Build Power to Win Power in 2022 Tailgate & Fundraiser Northeast Wisconsin co-op members and supporters, you are invited to our Build Power to Win Power in 2022 Tailgate & Fundraiser! Join us on Saturday, September 25th @10AM at the home of Kristin Lyerly to celebrate our own victories in 2021, our shared commitment to building progressive power, and hopefully…
LISTEN to “Supreme Injustice” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast We are joined by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin president and CEO, Tanya Atkinson, to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court court’s midnight assault on Roe v. Wade, which rendered abortion illegal in the second largest state and may reach Wisconsin in 2022. We head into Labor Day Weekend with guest Laura Dresser, the…
Building Back Together for Climate Action in the Driftless Region! Activists from across the Driftless Region came together on Thursday, August 26th to create artwork and call on Congress to “Build Back Better” and take bold action to combat the climate crisis! Together, we created art that amplified the immediate need for climate action to display at our media conference….
For Immediate Release – August 24th, 2021 Contact: Robert Kraig, (414) 322-5324, [email protected] 50% JUMP IN WISCONSIN BILLIONAIRE WEALTH—ALMOST ALL TAX-FREE—SHOWS NEED FOR BIDEN’S INVESTMENT & TAX PLANS 8 State Tycoons Have Enjoyed a $20 Billion Increase in Wealth Since Pandemic Began; Their Rise in Riches Alone Could Fund 12% of the Cost of Lowering ACA Health Insurance Premiums for…
Citizen Action Hosts Community Town Hall in partnership with Build Better Together On Friday, August 20th, Attorney General Josh Kaul and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley came together with health care advocates and local residents as part of Protect Our Care’s nationwide bus tour to call for lowering Wisconsinites’ health costs, expanding coverage, and reducing racial disparities in care. Protect…
Building Back Better, Statewide! We came together to #BuildBackBetter for all in Wisconsin! Whatever our color, background, or zip code, most of us know that pulling through takes pulling together. During this pandemic, we looked after each other and we turned out in record numbers to electPresident Joe Biden to deliver the relief our families need! On Thursday, July 12th,…
Friday, July 30th Citizen Action member featured in a NEW documentary video on fighting CAFOs from In These Times Magazine. As part of the Wisconsin Idea media project that Citizen Action is participating in with In These Times magazine, journalists traveled to Wisconsin’s Crawford, Polk, and Burnett counties to speak with residents about their concerns and about their struggles to…
Friday, July 23rd Happening this weekend! Citizen Action of Wisconsin Driftless Co-op Annual Meeting Join us! Come enjoy a day in the park and help shape the future of Southwestern Wisconsin. The Citizen Action of Wisconsin Driftless Co-op is hosting its annual membership meeting on Sunday, July 25th at Coon Valley Memorial Park (just off Highway 14). We want to…
Child Tax Credit Press Tour! #KeepFamiliesAfloat Starting on July 15th, parents across the country will begin receiving monthly checks of up to $300 per child through the federal Child Tax Credit approved by Democrats in Congress earlier this year. This week, Citizen Action WI and WISDOM relaunch our End Child Poverty Campaign with media events educating the public about the…
For Immediate Release: July 2, 2021 Contacts: Claire Zautke, Healthcare for All Director, Citizen Action of Wisconsin, 414-940-3375, [email protected] Alex Brower, Executive Director, Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans, 414-949-8756, [email protected] Issue Brief Release: Rx Reform in Congress Must Include Rx Price Negotiations to Make Medicines Affordable for More Veterans and Their Families Milwaukee, Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Alliance for Retired…
