Citizen Action is hiring! Movement Politics Director Northeast Wisconsin Co-op Organizer Join us for Earth Day 2022: Protect The Future in La Crosse, April 22, 11:30am On Earth Day, next Friday, April 22nd, Citizen Action of Wisconsin will be hosting a rally, press conference, DIY workshop and up-cycle clothing exchange in Weigent Park in La Crosse to celebrate the work…
We say goodbye to panelist Claire Zautke who is leaving Citizen Action to join Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s new administration in a senior policy position. The panel discusses the GOP effort to stop Governor Evers Administration from using the state’s energy efficiency program to lower carbon emissions, showing yet again how dangerous conservative ideology is for the future of humanity….
April 11, 2022 COVID-19’s horrifying toll: 80.3 million U.S. cases, including about 1.4 million in Wisconsin, almost 1 million deaths nationally, including over 12,800 in Wisconsin. Many infected will have long-term cardiovascular, lung and neurological medical problems. However, it could have been much worse. The Commonwealth Fund reports that nationally vaccinations prevented 66 million more COVID-19 cases, resulted in 17…
Citizen Action is hiring! Movement Politics Director Northeast Wisconsin Co-op Organizer Citizen Action member attends White House healthcare announcement Citizen Action member Chrysa Ostenso of Ladysmith was invited to the White House to be on hand for the announcement of a major improvement in the affordability of the Affordable Care Act by President Biden and former President Obama. Chrysa…
We debrief the Spring Election, including the right wing’s effort to take over local schools boards on shameful culture war conspiracies and the watershed election of Milwaukee’s first Black mayor. The panel takes stock in the historic U.S. Senate vote confirming the first Black woman, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, to the Supreme Court. Disgraced former judge Michael Gableman shamefully speaks…
Friday, April 1st Vote Tuesday, April 5th. More information on voting. Citizen Action’s Spring Election endorsements. Citizen Action is hiring! Movement Politics Director Northeast Wisconsin Co-op Organizer We are thrilled to announce Jeremy Gragert as the new organizer for the Northwest Organizing Co-op! From Eau Claire, Jeremy is a member of Citizen Action and has been active with our organization…
Speaker Vos is found in contempt of court for failing to turn over records related to his sham 2020 election “investigation.” Will the political boss of the State Assembly comply with the court order to comply with Wisconsin’s open records laws? We have an exclusive interview with Eau Claire school board president Tim Nordin about the right wing attacks on…
Friday, March 25th Early Voting for the Spring Election started this week. Vote by Tuesday, April 5th. More information on voting early. Read Citizen Action’s endorsements. Citizen Action is hiring! Movement Politics Director Northeast Wisconsin Co-op Organizer Join Citizen Action, WISDOM, and Sister District for a virtual event, Wednesday, March 30, 7 – 8pm. Join us for a national discussion…
We discuss this historic week where the U.S. Supreme Court surprisingly reversed Wisconsin’s redistricting maps in its scandalous shadow docket. What is going on and where do we go from here? Next, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared before the U.S. Senate for ground-breaking confirmation hearing and faces shameful tactics from the Trump wing of the GOP. Will she survive the…
Citizen Action of Wisconsin is seeking to hire a Northeastern Wisconsin Co-op Organizer (organizing co-ops are Citizen Action’s chapter system).This is a full-time (40-50 hrs/week on average) salaried position. Some evenings and weekends are required, as well as in-state travel and occasional out-of-state travel. This is a work from home position that is based in Green Bay or the Fox…
