Citizen Action’s North Side Rising Organizing Cooperative announces Milwaukee City Council special election endorsements

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,…

Inflation Reduction Act: A Climate & Economic Equity Breakthrough

  Citizen Action Explainer: The Issue We face a looming climate deadline: There is an overwhelming scientific consensus that we will trigger runaway climate change unless we start an immediate bold transition and to dramatically reduce greenhouse emissions by 2030 (a 45% net reduction from 2005 levels in greenhouse gas emissions). Only the federal government can prevent catastrophe: Only the…

Inflation Reduction Act: A Health Care Cost Breakthrough

The Issue Commodified Health System Puts Windfall Profit over People. Health care is often denied by a system rigged to generate windfall profits for hospital conglomerates, and Wall Street traded firms in the health insurance, Pharma, and medical device industries (collectively, the Medical Industrial Complex). As a result, the U.S. spends more per person on health care than any other…

Citizen Action Announces 2022 Fall Election Post Primary Endorsements

All fall endorsed candidates completed a 2022 Citizen Action candidate questionnaire and most have been interviewed by Citizen Action staff and member leaders from one of our regional organizing cooperatives. All candidates were finally approved by a vote of the Citizen Action Board. Citizen Action is excited to announce the following Congressional, statewide, and state legislative endorsed candidates. These 2022…

Citizen Action Pre-Primary Endorsements for Fall Elections

All fall pre-primary endorsed candidates completed a 2022 Citizen Action candidate questionnaire and been interviewed by Citizen Action staff and member leaders. All candidates were finally approved by a vote of the Citizen Action Board. Citizen Action is excited to announce the following statewide and state legislative endorsed candidates. A complete list of Citizen Action Fall Endorsements is here! U.S….

Wisconsin Climate & Jobs Package

The Issue There is an overwhelming scientific consensus that we face runaway climate change unless we start a bold transition very soon and achieve dramatic reductions in greenhouse emissions by 2030. While many Wisconsin elected leaders believe in science and are publicly committed to addressing this generational challenge, we lack state legislation up to the scale of the challenge. The…

Citizen Action of Wisconsin endorses Mandela Barnes for U.S. Senate

|Listen to a special interview with Mandela Barnes about our endorsement and his campaign. Volunteer to make phone calls for Mandela Barnes with People’s Action and Citizen Action. Every Wednesday, 5pm – 8pm. Citizen Action of Wisconsin and our national network People’s Action announced this Thursday our endorsement of Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes to represent Wisconsin in the United States…

Citizen Action Spring General Election Endorsements

Vote by Tuesday, April 5th Request an absentee ballot. Find your polling location. All endorsed Spring Election candidates completed a Citizen Action of Wisconsin candidate questionnaire and were recommended for endorsement by leaders from one of our (5) regional organizing cooperatives. All recommended candidates were then approved by the Citizen Action of Wisconsin Board of Directors. Northeast Wisconsin Nick Ross,…