Together, we can stop the politicians who want to divide us.
No matter the color of our skin or what’s in our wallets, voters should pick their leaders, not the other way around. For the past several months, and like we do once every ten years, Wisconsinites came together to demand input on how we will be represented and how funds for schools, hospitals, and other essential services will be allocated…
Job Description: Movement Politics Director
Objective: Citizen Action of Wisconsin seeks a dynamic and socially committed person to join our management team and lead an innovative electoral and multi-issue membership organizing program. This is a full-time (40-50 hrs/week) salaried permanent position located in Wisconsin. Some evenings and weekends are required, as well as semi-frequent in-state travel and occasional out-of-state travel. Applicants must have solid electoral…
Citizen Action Weekly; Friday, March 18th
Friday, March 18th Battleground Wisconsin is on Spotify! Follow us and listen to the new episode. Listen to “Investigating January 6 Insurrectionists” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast Our panel discusses Speaker Robin Vos’ meeting with conservative conspiracy theorists who are urging illegal decertification of the 2020 presidential election. Will Trump be returned to power via midterm coup? The Wisconsin Election Commission does…
“Investigating January 6 Insurrectionists” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast
Battleground Wisconsin · Investigating January 6 Insurrectionists Our panel discusses Speaker Robin Vos’ meeting with conservative conspiracy theorists who are urging illegal decertification of the 2020 presidential election. Will Trump be returned to power via midterm coup? The Wisconsin Election Commission does not pursue charges against Wisconsin’s fake electors. What does it mean? We review the implications of Gannett closing…
Citizen Action Weekly; Friday, March 11th
Friday, March 11th 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 than approved by Citizen Action of…
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,…
On Citizen Action’s Decision in the Milwaukee Mayoral Election
By Robert Kraig, Executive Director Overview Some context is needed to understand why our Board of Directors made the decision to not endorse in the Milwaukee Mayoral race. Unlike conventional political organizations, social justice groups like Citizen Action see elections not as ends in themselves but as means to higher purposes. Citizen Action does not endorse in every race, and…
Citizen Action Weekly; Friday, March 4th
Friday, March 4th Citizen Action and Wisconsin Legislators roll out BadgerCare Public Option Democratic legislators, together with members of Citizen Action and the Main Street Alliance introduced the BadgerCare Public Option Act during a virtual press conference on Monday, Monday February 28th. The bill, an ambitious effort to expand access to health care for Wisconsinites, was introduced by Reps. Kristina…
Citizen Action Weekly; Saturday, February 26th
Please make a donation to Citizen Action of Wisconsin. Saturday, February 26th George Goehl: What I Love About the New Director of People’s Action For those who believe the primary challenge is not that the choir is unorganized, but that the choir is too damn small, we bring good news! Our Board of Directors has chosen Sulma Arias to be…
