It is estimated that during Russia's New Year's holiday Finland is visited by hundreads of thousands Russian guests. Only in Helsinki there will be at least 130.000 visitors. Many of them want to make rebellion plans to get rid of Putin's regime and they 'hide' their visit as a normal family holiday without anykind of control by FSB or Center of Extermism.
Father Frost against Putin - festival
It is estimated that during Russia's New Year's holiday Finland is visited by hundreads of thousands Russian guests. Only in Helsinki there will be at least 130.000 visitors. Many of them want to make rebellion plans to get rid of Putin's regime and they 'hide' their visit as a normal family holiday without anykind of control by FSB or Center of Extermism.
Beginning of the year 2014 Russian and Finnish activists invite everyone to join to festival, which purpose is to promote Russian and Finnish basic level and frontline opposition movement. The purpose of this festival is to create connections between countries and it is an ideal way to spend Russian New Year holiday in Finland. All programs during the festival are open for everyone, but at the same time it will be arranged meetings between activists who have purpose to create individual projects.
Program is preliminary, last minute changes are possible
10:00 – 11:15 Animal rights movement in Russia
11:30 - 12:45 Local environmental struggles in St. Petersburg
12:45 – 13:45 Lunch
13:45 – 15:00 Activism, human rights and queer movement in Armenia
15:15 – 16:30 Struggle for free spaces in St. Petersburg
16:45 – 18:00 Supporting Russian political prisoners
18:00 – 19:00 Dinner
20:00 – 21.00 A demonstration for political prisoners in Russia, gathering at statue of three smiths in beginning of Aleksanterinkatu street
22:00 – 02:00 Evening concert, featuring Lisichkin Khleb (Moscow), Mercedes Bentso (Itä-Helsinki) and Bolshevikings (Stockholm), DJ Lady Chatterleyn Rakastaja (Peijakas!). Evening concert in facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/188976201308159/
Additional program:
15:15 LGBTIQ struggle in Russia
17:00 Starting up action samba bands
A workshop on forming an action samba band. We learn to play one tune together and share tips on everything you need to get started.
"We are a network of action samba bands, playing for all kinds of
socio-political and ecological causes. We actively criticize and confront any form of domination, exploitation, discrimination or oppression and choose tactical frivolity and/or other forms of creative protest as a way to express our rage and indignation… You can hear us on the streets, just come and look for us!"
Read more about the Rhythms of Resistance network:
https://www.rhythms-of-resistance.org/
Lunch and dinner are free for guests abroad.
Festival will take place in Mannerheimintie 5 B, 7th floor. Building is located in the center of the city, 200 metres from the main railway station.
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