"People who believe in freedom and democracy think it will exist forever. That is a mistake. What happened in Russia - what happened to me - could happen anywhere. When I was jailed for political protest, I learned that prison doesn't just teach you to follow the rules. It teaches you to think that you can never break them. It's inevitable that the prison gates will open at some point. But this doesn't mean that you leave the 'prisoner' category and go straight into the category of 'the free'. Freedom does not exist unless you fight for it every day. This is the story about how I made a choice." Maria Alyokhina

Cooperativa Libertas is a cooperative of work and social development, focused on achieving the financial autonomy of women who have survived the prison system. They develop textile products and arts, promoting educational actions.

Nós somos Pussy Riot!
Riot Days,
Maria Alyokhina
with Cooperative Libertas
ISBN 978-65-81097-13-4
São Paulo [BR], 2020