Dasha Miklashevich
Musician
Dasha Miklashevich, author of poems and songs, a musician, performs under the allies “Собачий lie”.
Karen Olson
Community organizer
Karen Olson is a community organizer with 10 years of experience in the US, Europe and Russia. She studied community organizing at Harvard with Professor Marshall Ganz. Karen was one of the seven coordinators of the 2017 Global Women’s Marches that took place in 200 cities in 84 countries outside the US, gathering millions of people around the world in support of equality, diversity, inclusion and a focus on the climate. She also launched the Theatrical Perspectives program in Moscow in 2012, now in its 9th season of providing young people with disabilities the opportunity to have their artistic voices heard and to experience inclusion.
Natalia Avseenko
Two-time world champion free diver
Natalia Avseenko, world record holder and freediving champion. In 2011, Natalia, without thermal protection, plunged into the icy waters of the White Sea to establish the contact with belugas. The documentary "Ceiling" has been filmed on this dive. It tells about being on the verge of perilous madness. The largest British tabloid, Daily Mail, wrote about "the Princess of the Whales", the whole world had a chance to see the photos of Natalia swimming with belugas under a thick layer of polar ice. Now Natalia is a certified SSI freediving instructor trainer, inspirer, and creator of the "Plavita" freediving school.