Lumpen #139 The International Issue
Edward Marszewski Edward Marszewski

Lumpen #139 The International Issue

“I would like to think of each one of the articles in this issue of Lumpen as a shock wave bouncing back to Chicago from the Haymarket Affair. I hope that this sharing of experiences and tactics fighting neofascist capitalism around the world from Rockford to Maputo, from Delhi to Devon Avenue, will give a few fellow Chicagoans ideas on how to pick up the torch and move forward towards…”

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COVID_19: Labor Camp Report Project
Edward Marszewski Edward Marszewski

COVID_19: Labor Camp Report Project

Public Media Institute and Co-Prosperity are honored to present Piotr Szyhalski’s COVID_19: Labor Camp Report Project, which will be wheat pasted and installed on the Co-Prosperity exterior mural wall and on the walls of Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar and Pizza Fried Chicken Ice Cream.

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Lumpen #138 The Rural Issue
Edward Marszewski Edward Marszewski

Lumpen #138 The Rural Issue

"This edition of Lumpen magazine marks our first research foray into better understanding these places where people don’t wear masks, the places that supposedly vote for Trump. Forgotten places, “the rural”. It’s an attempt at understanding. It’s the beginning of a conversation we need to have if we want to stave the growing tide of authoritarian impulses here in the US."

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Mutual Aid Chicago
Edward Marszewski Edward Marszewski

Mutual Aid Chicago

Public Media Institute has created a Mutual Aid Chicago Map and Directory.

Based on our work on the Community Kitchen and Canteen we felt it important to share as much information we have about mutual aid groups, food distribution programs, kitchens and food pantries that provide free meals and provisions to the public.

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Community Kitchen and Canteen Expands
Edward Marszewski Edward Marszewski

Community Kitchen and Canteen Expands

Public Media Institute Community Kitchen and Community Canteen

As we enter these cold winter months, we are humbled by the support for the Community Kitchen and Community Canteen.

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A Letter from 2020
Edward Marszewski Edward Marszewski

A Letter from 2020

The 2020 Annual Report for Public Media Institute. This report is an overview of our activities in 2020 and features collaborations with hundreds of artists and cultural workers of all stripes.

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Krampusnacht is Coming
Edward Marszewski Edward Marszewski

Krampusnacht is Coming

This marks the 8th year for organizing Krampusnacht in Chicago! It’s always a wildly fun event with musicians & artists. This year, it’s carrying on for a livestream Krampusnacht variety show hour. Date is Saturday, December 5, 7pm. Streaming through http://www.krampusnachtchicago.com/ and lumpen.The lineup includes musicians, a puppet show, cooking tips and a slew of other fun shenanigans in the program.

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Buddy Holiday Shop at Co-Prosperity
Edward Marszewski Edward Marszewski

Buddy Holiday Shop at Co-Prosperity

Buddy has been put on hold until the Cultural Center opens, but we have launched a website and are now opening for a limited time at Co-Prosperity for the holidays to try to help the artists we work with during the economic hardships of the pandemic.

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Capital in the 21st Century
Edward Marszewski Edward Marszewski

Capital in the 21st Century

This documentary needs to be seen by everyone, especially you and your family, and your neighbor and that guy not wearing a mask, and those kids not able to move out of their parents house, anyone in a service economy job, and our politicians that are not purchased by the 1% .

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Economic Decline and the Threat of Fascism
Edward Marszewski Edward Marszewski

Economic Decline and the Threat of Fascism

A question that Americans should probably ask themselves, but almost certainly won’t, is: would they recognize a fascist government if they were its beneficiaries?

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