Just weeks after Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina, imprisoned members of Russian punk rock activist band PUSSY RIOT were FREED late last year on an Amnesty agreement, the band is returning the favor and are set for the bands very FIRST U.S. appearance at the AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL BENEFIT, set to take place 2/5/2014 BARCLAYS CENTER, BROOKLYN, NYC, NY.
The AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL "BRINGING HUMAN RIGHTS HOME" benefit show will also feature FLAMING LIPS, LAURYN HILL, TEGAN AND SARA and many other artists and more TBA.
ITP V.014 EDITORS NOTE: ITP V.014 EDITOR attended the AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL benefit in 1986 with U2, THE POLICE, THE HOOTERS, HOWARD JONES and many others, good show, awesome cause.
Our mission is to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated.
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina of PUSSY RIOT spent nearly a year in Russian prison as the conviction stemmed from an incident when the band protested Russian President Putin and stormed the alter in a Orthodox Moscow church, and sung a provocative punk rock protest song.
Human Rights organization AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL have commented on the guilty verdict vs. Russian punk rockers PUSSY RIOT describing them as "political prisoners". PUSSY RIOT, stormed the alter in a Moscow Orthodox church, and sung a provocative punk rock protest song. Four members of the Russian band PUSSY RIOT stormed the alter in costume 2/21/2012 and sang "Virgin Mary, Get Putin Out." The stunt lasted less than a minute before the women were forcibly removed. PUSSY RIOT were charged with "criminal hooliganism" and sentenced to two years in prison in a Russian court.
FROM PUSSY RIOT:
“We are happy to support Amnesty International’s work on behalf of human rights and political prisoners,” “We, more than anyone, understand how important Amnesty’s work is in connecting activists to prisoners."
"A month ago we were freed from Russian prison camps," they added. "We will never forget what it’s like to be in prison after a political conviction. We have vowed to continue helping those who remain behind bars and we hope to see you all at the Amnesty International concert on February 5th in Brooklyn.”
http://gothamist.com/2014/01/21/pussy_riot_brooklyn.php
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/21/pussy-riot-new-york-city_n_4639416.html?ir=Arts
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/09/jailed-pussy-riot-released-russian-vladimir-putin
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/18/jailed-pussy-riot-russian-amnesty
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/18/greenpeace-pussy-riot-amnesty_n_4464837.html
1/23/2014 UPDATE: FROM CBGB's:
Blondie is confirmed for the Amnesty Show on Feb 5....but now we read this.
1/29/2014 UPDATE:
We can now confirm that Madonna is coming to our Bringing Human Rights Home concert in Brooklyn! She will be introducing Pussy Riot. There's still time to get tickets: http://bit.ly/1k7qM2u
FROM AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL:
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES NEW HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERT FOR NEW GENERATION AT BARCLAYS CENTER
ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5
The Flaming Lips, Imagine Dragons, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Tegan and Sara, The Fray, Cold War Kids, Colbie Caillat and Cake among confirmed acts
--Tickets Go On Sale Saturday, January 11--
BROOKLYN (January 8, 2013) -- Amnesty International's iconic Human Rights Concert series will hold a Bringing Human Rights Home concert at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Wednesday, February 5. The evening will include performances by Imagine Dragons, The Flaming Lips, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Tegan and Sara, The Fray, Cold War Kids, Colbie Caillat, Cake and more.
Tickets for Bringing Human Rights Home go on sale Saturday, January 11 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased online via Ticketmaster by visiting www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets will also be available at the American Express® Box Office at Barclays Center beginning Monday, January 13 at noon (if still available). American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Thursday, January 9 at 10 a.m. through Friday, January 10 at 10 p.m.
Twenty-five years after its initial concert series, which featured U2, Sting, Lou Reed and others, Amnesty International is redeploying the concert-with a digital twist-to bring awareness about human rights to a new generation.
"The fight for global human rights begins at home," said Steven W. Hawkins, Executive Director for Amnesty International USA. "This concert is part of an evolving conversation about human rights that grounds the universal struggle for dignity and freedom in the injustices we see every day in our own backyard in the United States. We're bringing back the concerts to show a new generation of activists how to stand up for justice at home and abroad-whether it is fighting for the right to voice dissent peacefully on social networks or in the streets, protecting the rights of women and girls, or standing in solidarity with individuals persecuted for who they are or what they believe."
"Amnesty's past concerts have featured some of the greatest artists of our generation and have been catalysts for real, measurable change," said Dan Reynolds, lead singer of Grammy Award-nominated rock band Imagine Dragons. "It's an honor to perform as part of this event and continue the cause of championing human rights around the world."
ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5
The Flaming Lips, Imagine Dragons, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Tegan and Sara, The Fray, Cold War Kids, Colbie Caillat and Cake among confirmed acts
--Tickets Go On Sale Saturday, January 11--
BROOKLYN (January 8, 2013) -- Amnesty International's iconic Human Rights Concert series will hold a Bringing Human Rights Home concert at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Wednesday, February 5. The evening will include performances by Imagine Dragons, The Flaming Lips, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Tegan and Sara, The Fray, Cold War Kids, Colbie Caillat, Cake and more.
Tickets for Bringing Human Rights Home go on sale Saturday, January 11 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased online via Ticketmaster by visiting www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets will also be available at the American Express® Box Office at Barclays Center beginning Monday, January 13 at noon (if still available). American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Thursday, January 9 at 10 a.m. through Friday, January 10 at 10 p.m.
Twenty-five years after its initial concert series, which featured U2, Sting, Lou Reed and others, Amnesty International is redeploying the concert-with a digital twist-to bring awareness about human rights to a new generation.
"The fight for global human rights begins at home," said Steven W. Hawkins, Executive Director for Amnesty International USA. "This concert is part of an evolving conversation about human rights that grounds the universal struggle for dignity and freedom in the injustices we see every day in our own backyard in the United States. We're bringing back the concerts to show a new generation of activists how to stand up for justice at home and abroad-whether it is fighting for the right to voice dissent peacefully on social networks or in the streets, protecting the rights of women and girls, or standing in solidarity with individuals persecuted for who they are or what they believe."
"Amnesty's past concerts have featured some of the greatest artists of our generation and have been catalysts for real, measurable change," said Dan Reynolds, lead singer of Grammy Award-nominated rock band Imagine Dragons. "It's an honor to perform as part of this event and continue the cause of championing human rights around the world."
Between 1986 and 1998, Amnesty International held 28 concerts around the world with over 1.25 million attendees. The most high-profile component of the concert series was the six-week, five-continent, 20-concert "Human Rights Now!" world tour in 1988 - headlined by Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Tracy Chapman and Youssou N'Dour. Those concerts directly helped triple the movement's worldwide membership and mobilize a generation of human rights activists.
The Bringing Human Rights Home concert is being produced by CBGB Productions, the live event and music production affiliate of CBGB & OMFUG.
More information on the upcoming concert can be found at amnestyusa.org/Feb5concert. Follow #AmnestyConcert for live updates.
Brooklyn Nets All Access season ticket buyers have the opportunity to purchase tickets for Barclays Center events before the general public. For more information, visit www.barclayscenter.com. To receive the latest updates and special pre-sale offers, become a Barclays Center Behind the Scenes newsletter recipient, and follow @BarclaysCenter on Twitter and Facebook.
As with all events at Barclays Center, arena staff will work closely with the MTA to coordinate mass transit to and from the arena and with the NYPD and other City agencies to ensure safety and security procedures are strictly followed and enforced.
The Bringing Human Rights Home concert is being produced by CBGB Productions, the live event and music production affiliate of CBGB & OMFUG.
More information on the upcoming concert can be found at amnestyusa.org/Feb5concert. Follow #AmnestyConcert for live updates.
Brooklyn Nets All Access season ticket buyers have the opportunity to purchase tickets for Barclays Center events before the general public. For more information, visit www.barclayscenter.com. To receive the latest updates and special pre-sale offers, become a Barclays Center Behind the Scenes newsletter recipient, and follow @BarclaysCenter on Twitter and Facebook.
As with all events at Barclays Center, arena staff will work closely with the MTA to coordinate mass transit to and from the arena and with the NYPD and other City agencies to ensure safety and security procedures are strictly followed and enforced.
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