What’s Happening At Proletariat Productions

We have a new home!
After months of hard work, building our new recording and media spaces and office, we’re finally up and running. With the help from many community volunteers and students and of course the Proletariat Productions crew, we’ve put together what could be called a high-tech media center with a grass roots vibe. [...]

“Obama is my slave.”

Commentary by GodGun
This is one of three slogans printed on the shirts of New York fashion designer, Apollo Braun. At first glance, his Lower East Side store looks like a hip, teenager’s bedroom. The walls are covered, top to bottom, with colorful magazine clippings. Racks of clothes line the walls, and jewelry stands are [...]

The Media’s Obsession With Obama

Commentary by Varrick Douglas Jr.
Since his victory as the presumptive Democratic nominee, it has been starkly apparent that Barack Obama has received a vast amount more media
coverage than his opponent John McCain. An ongoing study by Pew Center for the People and the Press shows that Obama is more visible to the public over [...]

Paris Hilton’s Response to McCain’s Obama/Hilton Ad (WTF?)

Maybe we should solve the world’s energy crisis by ending the anarchy of production that spawned from free market enterprise and corporate domination of resources.

Chain of Change: Proletariat Productions media workshop against gender violence and oppression with Beyondmedia

This weekend Proletariat Productions did a short media workshop at the Chain of Change Conference in Chicago with Kuumba Lynx and Beyondmedia at Access Living Chicago. We provided a mobile audio recording rig and recorded poems created by Kuumba Lynx’s workshop participants. The poems were written as personal letters to themselves and their oppressors and [...]

Feeding the Moonfish: Proletariat Productions is Proud to Support Local Media Arts Projects

This weekend the Proletariat Productions crew is providing technical support to local artists and students involved in an interdisciplinary production of Feeding the Moonfish. We were happy to donate equipment and services to an innovative multimedia presentation. Check it out if you get a chance.
August 23–August 24, 2008
The Galaxie
www.galaxiechicago.com
2603 W. Barry
Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 267-6010
Saturday 8pm
Sunday [...]

Obama vs. The Revolution: Getting the Change We Need

Obama vs. The Revolution:
Getting the Change We Need
Presentation by Mike Ely (Kasama Project) and discussion. Bring ideas and questions.
How do we push the revolution forward in a time framed by Obama and McCain?
What does Obama really stand for?
What would change if he was elected? And what wouldn’t?
How should we respond to racist attacks on [...]

Fall Internships Now Available

We are now accepting applications for Fall 2008. If you or someone you know needs a fun college internship or would like to volunteer, please see our internship and volunteer page online. We guarantee you will learn a lot. Positions are limited so get your applications in early. To apply, please visit http://proletariatproductions.com/interns.htm

Sale of Budweiser: Memories of Beer Lovers, Hemp Farmers & Bloody Revolution

By Mike Ely (Kasama Project)
Ok, I admit it. I’m not your usual observer. When I heard that Budweiser had been bought by the Euro-capitalists InBev, I was not concerned.
I don’t care who owns the factories in the U.S. I don’t worry the U.S. heartland is being infiltrated by foreign interests. And certainly, I don’t consider [...]