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Join us for a conversation with Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot. We will discuss such topics as 红杏直播 politics, the threat authoritarianism, activism and protest, prison advocacy, and her experiences working in both Russia and the US.听
Tolokonnikova is a founding member of the feminist punk collective Pussy Riot. In 2011, Pussy Riot began staging unauthorized guerrilla performances in public locations, promoting gender equality, LGBTQ+ rights, and opposition to Vladimir Putin. In 2012, Tolokonnikova was convicted of 鈥渉ooliganism motivated by religious hatred鈥� after being arrested during a performance in Moscow鈥檚 Christ the Savior Cathedral. After nearly two years in a prison labor camp, Tolokonnikova has continued creating protest music. Along with fellow Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina, she founded Zona Prava, which provides legal defense and counseling to those threatened by unlawful actions taken by corrections officials, investigators, or judges in Russia. She was named a 鈥減risoner of conscience鈥� by Amnesty International, and received the LennonOno Grant for Peace in 2012, as well as the prestigious Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought. Her first collaboration with producer Dave Sitek (TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs), 鈥淐haika,鈥� was released in February 2016, and her debut EP,听xxx, released in October of the same year.
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