Join/Donate to Citizen Action of Wisconsin Organizing for a $20 Wage in Wisconsin Let Wisconsin workers fight inflation and the high cost of living with their work. Make all work pay! Learn more and take action in support of soon-to-be-released state legislation raising the Minimum Wage to $20/hour. There are 800,000 Wisconsin workers who make less than $20/hour, 30% of…
Donate/Join Citizen Action of Wisconsin to start 2026! In 2026, Citizen Action is building the grassroots power across the state to protect democracy from an authoritarian onslaught and to enact cutting-edge reforms on pressing issues like affordable health care, energy costs, the climate crisis, and raising wages for working people. Help us meet the organizing challenges of this moment! Citizen…
Donate/Join Citizen Action of Wisconsin to start 2026! Citizen Action of Wisconsin and our national network People’s Action are organizing the power of working people to build a Bigger We and win the change we need. At Citizen Action we understand that the threat to democracy is twofold: not only the assault on its basic mechanisms but also the democracy’s…
Happy Holidays. See you in 2026! Donate/Join Citizen Action of Wisconsin Important Progressive Tax Package introduced in the State Legislature Wednesday, Citizen Action joined state legislators at the Capitol to release a three bill package that transforms how we fund K-12 schools and other public goods in Wisconsin. If enacted, Wisconsin would become the first state to fund K-12 schools…
Donate/Join Citizen Action of Wisconsin Citizen Action member Chrysa Ostenso speaks at healthcare media event in Washington D.C Citizen Action member, Chrysa Ostenso, from Ladysmith, WI speaks at Senate Democrats media conference on why letting healthcare tax credits expire will hurt millions of Americans. Chrysa has an outrageous $1500 increase per month for her healthcare premiums. Listen to Chrysa speak…
Friday, December 5th Laurel Wales, New Managing Director, joins Citizen Action Wisconsin team. This week a very experienced and skilled organizer with local and national experience joined Citizen Action’s senior staff team. Laurel Wales is the new Managing Director at Citizen Action Wisconsin, where she will play a leading role in building Citizen Action’s issue campaigns, electoral program, organizing, and…
Saturday, November 22nd Join Citizen Action of Wisconsin Today! Support NEW Utility Rate Cap Bill. Contact your State Legislators and urge them to co-sponsor. Big utilities rig the system against all of us to jack up prices and make the climate crisis worse. Several states have laws capping the percentage of income people have to pay for utilities. Wisconsin has…
Join Citizen Action of Wisconsin Today! Citizen Action Climate and Utility Justice Lobby Day is a huge success! Thanks to all the citizen lobbyists from around Wisconsin who attend our Climate and Utility Justice Lobby Day this Tuesday, November 11th at the State Capitol. Nearly 150 citizen lobbyists participated in lobby meetings with their state legislators. We were advocating support…
Join Citizen Action of Wisconsin Today! Citizen Action members talking to voters in our communities. Citizen Action Event in Milwaukee Talks Public Transportation Citizen Action hosted the “Milwaukee County Community Conversation on Budget, Climate, Transportation, and Equity” on October 30th. Over 60 attendees joined to engage directly with County leaders about transit, climate, health, equity, and parks. Participants asked questions,…
Happy Halloween! Join Citizen Action of Wisconsin Today! Citizen Action organizes against SNAP food assistance cut offs and encourages members to donate to food banks. In Milwaukee, Citizen Action North Side Rising attended a media event at the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association in Milwaukee today to announce donations from multiple organizations to the Hunger Task Force in the face of…
