Citizen Action Weekend ’26 Newsletter, Friday, October 30th; Get Out and Vote!
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We’ll also introduce our key issue areas, including healthcare and BadgerCare expansion, healthcare affordability and access, climate justice and the impact of data centers, utility rate caps, and movement politics.
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Citizen Action members are implementing organizing plans to confront the Trump regime efforts to disrupt the midterm election and we are prepared to respond to ensure every vote is counted.
You can still get involved. Here are (2) ways:
- Join a Mass Listening Canvass the final 4 days to reach out in your community, build our base, get out voters and find more folks that want to join Citizen Action.
- Be a member of our Rapid Response Team. This team is made up of people that want to be activated should a rapid response or mobilization effort is needed to protect our election ballots and will talk to other people about our rapid response team.
At CUSH Annual Dinner in Kenosha Citizen Action’s Robert Kraig Gives Keynote Address on the Double Crisis in Democracy
On Thursday evening the Congregations United to Serve Humanity (CUSH), the WISDOM affiliate in Kenosha, drew a packed banquet hall for its annual dinner. At the dinner CUSH members who organize on criminal justice reform, election protection, and a number of other issues honored local advocates for the homeless and the leadership of State Senator Bob Wirch (D-Kenosha).
They also heard a keynote address from Citizen Action’s Robert Kraig on the double crisis in democracy: the attack on its basic institutions and its failure to deliver for average people. He discussed the critical role liberal people of faith are playing in the movement to defend and renew democracy.
Kraig described the corruption of our political and economic systems by the ultra wealthy and the most powerful extractive corporations as the fundamental cause of the threat to democracy. He argued that even if there is a shift in power in Congress, that as long as Donald Trump is President it will be impossible to make the tangible progress needed to begin to restore commitment to democratic values.
Progress will have to come at the state level, including Wisconsin where a trifecta is possible. Kraig concluded by discussing extensive planning by Citizen Action, WISDOM, and other aligned organizing partners to push for rapid progress on health care, public education, criminal justice reform, and other pressing issues in the next legislative session.
Citizen Action Northeast Update
Mark your calendars for this important meeting with State Senator Kristen Dassler Alfheim, Monday, November 15th, 5:45pm
We have not yet gained her support for this incredibly important piece of healthcare infrastructure for our state.
We have the opportunity to share with her our healthcare stories and the stories of those in our communities that would be directly impacted and their lives would be improved by this legislation.
For more information, contact Garnet at: g.degrave@ctizenactionwi.org
Citizen Action in the News
Citizen Action’s Robert Kraig was on WIZM La Crosse on an afternoon talk show to discuss, the Trump threat to election security, the state of the Governor’s race, and other pressing topics.
You can watch the interview here.
Robert Kraig was also on the Jeff Santos Show to discuss the homestretch of the tight Wisconsin Governor’s Race.
Watch and Listen Here (@ 1 hour 35 minute mark of video)
Listen to “David slays Goliath” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast
Long suffering and tired Milwaukee Brewer fan Matt Brusky expresses his sheer joy the morning after the big victory. The first ever World Series victory means more than words can express to the city, state and many baseball families. The Brewers accomplished a feat many thought not possible when confronted by a system that privileges the richest billionaire owners and their access to unlimited resources.
We debrief the final MU Law Poll before next Tuesday’s general election, finding Crowley with a 51% to 44% lead among likely voters and 47% to 44% among registered voters. What does it mean? Quoting a famous baseball sage, it’s not over until it’s over.
Robert updates listeners on our Democracy Defenders program to confront possible scenarios the Trump regime might employ to disrupt the midterm elections. This includes news that Trump’s Department of Justice will send 1,000 “election monitors” on Election Day but will not announce all locations until election day. The regime is behaving like a foreign adversary withholding where they will strike in their drive to disrupt the state and local election systems.
Robert closes by educating us on the biggest Congressional vote on the Climate Crisis you likely have not heard about yet.
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