Citizen Action Weekend; Get Out The Vote 2022
GOTV Weekend
Vote Tuesday, November 8th
More information on voting early. You can register to vote at your polling location.
Citizen Action members attend Bernie Sanders Get Out The Vote Rally At UW-Eau Claire on Friday
Watch new Citizen Action video running in Eau Claire media.
It’s time to vote Wisconsin! Vote by Tuesday, Nov. 8th.
“We can either vote to bring the country back together, or vote to divide the country more.” – Joel Mikelson, Eau Claire, WI pic.twitter.com/7X8USuq1Jr— Citizen Action of WI (@CitizenActionWI) November 3, 2022
Last MU Law Poll says WI Senate Race Too Close to Call.
The election is all about turnout!
The final Marquette University Law Poll released today shows Mandela Barnes trailing Ron Johnson by only 2% in the critical Wisconsin U.S. Senate race, closing a 6% gap only a few weeks ago. This race is basically tied!
Our field team has been having deep canvass conversations with undecided and independent voters throughout Wisconsin since the primary ended. We have been combating the dark money lies and misinformation one voter at a time and it’s working! Now it is time to get out all our voters!
Donate now to support our critical campaign to get out progressive voters and win this historic election!
Citizen Action releases new #SENATORFORSALE video.
NEW VIDEO: Ron Johnson Does not Represent Us #SenatorForSale
Video uses Ron Johnson’s own words to reveal who he really works for in the Senate. pic.twitter.com/kWXvZbFrfp
— Citizen Action of WI (@CitizenActionWI) November 1, 2022
WATCH & SHARE Citizen Action’s NEW video which uses Ron Johnson’s own words to reveal who he really works for in the U.S. Senate. Ron Johnson does not represent us. #SenatorForSale
We need your help to spread it to as many voters as possible in this critical closing week!
If hundreds of Citizen Action members and supporters like you share this video to their email lists, and share the links on Facebook, Twitter, and Instragam, the video will reach tens of thousands of voters.
Volunteer to Get Out The Vote with Citizen Action!
Saturday, November 5th
Door Canvassing
9:00am and Noon
Locations & Sign Ups:
Eau Claire
Green Bay
Wausau
Greenfield
Milwaukee
Sunday, November 6th
Phone Banking
3:00pm
RSVP
Monday, November 7th
Door Canvassing
10:00am – 7:00pm
Milwaukee Office
4716 W. Vliet St.
Door Canvassing
5:00pm
Locations & Sign Ups:
Phone Banking
5:00pm – 7:30pm
RSVP
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Atlanta Hawks GOTV watch party
7:00pm
Milwaukee Office
4716 W. Vliet St.
Tuesday, November 8th
Door Canvassing
10:00am – 7:00pm
Milwaukee Office
4716 W. Vliet St.
An Organizing Revival – Citizen Action of Wisconsin Annual Meeting, Saturday, December 10th 10:00 AM, VIRTUAL
It’s almost 2023! As we define our new normal after the pandemic, we are launching an Organizing Revival to build a progressive base of leaders across the state to garner the power we need to transform our healthcare system, to fight climate change and create a green economy, and to defend our democracy by electing progressives from our town halls to the halls of Congress.
Join us for our 2023 Annual Meeting for a review of our collective accomplishments in 2022, a preview of the 2023 Organizing Revival, and to get engaged to lead the way on the change we need.
Members and supporters from around the state are invited to join us for this virutal meeting via Zoom.
Register here to recieve the Zoom link to join.
Care Over Cost outreach in Eau Claire
Ryan Greenwood (left), leads the People’s Action “Care Over Cost” campaign, which works to help people tell their stories when their insurance company refuses to pay for the health care that they need. He visited Eau Claire last week with members of the Northwestern Organizing Co-op, and with Northwestern organizer Jeremy Gragert (right), they collected stories from community members in downtown Eau Claire. Learn more about Care Over Cost, and please share if you have a story to tell: https://careovercost.
Sign our petition against We Energies outrageous 13% rate hike
Citizen Action of Wisconsin’s North Side Rising Organizing Co-op was part of a coalition against We Energies proposed rate hike, now 13%+ for residential customers. The new coalition, Affordable Energy Now, is demanding that the biggest utility in Wisconsin stop charging unaffordable rates to low income People of Color who live in older energy inefficient housing. African Americans in Milwaukee are often forced to pay 6-20% of their incomes to keep the lights on.
More on Citizen Action’s campaign to hold We Energies accountable in our new Citizen Action Explainer.
SIGN our petition opposing We Energies 13% rate hike.
Get involved in our organizing against WE Energies. Contact: [email protected]
Join Northeast Organizing Cooperative at Early Vote & Tailgate, Sunday, November 6th, 11:30am – 4pm
Green Bay has recently expanded its voting hours the Sunday before Election Day, and we want to celebrate! Citizen Action is joining Wisconsin Conservation Voters and other local organizations to co-host a Packers watch party and tailgate on Sunday, November 6th from 11:30am – 4:00pm. Join us at 425 S Adams St Ste 202 in Green Bay for football, food and drinks, yard games, and a walk to the polls after the game! Voting resources will be available, but seating will be limited, so bring your own lawn chair!
Sign up here to let us know you’ll be attending.
The Affordable Care Act open enrollment period started this week.
Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act lasts until Jan. 15, 2923. It is a once-a-year opportunity for families, individuals & small businesses to sign up for health insurance. SIGN UP HERE.
Citizen Action in the news
The GOP has turned crime into the racial dog whistle of 2022. In the editorial in the front of this month’s In These Times magazine, Citizen Action’s Robert Kraig evaluates what happened to dash the hopes for reform, and what social justice organizers can do to turn things around. Read the article here.
The Milwaukee Task Force on Climate and Economic Equity held a town hall meeting to release its preliminary report to city and county government for public comment. WUWM Radio’s story quotes Citizen Action Climate & Equity Director Rafael Smith, and Citizen Southeast Wisconsin Organizing Co-op Member Ted Kraig, both members of the task force. Citizen Action played a leading role in the creation of the task force three years ago. Listen here.
Citizen Action’s Robert Kraig was on the Earl Ingram Show for the full hour to preview GOTV weekend and the prospects for victory in Wisconsin. They were joined by former Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez, and Robert was able to ask him questions about what he is learning in other key battleground states. Listen Here.
Robert Kraig was on the Jeff Santos Show to discuss the election’s, and Biden’s speech on the threat to democracy. (at 2 hour 33 minute mark in video). Listen here.
Listen to “Case Closed: 2022 Election GOTV” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast
We discuss the new MU Poll which shows the election is tied and all about turnout! Poll demonstrates that GOTV field programs will decide the election and you need to volunteer! If you can’t volunteer, please DONATE to support our GOTV door and phone canvass. President Biden makes impassioned comments Wednesday about the threat to democracy. Why is the Wisconsin mainstream media ignoring Tim Michels’ Trumpian comments that if he is elected governor, no Republican will lose in Wisconsin? How does it relate to his position on decertifying the 2020 election, or abolishing the WEC? Also Michael’s construction company has no Black people in management, super majority white and male. Citizen Action releases a hard hitting Ron Johnson video that uses his own words to reveal who he supports. We encourage you to watch & share video. Robert educates us on the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period beginning this week and what changes open up health care coverage to more people. We update the effort to stop We Energies outrageous 13%+ rate hike and their inadequate effort to transition to renewable energy.
Listen to the show!
Social media post of the week
NEW VIDEO: Ron Johnson Does not Represent Us #SenatorForSale
Video uses Ron Johnson’s own words to reveal who he really works for in the Senate. pic.twitter.com/kWXvZbFrfp
— Citizen Action of WI (@CitizenActionWI) November 1, 2022
