Citizen Action Weekend ’24 Newsletter, Friday, November 22nd
Friday, November 22nd
Work for Citizen Action of Wisconsin
- Green Bay Area Organizer
Attend Healthcare Action Team Meeting, Wednesday, December 4th, 7pm
Attend public records events in Wausau, Saturday, November 23th, 1:30pm & 3:30pm.
Citizens for a Clean Wausau (CCW), a local environmental watchdog group comprised of volunteers, including Citizen Action members, is hosting two free events to inform and empower the public. The sessions will be held on November 23 at Jefferson Street Inn, 201 Jefferson St., Wausau. Both events are free and open to all. Food and beverages will be served.
The first event at 1:30 PM is a unique workshop, led by Bill Lueders, that will provide residents and grassroots groups with insights into obtaining records from the government, such as citizens’ rights in Wisconsin when it comes to public records and tips on requesting them.
The second event at 3:30 PM will provide attendees with information from public records about dioxin and pentachlorophenol contamination in the Thomas Street neighborhood on Wausau’s southwest side. A Harvard-educated toxicologist with extensive dioxin experience will present on dioxins and field questions from attendees about dioxins. This toxicologist served at the Love Canal disaster and was on an independent panel after the train derailment catastrophe in East Palestine, Ohio.
For more information, contact: [email protected]
Listen to Tom Kilian on the new Battleground Wisconsin Podcast discuss the events in Wausau.
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Citizen Action North Side Rising members attend 2024 Climate Fast Forward Conference
North Side Rising Organizers Maletha Jones and Keviea Guiden had an opportunity to bring some of their Team Leaders to attend the Climate Fast Forward 2024 conference last week. Members attending included: Geneva Jones, Theresa Bumper, Jamya Hicks, and Quota Ivy.
Leaders had a chance to attend different workshops and found the information useful. They’re fired up and ready to apply the knowledge and skill set to the work we’ve been focusing on.
Citizen Action North Side Rising in the community building membership.
Citizen Action North Side Rising Organizer, Keviea Guiden attended a Holiday Wellness Fair/Turkey & Ham giveaway hosted by Citizen Action North Side Rising member Dennis Walton.
This event brought a broad spectrum of people together. We are focusing on base building and getting volunteers to help lead our campaigns. Several folks signed up to become members.
If you want to know how to get involved please contact Keviea Guiden at [email protected]
Citizen Action in the News
On his regular hour Wednesday’s at 9 AM on the Earl Ingram Show, Citizen Action’s Robert Kraig dug into the latest fallout of the impending Trump presidency, including his astoundingly unqualified clown car of cabinet appointees.
Listen to “Climate organizing opportunities” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast
Following a discussion of Trump’s selections for agency appointments and the recent spate of new union organizing in Wisconsin, we dive into a discussion with two guests on immediate climate organizing opportunities progressives should be engaged in now.
Former Citizen Action organizer, Kevin Kane, now with Green Homeowners United, joins us to highlight where we are in Wisconsin with the Inflation Reduction Act and ARPA implementation and what opportunities exist for organizing in Wisconsin. Kevin also strongly encourages homeowners to immediately take advantage of available federal resources.
We close the show welcoming Citizen Action member and former Wausau alderman, Tom Killian, to discuss two Open Records workshops this Saturday, November 23rd in Wausau that are open to the public. One workshop, led by Bill Lueters, will provide residents and grassroots groups with insights into obtaining records from the government. The second session features Stephan Lester, who will provide information from public records about dioxin and pentachlorophenol contamination in the Thomas Street neighborhood on Wausau’s southwest side that were acquired through years of citizen research.
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