Free Pussy Riot
 

Pussy Riot is a punk feminist group in Russia. They are charged with hooliganism and bound to be locked up for 7 years for protesting the wedding of Putin cronyism and the Orthodox Church. Amnesty International and other progressive organizations are spearheading their release.
If you have the time, click the link above and sign the petition on Change.org. If you have the money, share a little for their defense.
Thanks for reading this :poc-smile:

Three members of Pussy Riot were sentenced to 2 years.

on another note...WIGS
 

This is a [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKYfdO5LFDs&feature=plcp"]Lauren | Ep. 1 of 3 | Feat. Troian Bellisario & Jennifer Beals | WIGS - YouTube[/nomedia], good but very hard to watch. Major triggering event for me and probably for others.
If you subscribe to the series on youtube, SWAN gets a 50 cent donation. My hats off to Anu Bhagwati and SWAN for their difficult and tireless work.

I fuckin' love these women!

I never heard of this show. Thanks for posting this Mariamma.

Nice summation and opinion piece on gender disparity and (femme) women
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/...rticle4490370/