefs. This is a fishing expedition. This is a witch hunt. Since then, thanks to a Freedom of Information Act request, we have learned that this Grand jury was convened on March 2nd, 2012, two months before the May Day vandalism even took place.

I was served a subpoena to testify before a Grand Jury on August 2nd, a week later. I hastily packed my life up into boxes, got rid of almost all of my personal belongings in preparation of incarceration. I was dismissed that day after refusing to testify and re-subpoenaed for August 30th, which was pushed back to September 13th. In that time I did a lot of self care, got my affairs in order and got advice from other people who have either resisted Grand Juries, gone to prison or both. I returned to the Grand Jury on September 13th where I was granted immunity. When you are granted immunity, you lose your right to remain silent and can be thrown into prison for civil contempt. Between consulting with my attorney and an hour long recess, I narrowly avoided a contempt hearing simply because they ran out of time. I was dismissed and was told I would receive my 4th subpoena. I walked out of the courthouse just in time to witness Matthew Kyle Duran, my fellow resister, being taken away to prison in a police van. It broke my heart to watch them kidnap an amazing and strong person and take him away from his friends and loved ones. Katherine “Kteeo” Olejnik has met a similar fate for refusing to testify on September 27th. Right now, Matt and Kteeo are both sitting in prison cells for doing nothing but remaining silent. I have nothing but love and admiration for them both and I know that thousands of others feel the same. On the drive home that night my brain felt like it was short circuiting. A few days later, I received notice that my next subpoena was for October 10th. They also notified my lawyer that they were preparing for a contempt hearing.

Court dates aside, my life has been a roller coaster. Thanks to unrelated events, I have suffered with severe depression and PTSD for many years. These are now much worse and new things trigger me. For a while after the raid, I was in a constant state of panic and I could barely eat. Every time someone knocked on the door, every time I heard any sort of loud sound in my house, my heart sank and I thought “they’ve come for me.” To the day of this writing, I haven’t slept a full night since that cold July morning thanks to nausea inducing anxiety that wakes me up between 4:00 and 7:00 every single morning. After a couple months, the initial panic has faded into grim acceptance. Despite my mental health issues, I never once considered co-operation and never would. It is against everything I believe in. On my right arm I have a tattoo reading “strive to survive causing least suffering possible.” This is something I live by every single day and will continue to live by whether I am in a cage or not.

I cannot express in words how grateful I am to all those who have shown us support and solidarity, especially our friends, partners and loved ones. We will all get through this together. I know I am a broken record with the following sentiment, but I feel like it’s worth repeating. They want us to feel isolated, alone and scared. I know that even though Kteeo has been held in what is essentially solitary confinement, she does not feel alone. I know that Matt does not feel alone. I know that I will not feel alone. When they try to mercilessly gut communities, we do not scatter, we grow stronger, we thrive. I view this State repression like this: The State thinks it is a black hole that can destroy whatever it wants. In reality, it is much more like a stellar nursery, wherein it unintentionally creates new, strong anarchist stars.

I do not look forward to what inevitably awaits me today, but I accept it. I ask that people continue to support us throughout this process by writing us letters, sending us books, donating and spreading awareness.

My convictions are unwavering and will not be shaken by their harassment. Today is October 10th, 2012 and I am ready to go to prison.

Love and solidarity to all those who resist,

Forever in silence.

Leah-Lynn Plante

artemesia

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http://www.freeleah.org/

artemesia

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NEW PUSSY RIOT SONG!~

Exploring where Russia's oil wealth goes while breaking into a facility. Damn they're cool!!!!!!

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/0 … song/?_r=1

paranoid24

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I like their raw punk style.

artemesia

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So brave! And if you like punk you should check out...

http://riotgrrrlberlin.tumblr.com/grrrlcompilations

Some really cool songs out there & so much free good music!

Last edited by artemesia (August 6th, 2013 03:48 AM)

elvis

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The Knife supports Pussy Riot on their one-year anniversary of sentencing at the Pukkelpop fest in Belgium... "FREE PUSSY RIOT, WE ARE ALL PUSSY RIOT!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLljb7MuR74

artemesia

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nice work elvis! thanks for posting this

elvis

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Np! I just can't believe that it has been an entire year...

paranoid24

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Thanks. I'm going to browse.