Support for imprisoned punk trio Pussy Riot has gone beyond tokenistic internet
clicktivism, and has hit the streets around the world. ---- Brighton was host to a
particularly impressive flash mob on Thursday evening(16th). It had been organised by the
Brighton Feminist Collective on the eve of the Pussy Riot trial verdict. Just after 7pm,
over a hundred people turned up to show their pro-Pussy Riot solidarity. Chosing
Brighton's Cathedral of Consumerism instead of a Russian Orthodox one, Brighton Feminists
played the two minute song that got Pussy Riot arrested outside Churchill Square Mall - to
a crowd of neon clothes and balaclavas. ---- As one of the Collective said "We just
plugged in our amp, turned it up and went for it. Obviously we're totally against what's
happening to the group.
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