{"id":2945,"date":"2023-01-22T17:57:53","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T17:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/22\/nfts-driving-change-theres-no-stopping-pussy-riots-nadya-tolokonnikova\/"},"modified":"2023-01-22T17:57:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T17:57:53","slug":"nfts-driving-change-theres-no-stopping-pussy-riots-nadya-tolokonnikova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/22\/nfts-driving-change-theres-no-stopping-pussy-riots-nadya-tolokonnikova\/","title":{"rendered":"NFTs Driving Change: There\u2019s No Stopping Pussy Riot\u2019s Nadya Tolokonnikova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I believe Sunday mornings are for lazy breakfasts and great reads in bed. And if it\u2019s too cold in your part of the world, add a blanket or two. While I cannot promise you a great read, I guarantee some food for thought, something inspiring, or maybe even a pinch of hope.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/nfts-driving-change-why-we-need-to-look-beyond-pfps-cartoon-jpegs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NFTs Driving Change<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014a bi-monthly column where I highlight projects and creators using NFTs and other Web3 tools to create real-world impact. In this issue, I am putting the spotlight on Pussy Riot co-founder, Nadya Tolokonnikova\u2019s latest NFT project: Matriarchy Now.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_91510\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91510\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91510\" src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nadya.webp\" alt=\"Nadya Tolokonnikova\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nadya.webp 1200w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nadya-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nadya-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nadya-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nadya-84x56.webp 84w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nadya-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nadya-450x300.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-91510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nadya featured in the Matriarchy Now NFT collection by Rolling Stone. Credit: Coinbase<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"First_let_me_tell_you_about_Nadya_Tolokonnikova\"><b>First, let me tell you about Nadya Tolokonnikova<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I first came across Pussy Riot, a Russian punk band, while I was doing my post-graduation in journalism in 2018. At the time, a classmate had introduced me to them as one of her favourite feminist icons. But, I admit, it was mostly in the past year that I became familiarised with Pussy Riot\u2019s works, especially at the intersection of Web3 and activism. Amidst this, the punk collective\u2019s founding member, Nadya Tolokonnikova stood out; both for her personal as well as Pussy Riot-related works.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A performance artist, feminist, and political activist, Nadya co-founded Pussy Riot in 2011. The following year, Russian authorities arrested her and two other members for \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-19297373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hooliganism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d for protesting against Vladimir Putin at a Moscow cathedral. Over the years, she has continued fighting for different causes, often embracing various digital tools to power her activism. The latest in this is crypto, NFTs, and a host of other Web3 tools.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Using_Web3_for_activism\"><b>Using Web3 for activism<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After dropping several <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/complexcons-nft-auction-pussy-riot-nfts-are-already-sold-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NFTs in 2021<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Nadya, alongside other crypto artists and developers, set up UnicornDAO to empower female-identifying, non-binary, and LGBTQ+ artists. One way they do this is by using the funds they raise to purchase NFTs from these artists. In a recent interview with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-news\/matriarchy-now-1234650835\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rolling Stone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Nadya spoke about how some of the queer artists UnicornDAO supported used the funds to flee Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe used this money quite literally to save their lives and now they live in a safe place,\u201d she told the media.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was followed by setting up another <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/what-is-a-dao-and-how-does-it-relate-to-nfts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DAO<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/ukrainedao-pussy-riot-member-nadya-vows-to-drop-nfts-for-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UkraineDAO<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to raise funds for war-hit Ukraine. Then came the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/pussy-riot-launched-proof-of-protest-nft-against-roe-vs-wade-ruling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proof of Protest NFT<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> drop to support reproductive rights organisations in the wake of the Roe vs Wade ruling. To be honest, she had me at \u201cbottle of feminism.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those unfamiliar with the work, here\u2019s a recap of what she said during the limited edition NFT\u2019s launch:<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cWe live in a world where almost everything is for sale. And now you can get it at discount when you buy more than 1 Raw Extra Virgin bottle of Feminism. Your voice is yours, even though your womb is not (in America). No government, no corporation can take that away from you.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_91511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91511\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91511\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Pussy Riot\u2019s Proof of Protest NFT collection\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pussy-Riot-Proof-of-Protest-x-3-Boxes.jpeg-scaled.webp 1200w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pussy-Riot-Proof-of-Protest-x-3-Boxes.jpeg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pussy-Riot-Proof-of-Protest-x-3-Boxes.jpeg-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pussy-Riot-Proof-of-Protest-x-3-Boxes.jpeg-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pussy-Riot-Proof-of-Protest-x-3-Boxes.jpeg-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pussy-Riot-Proof-of-Protest-x-3-Boxes.jpeg-56x56.webp 56w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pussy-Riot-Proof-of-Protest-x-3-Boxes.jpeg-450x450.webp 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pussy-Riot-Proof-of-Protest-x-3-Boxes.jpeg-scaled.webp\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91511\" src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pussy-Riot-Proof-of-Protest-x-3-Boxes.jpeg-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Pussy Riot\u2019s Proof of Protest NFT collection\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pussy-Riot-Proof-of-Protest-x-3-Boxes.jpeg-scaled.webp 1200w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pussy-Riot-Proof-of-Protest-x-3-Boxes.jpeg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pussy-Riot-Proof-of-Protest-x-3-Boxes.jpeg-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pussy-Riot-Proof-of-Protest-x-3-Boxes.jpeg-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pussy-Riot-Proof-of-Protest-x-3-Boxes.jpeg-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pussy-Riot-Proof-of-Protest-x-3-Boxes.jpeg-56x56.webp 56w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pussy-Riot-Proof-of-Protest-x-3-Boxes.jpeg-450x450.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-91511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pussy Riot\u2019s Proof of Protest NFT collection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"Starting_2023_with_Matriarchy_Now\"><b>Starting 2023 with Matriarchy Now<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poor market conditions or not, Nadya started this year with another powerful NFT drop; this time, in partnership with Rolling Stone and <a href=\"https:\/\/nft.coinbase.com\/nft\/ethereum\/0x5fd6d8709886d19bd446c72cccda02e12c93710b\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coinbase<\/a>. Titled \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/rolling-stone-x-pussy-riots-nadya-announce-matriarchy-now-nfts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matriarchy Now<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d, the collection was created in collaboration with renowned photographer and artist, Ellen von Unwerth. The 11 NFTs were sold on January 11, raking in a little over 20 ETH in all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All sales proceeds will go to LegalAbortion.ETH, UnicornDAO\u2019s wallet dedicated to raising funds for reproductive rights organisations. To date, the wallet has supported several organisations with about $500,000. The list includes SisterSoung Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, Fos Feminista, and Planned Parenthood, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of this sheds light on the more impactful side of NFTs. 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