From Amnesty International’s press release for the event: "Amnesty International members, activists, rock fans and artists will show their support for Pussy Riot and Human Rights in Russia at the second annual punk protest beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, August 16 in front of the Russian Embassy. The concert will take place the day before the one year anniversary of Pussy Riot’s sentencing and approximately six months out from the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia."
The event will include local DC bands Soft Punch, G.U.T.S. and Jail Solidarity, and speakers from the human rights movement and Russian diaspora. Come show your support for the women of Pussy Riot, the LGBTI community and other Russians who have been denied their basic human rights to freedom of expression by wearing balaclavas and holding a variety of visuals from 6-9 p.m., on Friday, August 16th, in front of the Russian Embassy (corner of Wisconsin Ave. and Edmunds St. NW). –Natan