Citizen Action Weekend ’26 Newsletter, Friday, May 29th
Work for Citizen Action of Wisconsin
- Statewide Climate Action Coordinator.
- Southeast Wisconsin Organizer.
- North Central Wisconsin Organizer.
Join Citizen Action of Wisconsin and attend Annual Member Meeting
Join us for the 2026 Citizen Action Annual Membership Meeting, Saturday, June 6th, 10am, virtual
Join us on Saturday, May 6th, 10am – 11:30am, as we continue to work and build a progressive base of leaders across the state to garner the power we need to elect a Governor and a Legislature committed to tackling the affordability crisis.
If we work together it is within our grasp to elect leaders who will transform our healthcare system, fight climate change, lower utility costs, raise wages, and defend our democracy. Join us for our 2026 Annual Meeting to get engaged and lead the way for the change we need!
This annual meeting is taking place virtually. Once you sign up, you’ll receive a confirmation email. You will receive the Zoom link via email on the morning of the annual meeting.
Citizen Action Driftless Region: Ready to Do More Than March? Hit the Streets With Us This Summer
Protests matter. But if you’re looking for the next step, a way to have real conversations with your neighbors, move people on issues that affect their lives, and actually build power in the Driftless Region, we have a place for you this summer.
Citizen Action Wisconsin members are hitting the streets, and we want you with us. We’ll be tabling at two major community events in June, promoting the BadgerCare Public Option and the Data Center Pause Bill, and collecting personal stories and photos from community members across the region.
Here’s where we’ll be:
- Juneteenth Celebration 2026 — Riverside Park, La Crosse | Saturday, June 20th | 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Viroqua Pride 2026 — Eckardt Park, Viroqua | Saturday, June 27th | 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
These are just the first stops. We have tabling events planned throughout the summer and fall, each one an opportunity to meet people where they are, share our stories, and grow our movement one conversation at a time.
Tabling is one of the most effective forms of civic engagement there is. It’s approachable, it’s meaningful, and it makes a real difference. If you’ve been looking for a way to channel your energy into something concrete, this is it.
Email Aron at aron.newberry@citizenactionwi.org to sign up for a shift or learn more about what’s coming up this summer.
Let’s get out there and do something!
Listen to Ticks, Taxing A.I., and Tom Tiffany Embraces the Trump slush fund.
Following the tick report, we dive into a wild week for MAGA lackey Tom Tiffany who said he was open to Trump slush fund payouts to January 6th insurrectionists and those who attempted to illegally overturn an election. In addition, Tiffany admitted he was against the budget deal because he wants to give away more state revenue (to rich people of course).
Robert takes on the Marquette Law Poll which found 80% of Wisconsinites polled support the failed surplus deal. This is another example of polling failing to improve democratic deliberation, as the ever shrinking state media fails to adequately inform voters.
The Congressional Progressive Caucus is backing Taxing A.I. We love it and discuss the need for progressive revenue in Washington and Madison to fund pressing public priorities like public schools, healthcare, and childcare.
Sleazy Independent Expenditure campaigns have begun in Democratic Gubernatorial primary. We try to look at who’s behind the money. You may be surprised what we were able to dig up. We close with a look at how corporate America buys our lawmakers with hard and soft power, including a Big Pharma backed state legislator event in Madison this summer pitched as a way to improve legislative skills.
We discuss and encourage our listeners to RSVP to Citizen Action’s virtual Annual Member Meeting, next Saturday, June 6th, 10am.
