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Open Mic Night and Letter Writing Day - Tuesday, 19th November 2013
Posted: Wednesday 13 November 2013 by Unknown in Labels: English PEN, event, letter writing, open mic, uelA Open Mic night to raise funds for, and awareness of, Pussy Riot.
General encouraged theme of freedom of speech, but in the interests of freedom of speech - you can perform anything you wish! We'll also be holding an Empty Chair section where we'll read out some of Pussy Riot's work, to release their words into the world.
Anyone who writes specifically themed Pussy Riot themed pieces, in support of them, will receive a FREE BOOK.
To book your slot, please email Jack on u0710321@uel.ac.uk - there are limited free-for-all spaces available, so do ensure you book in advance! Please make sure you tell us your act- whether it's poetry, a prose extract, non-fiction, comedy, music or playscripts - the more diverse the better, and all are welcome. It must be no more than 2-5 minutes in length.
Preceded by an afternoon filled with tea, coffee, biscuits and writing of letters of support to Pussy Riot and their families.
Letter Writing drop-in session: 2pm-4pm, Student Union Lounge
Open Mic: 5pm-7pm, Student Union Lounge
(The SU lounge is next to the cashpoints in North Building, Docklands Campus)
Intro to the case: Pussy Riot's Nadezhda Tolokonnikova went missing whilst under the guard of Russian officials during her transfer to a Siberian prison on the 21st October. She and another member of Pussy Riot, Maria Alyokhina, are serving two-year sentences for hooliganism motivated by religious hatred, for their impromptu anti-Putin punk performance in Moscow's main cathedral in February 2012.
Here is a link to a video article regarding the disappearance: http://edition.cnn.com/
...this is the petition calling for the disclosure of her whereabouts, her release as a prisoner of conscience, and for contact to be reinstated between her and lawyers/family: https://
...and here is a documentary about the punk collective: http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Be sure to 'follow' us on Twitter for updates on Pussy Riot and Tolokonnikova. @uelPEN