Citizen Action welcomes new Driftless Co-op Organizer, Kristie Tweed Kristie has always been politically active. She remembers debating politics with her Dad over the dinner table when she was 10. Throughout the years she tried to canvas or phone bank when she could while working and raising a family. After local school board meetings became contentious over masking, she began…
Attend Citizen Action’s Virtual Annual Meeting, Sat. Dec.10th, 10am – Noon Citizen Action members and supporters from around the state are invited to join us virtually for our Annual Member Meeting on December 10th at 10am for a review of our collective accomplishments in 2022, a preview of the 2023 Organizing Revival, and to get engaged to lead the way…
Election 2022 RECAP: What Happened? What’s Next? We had a great time this Wednesday evening celebrating the work that was done during the 2022 election cycle! Folks from around the state and county joined us as we looked back on this cycle with joy, pride, and gratefulness. Our goal was to have a fun evening, and for everyone to leave…
Happy Veterans Day on Friday, November 11th Thank You to all our 2022 Election Volunteers! Congratulations to Kristin Deprey, a member of the Citizen Action Northwest Organizing Cooperative, for winning Milwaukee Bucks tickets for knocking more doors than any other volunteer this fall! It will be Kristin’s first Bucks game. Kristin went out on 6 separate occasions, including GOTV, and…
GOTV Weekend Vote Tuesday, November 8th More information on voting early. You can register to vote at your polling location. Citizen Action members attend Bernie Sanders Get Out The Vote Rally At UW-Eau Claire on Friday Watch new Citizen Action video running in Eau Claire media. It’s time to vote Wisconsin! Vote by Tuesday, Nov. 8th. “We can either vote…
Early Voting has started. Vote Today Wisconsin and help Get Out The Vote! More information on voting early. You can register to vote at your polling location. New CNN poll says U.S. Senate race is a toss up. A new CNN Poll shows Mandela Barnes is closing the gap with Ron Johnson, only trailing by 1% in the critical Wisconsin…
Citizen Action joins allies to oppose We Energies 13% Rate Hike! Citizen Action of Wisconsin’s North Side Rising Organizing Co-op was part of a coalition rally against We Energies proposed rate hike, now 13% for residential costumers. The new coalition, Affordable Energy Now, is demanding that the biggest utility in Wisconsin stop charging unaffordable rates to low income People of…
Citizen Action is hiring a Driftless Organizing Cooperative Lead Organizer. Citizen Action is talking to rural voters. Some people say Democrats have forgotten rural Wisconsin. Citizen Action has not! We are focused on talking to more rural voters. They are critical to winning Wisconsin in 2022 and building a durable progressive majority over the next decade. Citizen Action’s “deep canvass”…
Citizen Action is hiring a Driftless Organizing Cooperative Lead Organizer. Join our team! Citizen Action of Wisconsin seeks applicants hungry for the opportunity to lead power building campaigns to achieve the sweeping changes Wisconsin needs to become a just, equitable, and sustainable multiracial democracy. This position is best suited for creative and effective out-of-the-box thinkers deeply committed not only to…
“Talking to Independent Voters is the most important job of my life,” says retired Lincoln County District Attorney Retired Lincoln County District Attorney and Citizen Action Coop member, Don Donphy says, “talking to Independent voters is the most important job of my life.” Don should know, he has been honing his skills as a professional phone organizer for the last…
