
Read & Riot
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"Stylish, striking, and elegantly packaged...as indispensible to confronting, say, your domineering mother-in-law or your local city council as it is to helping foment an ongoing and ever-escalating insurrection against, say, a sexist, racist, nepotistic power-mad oligarchy threatening to destory democracy as we know it...My advice: Buy one"--VOGUE
From artist, activist, and Pussy Riot founder Nadya Tolokonnikova, a guerilla guide to radical protest and joyful political resistance
The face of modern protest is wearing a brightly colored ski mask.
Nadya Tolokonnikova, founding member of the Russian activist group Pussy Riot, is a creative activist, professional protestor, brazen feminist, shocking visual artist, and force to be reckoned with. Her spontaneous, explosive approach to political action has involved jumping over barbed wire, kissing police officers, giving guerilla performances in crowded subway cars, and going on a hunger strike to protest the abuse of prisoners. She's been horse-whipped by police in Sochi, temporarily blinded when officers threw green paint in her eyes, and monitored by the Russian government. But what made Nadya an activist icon overnight happened on February 21, 2012, when she was arrested for performing an anti-Putin protest song in a Moscow church.
She was sent to a Russian prison for 18 months and emerged as an international symbol of radical resistance, as calls to "Free Pussy Riot" resounded around the world. With her emblematic ski mask, black lipstick, and unwavering bravery, Nadya has become an emissary of hope and optimism despite overwhelming and ugly political corruption.
Read & Riot is structured around Nadya's ten rules for revolution (Be a pirate! Make your government shit its pants! Take back the joy!) and illustrated throughout with stunning examples from her extraordinary life and the philosophies of other revolutionary rebels throughout history. Rooted in action and going beyond the typical "call your senator" guidelines, Read & Riot gives us a refreshing model for civil disobedience, and encourages our right to question every status quo and make political action exciting-even joyful.
This guide to guerilla activism is built on ten radical principles:
- DIY Activism: Learn how Pussy Riot was founded overnight with no instruments, no money, and a powerful need to invent Russian punk feminism.
- Joyful Resistance: Discover how to take back joy as a political weapon, from guerrilla subway performances to laughing in the face of your oppressors.
- Civil Disobedience: Go beyond simply calling a senator with a model for direct action designed to make your government shit its pants.
- Anti-Authoritarian Art: A punk prayer in a Moscow church led to 18 months in a Russian prison. Find out why committing an "art crime" is one of the most powerful tools for revolution.
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NADYA TOLOKONNIKOVA is an artist, political activist, and founding member of Pussy Riot. She is the recipient of The Lennon Ono Grant for Peace, and is a co-recipient of The Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought. Following her release in 2013, she opened the Mordovia office of Zona Prava, a prisoners' rights non-governmental organization. Later, she started MediaZona, an independent news service now partnered with The Guardian.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- preliminary statement
- we are superpowers
- words, deeds, heroes
- RULE ? 1: BE A PIRATE
- words
- pirate people's republic
- the international waters of piracy
- deeds
- no borders
- heroes
- diogenes
- RULE ? 2: DO IT YOURSELF
- words
- the diy ethos
- junk politics
- lady simplicity: poor art
- deeds
- kill the sexist
- creating a political feminist punk band: the basics
- heroes
- d. a. prigov
- RULE ? 3: TAKE BACK THE JOY
- words
- we shall live in love and laughter
- dada
- deeds
- if the kids are united
- heroes
- 1968
- RULE ? 4: MAKE YOUR GOVERNMENT SHIT ITS PANTS
- words
- question the status quo
- deeds
- don't talk baby talk
- art in action
- sexists are fucked
- heroes
- dr. martin luther king jr.
- RULE ? 5: COMMIT AN ART CRIME
- words
- the human as a political and artistic animal
- destroy the (fourth) wall
- a prayer
- deeds
- pussy riot church
- heroes
- the yes men
- RULE ? 6: SPOT AN ABUSE OF POWER
- words
- lie, cheat, steal (everybody's doin' it)
- or, who is mr. putin and what does it have to do with mr. trump?
- alt-right fascists
- deeds
- bite off your tongue
- take back the streets
- heroes
- the berrigan brothers
- RULE ? 7: DON'T GIVE UP EASY. RESIST. ORGANIZE.
- words
- take your beatings as a badge of honor
- deeds
- freedom is the crime that contains all crimes
- heroes
- emmeline pankhurst
- RULE ? 8: BREAK OUT FROM PRISON
- words
- the prison-industrial complex
- deeds
- prison riot
- heroes
- michel foucault
- liberation theology: a conversation with chris hedges
- RULE ? 9: CREATE ALTERNATIVES
- words
- stay weird
- all power to the imagination
- deeds
- alternative: another law enforcement system is possible
- alternative: a different media is possible
- heroes
- aleksandra kollontai
- RULE ? 10: BE A (WO)MAN
- words
- proud witch and bitch
- the monster of obligatory perfection
- deeds
- revolution is my girlfriend
- heroes
- bell hooks
- the closing statement: hope comes from the hopeless
- afterword by kim gordon
- afterword by olivia wilde
- a pussy riot reading list
- About the Author
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
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