Champion of the Month!

Yes, it's that time again when I raise a hand in victory and declare this person to be Kayo Nelson's Champion of the Month! This month, however, I am actually raising the hands of several people because my champion is not one person, it's a group: Pussy Riot.

I don't much care for punk music, so I don't much care for the music of Pussy Riot. What I like, of course, is their willingness to take on the world, to fight for change in an oppressive society. I greatly admire their willingness to face arrests and imprisonment (and have done so!) in their attempts to change their country. Where would the world be without people like this?

The Russian government erred badly when they arrested and tried three members of the group in 2012 after their protest at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. They should have fined them a token amount and sent them on their way. By trying and convicting these women the Russian government unwittingly turned them into international stars.

Obi-Wan Kenobi to Darth Vader: "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."

The women were at it again yesterday in a large protest in Moscow. Look it up. Pussy Riot! Kayo's Champion(s) of the Month!