Citizen Action Weekly; Friday, March 25th
Friday, March 25th
Early Voting for the Spring Election started this week.
Vote by Tuesday, April 5th. More information on voting early.
Read Citizen Action’s endorsements.
Citizen Action is hiring!
Join Citizen Action, WISDOM, and Sister District for a virtual event, Wednesday, March 30, 7 – 8pm.
Join us for a national discussion about our organizing and electoral work in 2022 and beyond. We will talk about the critical importance of Wisconsin in the November election and Citizen Action and our allies in winning. The event is hosted by Sister District Greater Chicago and Sister District Portland.
Join Driftless Organizing Co-op Candidate meet and greet, April 2nd, Noon.
Join the Citizen Action of Wisconsin members and Spring Election endorsed candidates for an afternoon of fun and activism (as we return to in person organizing). Come and meet some of the amazing candidates we endorsed this election cycle. Catch up with fellow activists you have not seen for a long time. If you are new to Citizen Action of Wisconsin come out and get to know us.
Candidates will bring volunteer opportunities so you can step up and help elect progressives this Spring! Feel free to bring a dish to pass and drinks.
Election poll workers needed in City of Green Bay for the April election.
The City of Green Bay staffing needs are:
- 20 more poll workers for April 5th.
- Approx. 6 more canvassers for central count
- (Who need to also live in Green Bay – 6 is an estimate from the clerk’s office)
The fastest way to get signed up as a poll worker is via this application on the city of Green Bay website.
Join us this weekend for our Northeast WI Weekend of Action!
We are less than two weeks away from the Spring Election! Now is the time to show up and support our amazing endorsed candidates in Northeast Wisconsin. So far, four of our candidates have committed to our region wide weekend of action! Be sure to check back in next week for updates from other endorsed candidates.
Sign-up here to support our movement politics academy graduate Nick Ross (they/them) by joining for a weekend of canvassing!
- Sign-up to support Liv Miller (they/them) as they run for Brown County Board, District 5.
- Sign up to support Noah Reif (she/hers) as she runs for Brown County Board, District 4.
- Sign-up to support Natalie Hoffman (she/they) as they seek election to the Green Bay City Council.
Earth Day 2022: Protect The Future in La Crosse, April 22, 11:30am.
On Earth Day, Citizen Action of Wisconsin will be hosting a rally, press conference, and up-cycle clothing exchange in Weigent Park in La Crosse.
Climate activists, elected officials, student leaders, and others will be on hand to remind us that this planet belongs to the future and we must protect the future. We will be discussing local climate actions happening now, future plans, activists fighting against fast fashion and how our educational system can step up and become climate leaders.
We will also be hosting a free up-cycle clothing exchange. Please bring the clothes you are not wearing anymore and check out the great fashion for free. We want to highlight the impact of the fast fashion industry by making sure we work to reduce our own, personal fashion waste.
Please RSVP now to stay up to date on this important day of action.
Friday, April 22, 2022 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Weigent Park, 1500 CASS St, La Crosse
Join Eau Claire’s March Forth to Earth Day, Fridays at 5pm.
March Forth to Earth Day is eight consecutive weeks of outdoor-in-person & virtual climate actions across Wisconsin as activists unite to demand a more just, equitable, and livable future.
Eau Claire’s actions are on Fridays at 5pm, the corner of Forrest St. and Madison St.
Check out March Forth to Earth Day facebook page.
Citizen Action in the News
Citizen Action’s Robert Kraig was on the Jeff Santos Show for the full hour to debate with callers all the news from national and international politics from a progressive perspective.
Citizen Action member Holly Boisen appeared in a WKBT/News8000 TV news story about an important U.S. Senate vote on limiting prescription drug costs, particularly insulin prices in the Build Back Better bill.
Listen to “Supreme Importance” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast
We discuss this historic week where the U.S. Supreme Court surprisingly reversed Wisconsin’s redistricting maps and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared before the U.S. Senate for her ground-breaking confirmation hearing. The panel reviews the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ new blueprint for executive action that includes 55 different items President Biden can implement without Congress. In Wisconsin, Speaker Vos hints that his GOP sham investigation may end soon by pulling subpoenas of elected officials. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) turns 12 this week and early voting has started for the April 5th Spring Election.
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