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An angled photo at an art gallery shows a large crowd of seated people, who are all looking forward and listening to a male speaker with a microphone at the front corner of the room (who is centered in this photo). To the speaker's right is a projection screen that displays a promotional collage of stills from short films in the forthcoming program.

Local open-mic cinema

Project Projection at Arts + Literature Laboratory is assembling all facets of Madison's DIY and more professional film culture alike.

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A trio of men stand centerstage holding up a Puerto Rican flag and pointing out to a dimly lit audience clapping and holding up phones to record.
Resilience and strength in ethnic studies

Federal attacks on representation can't overshadow visibility, as UW–Madison establishes the first Midwestern Puerto Rican Studies Hub.

A black-and-white photo of a large outdoor billboard tilted at a left angle. In large black font, it reads "AUSTERITY ISN'T WORKING." Below that, a winding crowd of people wait at the unemployment office. In the bottom right corner, smaller black font reads "Britain's better off with the alternatives."
Unlearning the impulses of austerity

If we're going to not only survive but thrive, we will have to do it together.

A crowd of protestors gather in the street. They include Illinois Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh (at the center-right), who shouts into a white and red megaphone. Other protestors carry signs while wearing face masks and eye protection.
Wisconsin’s elected officials need to put themselves on the line

Get disruptive, get arrested, get creative, but don't play along with fascism.

A photo modified with an impressionistic filter of an outdoor seating area at a pub. Several people sit at picnic tables under colorful umbrellas and a bright blue sky. A wooden fence divides the outdoor pub area from neighboring houses on the other side.
Neighborhood noisemaker

Assessing the local political and social climate through a community dispute.

A photo with a heavy mesh-effect filter shows a chain-link fence in the foreground that is layered over a white, wooden-panel fence. A large tree-design sign is mounted on the front. Behind the fences, several narrow white-painted housing units are constructed in rows among the campground against a sky at sunset.
Finding a refuge for the unhoused

With regressing attitudes towards unhoused people and winter looming, the City and County need to embrace imperfect solutions.

A black-and-white photo of three potted plants sitting on a carpet by a large window with the blinds drawn. Bright sunlight streams in through the slits in the blinds, spilling onto the carpet in the foreground.
A secluded summer

Climate change is directly making our quality of life worse.

Close-up photograph of a tan-colored, scuffed City Of Madison garbage receptacle filled with boxes. It sits on the grass near the curb next to a discarded mini-Christmas tree on North Carroll Street in Madison.
Hippie Christmas has come and gone again. But what exactly are we celebrating?

Get some free stuff, but let's stop putting a cutesy spin on housing instability and waste.

An angled photo shows a row of slim, boxy, similarly designed housing units stretching into the distance. The houses are modest in their appearance, but painted colorfully- including shades of blue, red, yellow, and green at the far end.
The outsides of other people’s homes

Complaints about ugly new housing abound in Madison, but they aren't getting us anywhere.

Joe Pera is shown from behind, gazing up at a lights show at Milwaukee's Mitchell Park Domes. There's an interconnected web of lights that illuminate the image in a cool blue. Pera's centered but very low in the frame, amplifying the scope of the Domes. He's wearing a dark, fashionable jacket and his face is not visible.
Wisconsin in film and television: through the looking glass

Perseverance stands out as a common denominator in our state's cultural representation.