Gerrymandered Legislature off the rails in first week” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast

We are joined by State Senator Jeff Smith to discuss the first week of the gerrymandered State Legislature. Seeking to influence the State Supreme Court race, the session opened by Republicans placing on the Spring ballot a cynical political referendum asking voter opinion on a BadgerCare work requirement and a constitutional amendment on cash bail. The top priority of this…

This Is One of the Best Times in History to Be an Organizer

January 16th By: Sulma Arias, Director, People’s Action. Citizen Action of Wisconsin is a member of People’s Action, a national organizing network. “Let us be those creative dissenters who will call our beloved nation to a higher destiny.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As a community organizer, I often imagine what it would have been like to march with…

Citizen Action Weekend; Friday, January 13th

Need healthcare? Sign up for healthcare coverage at healthcare.gov by January 15th to get coverage this year. Hundreds attend Citizen Action’s Supreme Court Candidate Forum Thank you to the nearly 400 people who attended the entire Citizen Action’s State Supreme Court Candidate Forum! We of course want to say THANK YOU to Judge Everett Mitchell and Judge Janet Protasiewicz for…

“No New Cold War!” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast

We are joined by Tobita Chow, the director of Justice is Global to discuss the new House committee aimed at the Chinese government and has Republicans warning of a “New Cold War”. We discuss why a cold war is disastrous to progressive governing and unnecessarily stokes anti-Chinese hate in America. We debrief Citizen Action’s excellent State Supreme Court progressive candidate…

Citizen Action Weekend E Newsletter, Friday, December 30th

Friday, December 30th Please consider a year end donation to Citizen Action’s 2023 Supreme Court Action Fund.  Citizen Action Madison Fundraising Happy Hour featuring Robert Kraig, Wednesday, January 4th 5-7pm.  Join Citizen Action executive director Robert Kraig at a Happy Hour event at Delta Beer Lab, 167 East Badger Road, Madison, next Wednesday, January 4th, 5-7pm. Come meet Robert and…

We Energies Gas Outage Shows Danger of Utility’s Climate Change Obstruction

For Immediate Release December 24, 2022 Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324, [email protected] Milwaukee: Last night, We Energies suffered a 30% disruption in their natural gas supply chain, risking a “significant natural gas outage.” The potential risk during the coldest storm in years was so significant that customers were asked to turn their thermostats down to 62 degrees to avert an…

Citizen Action Stages Protest of We Energies in Frigid Conditions

For Immediate Release December 23, 2022 Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5325 [email protected] Citizen Action calls out 11% price increase,discriminatory rates for low income people of color, foot-dragging on climate crisis. Milwaukee: Braving dangerous wind chills Thursday evening, a hardy group of Citizen Action members gathered  in front of the We Energies branded Milwaukee Christmas Tree in the Deer District to…

Citizen Action Weekend E Newsletter; Friday, December 23rd

Happy Holidays from Citizen Action! Please consider a year end donation to Citizen Action’s 2023 Supreme Court Action Fund. Hold the Date Madison Area: Citizen Action Fundraising Happy Hour featuring Executive Director, Robert Kraig. Delta Beer Lab, 167 East Badger Road Wednesday, January 4th 5-7pm. Citizen Action North Side Rising stages protest of We Energies in frigid conditions. Braving dangerous…

“St. Francis Nurses Stand Up & Fight Corporate Healthcare” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast

We welcome Connie Smith, president of the Wisconsin Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals and Jamie Lucas, executive director, to discuss Ascension’s profit-maximizing closure of St. Francis Hospital’s Labor and Delivery unit, creating a new healthcare desert for women and their families on Milwaukee’s south side. We discuss the economic forces driving Ascension’s decision, and the leverage public mobilization and…

Citizen Action Weekend; Friday, December 16th

Attend Governor Tony Evers’ State Budget Listening Session in Green Bay, Dec. 20th, 5:30pm TAKE ACTION & SIGN HERE to support Citizen Action’s progressive priorities in the 2023-25 State Budget. Budget Listening Session in Green Bay Tuesday, December 20, at 5:30 p.m. Register to attend here. Additional listening sessions will be added in January 2023. Click here to submit written…