The Russian protest artwork collective Pussy Riot obtained the Woody Guthrie Prize throughout a ceremony at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday night time. The award is given out yearly to somebody an artist that “finest exemplifies Guthrie’s spirit and work by talking for the much less lucky via music, movie, literature, dance, or different artwork varieties and serving as a optimistic power for social change.”

“At present we’ve obtained the Woodie Guthrie prize. Woody Guthrie is a singular artist who fought towards injustice and struggle along with his songs,” Pussy Riot wrote in a press release posted on their social media accounts shortly after receiving the award. “It’s an honour for us to obtain an award from Nora Guthrie, a real successor of her father’s work. At this tough time of the horrible struggle that Putin began towards Ukraine. We promise that we’re gunna combat towards this struggle and Putin’s regime as loud as we will.”

A handful of Pussy Riot members, together with Masha Alyokhina and Olga Borisova, had been readily available to simply accept the prize. Nadya Tolokonnikova appeared in a video message, saying: “I needed to thanks a lot for giving Pussy Riot this award. It’s a fantastic honor for us. I do know that if all of us come collectively, we will combat the evil. ¡No pasarán!”

A pair days in the past, Pussy Riot put out a brand new track, “Chastity,” with Boys Noize and Alice Glass.