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Bill Kaplan: Advice for Governor Evers

In 2018, Democrats won every statewide office on the ballot. It was the “first time since 1982 that one party – the Democrats – won elections to all those offices” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). Wisconsin voters made a clear change in direction. However, most of our Republican friends turned out to be sore losers. The lame-duck legislature threw away civic norms and significantly curbed the powers of then Democratic Governor-elect Tony Evers and Attorney General-elect Josh Kaul. Unprecedented.

Some Republicans opposed the power grabs. GOP state Senator Robert Cowles said: “I feel that our own party crossed the line.” And, former Wisconsin GOP Governor Scott McCallum exclaimed: “It appears completely political … sour grapes.” Outgoing Ohio GOP Governor John Kasich also expressed outrage: “I’m frankly shocked at what is going on here. … You lost, okay? … Accept it, move on, try to win tomorrow.”

Our political system in Wisconsin is broken. Enough! Democrats and Republicans must govern and accept the different roles of the legislature and governor. There has to be debate, compromise, negotiation and working with opponents. No trying to exacerbate rural-urban divisions. But the mess continues.

The GOP-led state Senate wrongly rejected Governor Evers’ agriculture secretary, despite bipartisan approval of well-qualified nominee Brad Pfaff in committee months earlier. Compounding this nonsense, Governor Evers inappropriately went to the state Senate to watch the firing. An understandably angry Evers mistakenly lost his cool, calling the GOP maneuver “political BS”. Former GOP state Senator Dale Schultz commented: “We’re better than this … we’re in a place that’s kind of unacceptable. … It’s this winner-take-all mentality that has led us to this point in history. … That’s not just a message to Senate Republicans. That’s a message to everyone.”

It’s time for Governor Evers to initiate a charm offensive. He has a first-rate personality, aw-shucks smarts and the most power in state government. So he should make the first move – invite Republican legislators often to the governor’s mansion. It could break the ice and help some of Evers’ legislative proposals pass in the GOP-led legislature. It also would be wise for Evers to ask a Republican to serve in his cabinet or as a top adviser, e.g., Schultz or a current GOP legislator. Moreover, solicit input from senior advisers who can be completely honest.

Once a dialogue has begun, Evers needs to reason with Wisconsin Republicans. Does Trump really represent the great party of Lincoln, (Teddy) Roosevelt, Eisenhower and Reagan? Are Trump’s policies helping or hurting state farmers and factory workers? Evers should go around Wisconsin and raise these questions, and ask state Republicans to be independent. Time to stand up for Wisconsin.

Schultz sees economic problems down the road. Wisconsin has lost more than 1,800 dairy farms under Trump. And, state factory jobs are down by about 6,800 over the past year. Schultz said: Democrats and Republicans “can work (together) to alleviate a lot of pain … you have to find a way to listen to each other and compromise and work together… .” Good advice.

— Kaplan wrote a guest column from Washington, D.C. for the Wisconsin State Journal from 1995 – 2009.

Citizen Action Weekly: Friday, December 6th

Friday, December 6th

Attend Annual meeting this Saturday, December 7th, in Milwaukee, Eau Claire, Verona, Wausau, De Pere, and LaCrosse Wisconsin.

The Citizen Action of Wisconsin Annual meeting will take place this Saturday, December 7th, 12pm. Doors open for lunch at the Washington Park Senior Center, 4420 W. Vliet St. Milwaukee. Meeting starts at 1pm.

Each regional organizing co-op will be having a meeting within their region at the same time.

The meeting will feature a “year in review” from all the co-ops, 2019 member awards, and then turn our meeting back to the regional co-ops. This meeting is open to non-members as well as members

RSVP for Southeastern (MKE) WI Annual Membership Meeting and Strategy Session
RSVP to Verona membership meeting
RSVP to LaCrosse membership meeting
RSVP to Wausau membership meeting.
RSVP to Eau Claire membership and Strategic planning meeting.
RSVP to De Pere memberhip meeting

Citizen Action Northwestern Co-op Urged County Board to Vote No on “School Choice Week” Resolution

On Tuesday, December 3rd, About 15 members of the Citizen Action Northwestern Co-op joined forces with other community members to urge the Eau Claire County Board to vote NO on the resolution to make January 26, 2020 – February 1, 2020 “School Choice Week.”

This resolution would celebrate Wisconsin’s Republican-led voucher program that has siphoned off taxpayer money to private, religious schools leaving public schools with lack of funding and scrapping for resources.

Several members spoke, including Chris Humboch-Boyle, who leads the education issue team within the co-op.

The resolution failed at the end of the night when the board voted 24-2 to not accept the proclamation.

The Citizen Action of Wisconsin Southwest Wisconsin Co-op is fully formed!

We are thrilled to announce that we officially have 250 activists pledged to join our co-op in Southwest Wisconsin. We have supporters in La Crosse County, Monroe County, Vernon County, Adams County, Sauk County and Dane County. Now we can start to mobilize and organize to create real progressive change!

If you have not fully joined the co-op please do so at this link.

We still want to include as many more activists as possible. If you know anyone who might be interested in joining Citizen Action of Wisconsin please let Ben know ASAP. He can be reached at ben.wilson@citizenactionwi.org or 608-386-2847.

The North Central Organizing Co-op Needs You in the New Year

As you can imagine, 2020 is going to be one crazy year for all of us, and that is why the Co-op needs you. In the New Year, we will be focused on 3 top issues, in addition to the electoral work that we do. Those top 3 issues are Healthcare For All, Movement Politics (which includes Fair Maps, Census Work, Voter Registration, Seeking and Supporting Candidates, etc.), and Green New Deal initiatives. The last one will be a wide umbrella, like replicating work that has been done in other Co-op regions, or supporting the work of allied groups. And obviously, we have a whole slew of candidates throughout the region to support, at all levels.

Candidates from our Co-op have emerged to run for the 7th CD Special Election, Mayoral race in Wausau (and possibly Ladysmith), Wausau City Council, Marathon County Board of Supervisors, and Tomahawk School Board. Some of these candidates merely need your vote, but others may need help knocking doors, phone banking, or more. If we all stand together we are stronger!

We continue to work in collaboration with all groups that want to. In fact, many of these candidates that are running are the result of a candidate committee made up of several groups within the region. We can win our State back and continue to fight for what is right in our community, but we need you to do it!

Please call your Organizer, Joel Lewis at 715-551-2525 or email him at joel.lewis@citizenactionwi.org to see how you can help.

Also, attending the Citizen Action Annual Meeting tomorrow in Wausau tomorrow at 12:30 is a great way to get a kickstart on this. This meeting will be at the First Universalist Unitarian Church, 504 Grant Street, Wausau, WI 54403. It begins at 12:30, with 30 minutes of social, and then at 1, we will be joining other Co-op members from around the State, to hear an address from Robert Kraig, and then a report from each Co-op region. Then, we will disconnect and break out into strategy groups to discuss the particulars of the top 3 priorities in 2020. It would be great to see you there!

Powered Up Baraboo group forms to fight climate change in Baraboo

Climate activists in Baraboo have formed a local climate action team called Powered Up Baraboo dedicated to reducing Baraboo’s carbon footprint and doing their part to fight climate change locally. Citizen Action of Wisconsin member and lifelong activist Judy Spring was instrumental in forming this group.

On December 3rd 2019 Powered up Baraboo held their first meeting and over 60 people came to show their support! During this meeting four action teams were formed to focus on different issues such as schools, homes and businesses, green spaces and municipal actions. During the course of the meeting ten homeowners signed up to receive information from Citizen Action of Wisconsin on how they can reduce their own carbon footprint by upgrading their homes with solar panels and other energy efficient upgrades. Powered up Baraboo is committed to creating real action on locally to fight climate change.

Anyone in the Baraboo area interested in getting involved with Powered Up Baraboo should contact Judy Spring at springjudy331@gmail.com.

Eau Claire Coffee With Your Co-Op, Friday, December 13th, 10am – Noon

Coffee and Conversation with Breana Stanley, the Northwestern WI Co-op Organizer for Citizen Action WI. Come talk about what’s concerning you in our region, statewide, and nationally. What you wanna work on, and anything else that you believe if necessary for Breana to know!

Shift Cyclery and Coffee shop in Eau Claire
December 13, 2019 | 10:00am
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“Dark Money” movie showing and discussion, January 15th, Viroqua

Citizen Action of Wisconsin will be sponsoring a viewing and group discussion about the movie “Dark Money” at the Commons in Viroqua on January 15th at 6:00 PM. Dark Money is a political thriller that examines the greatest threat to American democracy; the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections. “Dark Money” uncovers the shocking truth of how American elections are bought and sold. This Sundance award-winning documentary is directed and produced by Kimberly Redd.

Citizen Action of Wisconsin is committed to restoring political power to the people rather than corporations. “Dark Money” really explores the problem and how we can fix it. After the showing there will be a discussion. We hope everyone is able to attend and learn more. RSVP for this showing here.

High School Battleground Wisconsin Podcast

We discuss a series of violent incidents and threats of violence in Wisconsin high school this week and the reaction of elected leaders. We review a new study finding that a higher percentage of medical care in Wisconsin is wasteful and low quality. The study also concludes that if every primary care physician in Wisconsin provided the same quality of care the cost would be 30% lower. Claire educates us about nearly 700,000 SNAP recipients who will likely lose food stamp benefits under new Trump rule released this week. Finally, we welcome City of Eau Claire council member Kate Beaton to discuss the city’s new climate plan and their exciting goal to get to 100% electric cars.

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Attend Citizen Action Annual Meeting Saturday, December 7th, Doors open at Noon, Washington Park Senior Center, 4420 W Vliet St, MKE

Links:

Sen. Ron Johnson statement on Wisconsin High School Incidents.
Gov. Tony Evers calls for more funding for mental health, officers in schools after spate of violence.
Governor: Wisconsin Must ‘Step Up’ After School Shootings
Lt. Gov. Barnes calls out GOP leaders after armed student shot in Oshkosh.
Wisconsin doctors could reduce health care costs while improving quality of care, study says.
Nearly 700,000 SNAP Recipients Could Lose Benefits Under New Trump Rule
Eau Claire Leaders Hope Everyone In City Eventually Drives Electric Cars; Goal Is Part Of City’s Carbon Neutrality Pledge By 2050

Citizen Action Weekly: Happy Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend

Happy Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend

Citizen Action Members Stand in Solidarity with Students on UWEC Campus Following Racist Threats.

On Monday, November 25th, several Citizen Action members joined students and faculty on the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Campus to stand in solidarity as they protest the recent threats made against the student organization, Black Male Empowerment. Our members stood in observance and in the capacity of providing protection from negative feedback. The protest garnered approximately 350 students and community members as they stood silently in the middle of campus with signs decrying the lack of action from school administrators as well as a march to Chancellor Jim Schmidt’s office with a list of demands to make UW-EC more inclusive and more safe for students of color. Thank you to all of those who joined from Citizen Action and stood up for those marginalized in the community to let it be known that hate speech, of any kind, will not be tolerated.

Southwest Wisconsin Co-op Recruitment update

Citizen Action of Wisconsin’s newest organizing co-op is almost fully formed! We currently have 245 activists across southwest Wisconsin who have pledged to join. If you know anyone who cares about healthcare for all and fighting climate change in the area please put them in contact with Ben at ben.wilson@citizenactionwi.org. He would love to schedule a time to meet with them to discuss Citizen Action’s work to create a better tomorrow in Wisconsin. If you have pledged to join us please take a moment to complete your membership by joining us at this website. It is very important as we move forward that members take a moment to complete their membership and fully join.

Also don’t forget to RSVP for the annual membership meeting December 7th from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Click here to RSVP in La Crosse (3460 Losey blvd)or click here to RSVP in the Madison area (500 Silent st in Verona). Please feel free to invite anyone you know who is interested in learning more to the annual meeting. The annual meeting will be a chance to celebrate Citizen Action’s victories and set an agenda as we move into the most important election of our lifetimes. We want as many members (and people interested in learning more) on hand as possible. We want everyone to have a voice in planning our actions next year!

Are you interested in upgrading your home with energy efficient upgrades like solar panels, new insulation, new windows and new heating/cooling units?

If you are interested in saving money while reducing your own carbon emissions please take a moment to fill out this quick survey. You might be able to upgrade your home with solar panels and start saving money RIGHT AWAY! Citizen Action of Wisconsin would love to help you.

Our “Green Homes, Good Jobs” campaign is designed to save people money, reduce our carbon footprint and create good, union jobs right now. Fill out the survey and find out if we can help you!

Attend Citizen Action’s Annual Meeting, Saturday, December 7th, 1pm

The Citizen Action of Wisconsin Annual meeting will take place on Saturday, December 7th, 1pm.at the Washington Park Senior Center, 4420 W. Vliet St. Milwaukee.

Each regional organizing co-op will be having a meeting within their region at the same time,

We will connect with the meeting in Milwaukee to hear year in review from all the co-op, 2019 member awards, and then turn our meeting back to the regional co-ops. This meeting is open to non-members as well as members

RSVP for Southeastern (MKE) WI Annual Membership Meeting and Strategy Session

Citizen Action Northeast Organizing Co-op Annual Meeting and Strategy Session, December 7th @12PM

Join our organizing co-op as we gather for a membership social, an update on our statewide work in 2020, and a regional strategy session!

Fight climate change at home” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast

Happy Thanksgiving weekend! After discussing a new study finding Foxconn will likely depress economic activity in the state by tens of billions of dollars, we welcome Kevin Kane and Rafael Smith to discuss their organizing efforts to fight climate change at home in rural and urban Wisconsin.

Contact Rafael.Smith@citizenactionwi.org to get involved in the campaign to support the Milwaukee climate task force.

Contact Kevin.Kane@citizenactionwi.org to find out about how you can green your home anywhere in Wisconsin.

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“Fight climate change at home” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast

Contact Rafael.Smith@citizenactionwi.org to get involved in the campaign to support the Milwaukee climate task force.
Contact Kevin.Kane@citizenactionwi.org to find out about how you can green your home anywhere in Wisconsin.
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Links:

Study: Wisconsin’s Foxconn deal could depress economic activity by ‘tens of billions of dollars’.
Study On Foxconn Deal Shows Government Subsidies Don’t Work.
Study suggests Foxconn incentives could cost Wisconsin $6 billion in economic activity.

Bill Kaplan: Impeachment, facts matter

I have been reluctant to support impeachment of Trump. Only 8 federal officials have ever been impeached by the House (majority of those voting) and convicted (removed) by the Senate (two-thirds of those present). Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were impeached, but not convicted. And, Nixon resigned after the House Judiciary Committee approved 3 bipartisan impeachment articles. Today, a Senate conviction would require 20 Republicans to join all Democrats (if every senator attended). Unimaginable!

However, facts matter in a democratic society. Authoritarian rule requires constant deception, as well as undermining Congress, courts, intelligence agencies, law enforcement and the press. Disregarding facts will weaken America and send the nation into a speedy decline. The House impeachment inquiry has uncovered damning and inconvenient facts. Ignore at our own peril.

Public hearings, over two weeks by the House Intelligence Committee, made clear that Trump lied and subverted the Constitution. Trump’s infamous telephone call (partial) transcript with Ukrainian President Zelensky reinforced the whistleblower’s complaint. Any wonder why Trump called the whistleblower a “spy” and treasonous. Worse, Trump hinted that the death penalty should be imposed. And, for good measure Trump called the press “scum” (Los Angeles Times). Trump even “mulled” firing the intelligence community’s inspector general (a Trump appointee) for having told Congress about the whistleblower’s complaint regarding Trump’s telephone call (New York Times — NYT).

However, Wisconsin GOP Senator Ron Johnson has attacked the whistleblower: “This would have been far better off if we would’ve just taken care of this behind the scenes. …(the whistleblower) exposed things that didn’t need to be exposed” (Meet the Press). What was exposed and confirmed by Trump’s telephone call (partial) transcript and congressional witnesses: Trump demanded that Ukraine dig up dirt on Joe Biden, a potential 2020 opponent, and endorse the fiction that it was Ukraine that interfered in our 2016 election.

“Johnson in the past has been an outspoken advocate of protections for whistleblowers… .” (NYT). But Johnson now says: “Not all whistleblowers are created equal”. Johnson believes that there’s Ukrainian dirt on Joe Biden and that Ukraine – not Russia – hijacked our 2016 election. This nonsense has been unequivocally disproved. Kurt Volker, former Trump special envoy to Ukraine and a GOP witness said: allegations against Biden were “not credible” and a Ukrainian investigation of Biden was “unacceptable”. And, Fiona Hill, former Trump-appointed National Security Council official, said: “I refuse to be part of an effort to legitimize an alternate narrative that the Ukrainian government is a U.S. adversary, and that Ukraine – not Russia – attacked us in 2016. These fictions are harmful … .”

After the hearings ended, the NYT reported: “In a briefing that closely aligned with … Hill’s testimony, American intelligence officials informed senators and their aides in recent weeks that Russia has engaged in a yearslong campaign to essentially frame Ukraine as responsible for Moscow’s own hacking of the 2016 election … .” Did Johnson or his staff attend? What else does Johnson know about this scandal?

Facts matter. A democratic society can’t survive without facts.

–Kaplan wrote a guest column from Washington, D.C. for the Wisconsin State Journal from 1995 – 20

Citizen Action Weekly: Friday, November 22nd

Friday, November 22nd

Southwest Co-op Membership Recruitment Drive Update

The brand new Citizen Action Southwest Wisconsin Organizing Co-op is nearly fully formed! We currently have 242 pledged members. There is still time to join. We want to activate every area activist who cares about creating a better Wisconsin! If you are interested in learning more about Citizen Action contact Ben at 608-386-2847! Together we can create a better Wisconsin for the next generation.

Click here to complete your co-op membership.

Even though we are almost to our goal we want to mobilize everyone in Southwest Wisconsin that believes in a better tomorrow for Wisconsin. Do you have friends or family members who believe in progressive change across the state? Lets get them involved! You can make a huge difference by hosting a small group meeting. These meetings can take place at someone’s home, a coffee house, over a nice dinner or at the public library. All you have to do is get people to show up and Ben will give the presentation and take all questions. If you think you can help turn out 3-8 people for a one hour meeting contact your co-op organizer, Ben Wilson, right away and let’s get one scheduled!

CAW Long Term Care members take Detroit!

Karen Kirsch, Lynn Carey, and Rita Simon flew to Detroit to attend the annual field convening of Caring Across Generations. Caregivers, organizers, activists and the disabled community attended. It was a productive table with all perspectives and insights into the care-giving economy.

Families are facing catastrophic stress and financial burdens around their care-giving needs ranging from the cradle to their golden years. We agreed that the best way to solve this problem is to band together and push for a care infrastructure that we all deserve. It’s called Universal Family Care and it will be the New Green Deal of Care-giving. Now is the time to get on board as its the next big push in building a better society.

Why you should be involved?

If you are struggling with logistics and paying for quality childcare?
If you are struggling with logistics and paying for quality in-home elder care?
If you work in any care capacity?
If you care about children? If you care about the disabled? If you care about the elderly?
You can read more about this big initiative here.

Contact Karen.kirsch@citizenactionwi.org

Healthcare Leadership Team

We are looking for a few more members to join the leadership team that helps to steer the HealthCare Co-op. We meet once a month for an hour and then of course, you would help with events and issues as determined. Sometimes we work around the news cycle and sometimes we drive issues on our own but we are exclusively healthcare focused.

Contact Karen.kirsch@citizenactionwi.org

Attend Citizen Action’s Annual Meeting, Saturday, December 7th, 1pm

The Citizen Action of Wisconsin Annual meeting will take place on Saturday, December 7th, 1pm.at the Washington Park Senior Center, 4420 W. Vliet St. Milwaukee.

Each regional organizing co-op will be having a meeting within their region at the same time,

RSVP for Milwaukee
RSVP for Southwest co-op meeting

Citizen Action Northeast Organizing Co-op Annual Meeting and Strategy Session, December 7th @12PM

Join our organizing co-op as we gather for a membership social, an update on our statewide work in 2020, and a regional strategy session!

Citizen Action Organizing Co-op Informational Meeting, West Salem, Saturday, Nov. 23, 10:30am

Are you concerned about the way things are going in our country? Do you feel like you have lost your political power? Do you want to do more to fight climate change? Do you want to help create well paying, skilled union jobs right here in our area? Do you care about making sure everyone in Wisconsin has healthcare? Join Citizen Action for our upcoming event!

Come and learn about how you can get involved in a true progressive movement dedicated to creating real change in the Driftless region.

This is a great opportunity to learn how you can be a part of our organizing co-op.

West Salem, November 23rd, 10:30am
Village of West Salem Hazel Brown Leicht Memorial Library
201 Neshonoc Rd.

“Green New Deal in Sconnie” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast

After an impeachment discussion and analysis of the new MU law Poll, we are joined by Milwaukee County Supervisor Supreme Moore-Omokunde to discuss Milwaukee’s new joint County/City task force to address climate change and economic equity. The task force starts the process of developing a concrete plan to use the leverage of local government to restructure the local fossil fuel-based economy and reorganize it to dramatically reduce the shocking racial inequality that plagues Milwaukee.

To get involved in the MKE climate and equity campaign contact: Rafael.Smith@citizenctionwi.org

Next MKE Climate Task force Meeting
Tuesday, November 26th; 2pm
Milwaukee City Hall #301B

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To get involved in the MKE climate and equity campaign contact: Rafael.Smith@citizenctionwi.org

Next MKE Climate Task force Meeting
Tuesday, November 26th; 2pm
Milwaukee City Hall #301B

Links:

New Marquette Law School Poll finds shifts in Wisconsin public opinion favorable to President Trump on impeachment and presidential election preferences.
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes to Join U.S. Leaders at U.N. Climate Talks Despite Federal Action to Withdraw from Paris Agreement.
Task forces will tackle climate change issues across Wisconsin.
Members named to Task Force on Climate and Economic Equity.

Citizen Action Weekly: Friday, November 15th

Friday, November 15th

Southwest co-op hosts media event spotlighting “Green Homes, Good Jobs” Campaign

Thursday afternoon Citizen Action of Wisconsin’s Southwest Co-op hosted its first major media event to highlight the “Green Homes, Good Jobs” campaign.

100 home owners have already signed up to receive home energy efficient upgrades such as solar panels, new insulation, and new heating/cooling systems.

This campaign is designed to not only fight climate change but also save homeowners’ money and create good union jobs right here in Wisconsin.

You can read about this media event right here and here.

If you are interested in upgrading your own home you can get more information about the program here.

City of Milwaukee/Milwaukee County Climate Task force holds first meeting Monday

This Monday afternoon the first meeting of the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County Joint Task Force on climate change and economic equity was held.

Members of the task force took their oaths and then were given a warm welcome from Common Council President Ashanti

Erick Shambarger of the Environmental Collaboration Office followed with a presentation about the city’s current plans to meet the Paris Accords.

Dozens of community members attended and made their voices heard about what they would like the task force to focus on. The task force members decided they would meet two times a month over the next six months. The next meeting will be November 26th at 2pm in city hall in room 301-B. All are welcome to attend.

For more information on task force campaign contact: Rafael.Smith@citizenctionwi.org

Read media about task force.

New Southwest Co-op member (and state Senate candidate) spotlight

One of the newest members to join the Citizen Action of Wisconsin Southwest Wisconsin co-op is Joni Anderson. Joni is the vice president of her union and is running for the State Senate in Senate District 14. Joni is running on a platform of Medicare for all, fighting climate change and fairer elections by ending unfair gerrymandering in our state. Citizen Action is excited to add Joni to our newest organizing co-op!

North Central Organizing Co-op Members Attend Fair Maps Summit

This past Saturday, several members of the NC Organizing Co-op joined a large turnout of people at the Fair Maps Summit in Marshfield. The large turnout of people from across the state demonstrate that this issues is a top priority for a lot of Wisconsinites.

Members of the Co-op from Oneida and Marathon County were in attendance, which is vitally important considering that these two counties have not passed a Fair Maps resolution. In Oneida County, Fair Maps activists have started going to each municipality to pass resolutions in support. The Town of Neubold has already passed one. Now, they’re working on the City of Rhinelander next. This work is being done by members of the groups that belong to the Fair Maps Coalition.

If you would like to know what you can do to help with Fair Maps, contact Joel Lewis at 715-551-2525 or joel.lewis@citizenactionwi.org

Attend Citizen Action’s Annual Meeting, Saturday, December 7th, 1pm

The Citizen Action of Wisconsin Annual meeting will take place on Saturday, December 7th, 1pm.at the Washington Park Senior Center, 4420 W. Vliet St. Milwaukee.

Each regional organizing co-op will be having a meeting within their region at the same time,

We will connect with the meeting in Milwaukee to hear the awards and to hear a synopsis of our work from Executive Director Dr. Robert Kraig, and then turn our meeting back to the regional co-ops. This meeting is open to non-members as well as members.

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Citizen Action Organizing Co-op Informational Meeting

Citizens Action is hosting small group informational meetings. Come and learn about how you can get involved in a true progressive movement dedicated to creating real change in the Driftless region.

This is a great opportunity to learn how you can be a part of our organizing co-op.

West Salem, November 23rd, 10:30am
Village of West Salem Hazel Brown Leicht Memorial Library
201 Neshonoc Rd.

“Treasurer Godlewski is Back!” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast.

We welcome the return of State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski to the show. Sarah talks about the importance of paid family leave policies and the new state task force she is leading on retirement security. Our panel discusses the implications of the entrance of Deval Patrick in the presidential election. We review the do-nothing legislature which is adjourning for 2 months with little to show. Sean Duffy reveals he really left Congress to become a lobbyist for wealthy financial interests. Citizen Action’s new co-op in the “driftless” region launches effort to fight climate change, including through renewable energy upgrades to over 100 homes.
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