Friday, October 5, 2018 Northeast Cooperative hosts Fair Maps Town Hall in Oshkosh In preparation for the November referendum on nonpartisan redistricting in Winnebago County members of Citizen Action, the League of Women Voters – Winnebago County, and others in the Fair Maps Coalition organized a town hall to educate voters on this important issue. Sachin Chheda, director of the…
Friday, September 28, 2018 Citizen Action and SOPHIA/WISDOM attend national conference on addiction Citizen Action of Wisconsin Organizing Director Angelique Rogers and SOPHIA Youth Activist Maria Barajas represented Wisconsin this week at Community Catalyst’s 2018 Gathering for Action on Addiction in Atlanta. The convening included structured roundtable conversations in which participants from across the country harnessed their collective energy and…
Friday, September 21, 2018 Walker’s Bait and Switch on Pre-existing Condition Discrimination Becomes Dominant Issue in Governor’s Election Scott Walker’s declaration last week that he would protect people with pre-existing conditions from discrimination is in sharp contrast to his actual record as governor and any policy proposal he has made to date, raising the specter that he is deliberately misleading…
Friday, September 14th Citizen Action hits the doors for members running for office With Labor Day long gone, the fall general election is heating up with only 2 months left until Election Day on November 6th. Last weekend Citizen Action members started hitting the doors in support of Organizing Cooperative members who are running for State Legislature. In Milwaukee members…
2018 Endorsements Governor/Lt. Governor Tony Evers/Mandela Barnes (Citizen Action Organizing Cooperative member) U.S. Senate Tammy Baldwin Attorney General Josh Kaul State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski (Citizen Action Organizing Cooperative member) U.S. Congress District 1 Randy Bryce U.S. Congress District 5 Tom Palzewicz U.S. Congress District 6 Dan Kohl U.S. Congress District 7 Margaret Engebretson The following is a list of Citizen…
The Farm Journal headline said it all: “Farmers Helped Elect Trump, But Trade Wars Erode Their Support”. Its survey showed Trump’s poll numbers sinking. “That’s because the trade wars strike the balance sheets of farmers who are already fighting through the fourth year of tough times – with no relief on the horizon” (Farm Journal). A clueless Trump has declared…
Friday, September 7th Tammy Baldwin Signs Pledge to Protect Wisconsinites with Pre-existing Conditions Wednesday evening U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin signed a pledge issued by Citizen Action Wisconsin to protect Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions. Citizen Action of Wisconsin, which brings together health professionals and patients from across the state, called on U.S. Senate candidates Sen. Tammy Baldwin and State Sen. Leah…
Friday, August 31st Happy Labor Day Weekend: Attend a Labor Day event near you! On Labor Day, we recognize and honor the achievements of all of America’s working people.Celebrate with your union brothers and sisters and community members around the state as we honor all who labor. This weekend take some time to attend a Labor Day event in your…
The death of Arizona GOP Senator John McCain on Saturday reminds the nation of how low American politics has fallen. Vietnam War hero McCain survived over five harrowing years as a POW. He went on to a distinguished thirty-five year career in Congress: addressing climate change, supporting immigration reform, opposing torture and leading on campaign finance reform, with Wisconsin Democratic…
Week of August 13th – 17th Progressives Win Big in Wisconsin Primary Robert Kraig Mandela Barnes, Marisabel Cabrera, Jeff Smith and Sarah Godlewski: remember these names. These four members of Citizen Action Wisconsin, who all won primary races Tuesday night by wide margins, are proof the blue wave Democrats hope will crest in November continues to rise.
