Topless protesters say No to Rape (video)

Femen.org; Seth Auberon, Wisdom Quarterly UPDATED

Catholic nun joins topless protest (femen.org)

Yesterday [Oct. 15, 2012], topless FEMEN ACTIVISTS protested against the impunity of French rapists, who attack with few criminal or social consequences. A nun who happened to pass by soon joined our action. For us, the behavior of Catholic nuns has been a real eye-opener. Educated in cosmopolitan Moscow we would not have thought that there are those nuns who, at least for a while, put the ideals of female solidarity above corporate [church-state] perceptions of "morality." As it turns out, the "Dogs of the [Dominant] Lord" (Domini Canes) are much more human than wild Gundyaev. Cut down the [patriarchal] crosses and save Russia!

• Who? Russia's Eastern Orthodox Patriarch Gundyaev

Protesting Rape by Police
Guardian.co.uk
WARNING: Exposed mammary glands and defiant, attention-grabbing demonstrating!

                   

Activists from the Ukrainian protest group Femen staged a topless demonstration under the partially nude "Venus de Milo" statue inside Paris's Louvre Museum protesting rape. The nonviolent action was prompted by the case of a woman in Tunisia who was allegedly raped by police officers. Not only was she raped, to add insult to outrage she may face charges of indecency with her fiance. Source

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Jailed Pussy Rioter ordered released (video)

TheWorld.org; Wisdom Quarterly

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German supporters (Marcus Brandt/AFP/DPA)

The punk collective of female freedom-fighters, "Pussy Riot," went too far insulting Russian dictator Putin, performing in a Russian Orthodox church to shine light on the lack of separation of church and state.

  

They performed their anti-Putin song in Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral and got arrested, not for playing so much as for posting an inflammatory video about playing. Two of the members remain in jail.

  

TheWorld.org wants to share the MUSIC of the band over the din of the movement the collective inspires around the world. Their first notable tune was “Loosen up the Paving Stones” about the Arab Spring: “Egyptian air is good for the lungs,” they sing. Like the Occupy Movement they are calling for a “Tahrir Square on Red Square.” LISTEN

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• Russia remains divided on the Pussy Riot case
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• CARTOON SLIDESHOW: Pussy Riot sentenced

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Yogis move Off the Mat, Into the World

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Yogis around the world are coming together to activate big change. Join the growing movement of leaders raising funds and awareness for global causes. Join the Global Seva Challenge and come on a life-changing journey to India. GET INVOLVED

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