Friday, December 3rd Attend Citizen Action of Wisconsin’s Virtual Annual Meeting, next Saturday, December 11, 10:00 AM It’s that time of year again! Time for Citizen Action of Wisconsin’s Annual Meeting! Join the staff and other members from around the state for member awards, an overview and celebration of the great work we accomplished over the last year, and a…
Battleground Wisconsin · Most undercovered story of 2021: The failure to get a COVID vaccine patent waiver We review our discussion with Senator Tammy Baldwin and Congressman Mark Pocan at our fundraiser Wednesday evening. In the process, we get critical inside information on the big Build Back Better Act debate in Congress. Sachin Chheda, director of the Fair Elections Project…
For Immediate Release–November 24, 2021 Contact: Rafael Smith (414) 364-0482, [email protected] Milwaukee: Today, Citizen of Wisconsin released the following statement on the conviction of Ahmaud Arbery from Climate & Equity Director Rafael Smith: “It says a lot about where we are in Wisconsin that a state in the old Jim Crow south is able to achieve justice five days after…
Contact: JoAnna Bautch: (414)-931-1758 [email protected] For Immediate Release, November 19, 2021 Milwaukee: On behalf of our grassroots member activists and staff across the state, Citizen Action of Wisconsin stands in solidarity with the families of victims Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, and survivors Gaige Grosskreutz, Jacob Blake, and the residents of Kenosha seeking justice and peace. In Wisconsin, we care…
For Immediate Release: November 19, 2021 Contacts: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324, [email protected] House Democrats Pass Historic Bill To Increase Health Care Coverage and Affordability, Tax the Rich and Corporations, Invest in Climate Change Mitigation, & Create Millions of New Jobs. In response to today’s passage of the Build Back Better Act by House Democrats this morning, Robert Kraig, Executive Director…
For Immediate Release, Thursday, November 18th, 2021 Contact: Dr. Robert Kraig, 414-476-4501 [email protected] Milwaukee: It’s past time we leave behind the hyper-partisan atmosphere of the last 10 plus years and do what we do best in Wisconsin, which is come together across race, class, and place, and align around what we have in common. At this moment in time, what…
Battleground Wisconsin · Forward On Climate We welcome State Representative Greta Neubauer to discuss 22 new climate bills she and other Legislators unveiled this week. The bills provide a series of doable next stop policies to start the state on the path to seriously addressing the climate crisis. We debrief the Citizen Action of Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate candidate forum,…
Battleground Wisconsin · In These Times, progressives have the solutions Our panel discusses the alarming rise in COVID cases in Wisconsin as kids begin to get vaccinated. Why is this pandemic continuing into a third year with no end in sight? We discuss Ron Johnson’s shocking call for the Republican Legislature to take over the state’s election commission and run…
Friday, November 5th What Virginia Loss Means for Wisconsin Political pundits are proclaiming the Republican win in Virginia dooms Democrats in 2022, but they have learned the wrong lesson. In reality, a retread corporate Democrat provided nothing of substance to mobilize the Democrat base while Republicans primed their base to a frenzy with the latest version of dog whistle racism….
Battleground Wisconsin · Union Strong We welcome Wisconsin State AFL-CIO president Stephanie Bloomingdale to discuss the wave of strikes, and the willingness of workers to take on their exploitative corporate employers. Next the panel digs into the end game in passing the long delayed Build Back Better bill. Is Manchinema finally relenting on behalf of their corporate bosses? The media…
