Wisconsin Republicans are taking to the courts to disrupt democracy. First Robin Vos sued the January 6th Committee in an attempt to duck a subpoena asking him to speak about Donald Trump’s latest attempt to overturn the 2020 election result in Wisconsin. Then the Wisconsin GOP sued the City of Milwaukee for seeking the resources necessary for everyone to have…
Summary of Citizen Action Election Volunteer Opportunities Weekly Canvasses for Mandela Barnes & Local Candidates. Southeast Canvass (MKE Area) – Saturdays, 10am LuAnn Bird – Assembly District 84 Nathan Jurowski – Assembly District 21 North Side Rising (MKE) – Saturdays, 10am Mark Chambers, Jr. – Milwaukee Common Council, District 2 Northcentral Canvass (Wausau) – Saturdays, 10am Kristin Conway – Assembly…
Summary of Citizen Action Election Volunteer Opportunities Weekly Canvasses for Mandela Barnes & Local Candidates Southeast Canvass (MKE Area) – Saturdays, 10am LuAnn Bird – Assembly District 84 Nathan Jurowski – Assembly District 21 North Side Rising (MKE) – Saturdays, 10am Mark Chambers, Jr. – Milwaukee Common Council, District 2 Northcentral Canvass (Wausau) – Saturdays, 10am Kristin Conway – Assembly…
We welcome Citizen Action Movement Politics Director Priscilla Bort back as a guest panelist. We discuss the push back against the onslaught of racist Republican ads against Mandela Barnes. Citizen Action’s “deep canvass” election program is one of the most effective counters for combating the lies. We urge listeners to donate and/or volunteer to this pivotal program. Trump-backed millionaire authoritarian…
Weekly Wednesday, 5pm, Phone Bank for Mandela Barnes Join volunteers from around the country calling important undecided voters and progressive voters who may or may not vote in the election. These voters will decide who wins the election and we need to cut through the negative and toxic TV ads that wash over voters daily and have conversations with voters…
Citizen Action is excited to announce endorsements in two special elections for Milwaukee City Council in the November 8th election. Both candidates completed a 2022 Citizen Action candidate questionnaire and been interviewed by Citizen Action North Side Rising staff and member leaders and were approved by a vote of the Citizen Action Board. Mark Chambers Jr. – Milwaukee Common Council,…
Citizen Action Northeast Organizing Cooperative starts volunteer canvass. Join us this Saturday, Sept. 17th, 10am, Optimist Park, 801 Cook St, De Pere. The Northeast Co-op had an awesome election season kickoff last weekend! We had great food and great conversation. We are excited to ramp up our canvassing efforts over the next two months. Join us every Saturday morning in…
We shed light on the misleading media coverage of the latest MU Law Poll, which finds both the Governors and U.S. Senate races are a dead heat. Did the TV saturation of racialized attacks on Mandela Barnes influence any specific subset of voters? We applaud Sarah Godlewski’s new PAC to expose Sen. Johnson on abortion and support 6 women candidates…
Listen to NEW Special Interview with Sulma Arias, People’s Action Executive Director Listen to a Battleground Wisconsin Podcast Special Interview with Sulma Arias, the new Executive Director of People’s Action, Citizen Action’s national organizing network. The in-depth interview digs into the crisis in American democracy and the role grassroots organizing must play in recreating a sense of community and shared…
We welcome Citizen Action’s Movement Politics Director, Priscilla Bort, to discuss our Fall election program which centers grassroots conversations with pivotal voters. Our first phone night had great turnout, and this weekend we launch our general election door deep canvass in Milwaukee and Green Bay Saturday morning. Our panel reviews President Biden’s visit to Milwaukee Laborfest and his continued call-out…
