Our Mission
Citizen Action of Wisconsin is an issue
focused coalition of individuals and organizations committed to
achieving social, economic, and environmental justice.
About Us
Citizen Action of Wisconsin organizes people to make Wisconsin a better
place to live and work. In 2005, together with our 501(c)(3) sister
organization, Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund, we held 95
events and mobilized more than 5,000 individuals to take action, from
writing letters and participating in rallies to holding press
conferences and training sessions. We generated a total of 152 press
hits.
People are the Source of Our Strength
Citizen Action has over 42,000 individual members. They come
from all over Wisconsin, from each of our 99 State Assembly districts,
and from all walks of life. They are rural and urban; young and old;
lower, middle, and upper income; male and female; multi-racial; and
have different faiths and political persuasions. Approximately 45
percent are Democrats, 35 percent Republicans, and 17 percent
Independents.
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Our members hear from us. We regularly communicate
with our members, including newsletters, quarterly phone calls, and
monthly email alerts to nearly 20,000 activists in our electronic
network.
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Our members take action. In an average
year, Citizen Action members generate over 6,000 letters, postcards,
and telewires on our issues from our members to their elected
officials.
We Bring People Together Across Issue Lines
Citizen Action unites over 100 dues-paying affiliates in the fight for
a better future for our families and communities. We also work with
many organizations across the broader "progressive coalition." Our
partners include the state's leading labor, senior citizen,
environmental, community, interfaith, women's, family farm, teacher's,
and civil rights organizations and Native American tribes, including:
Action Wisconsin, AFSCME, Clean Wisconsin, Hmong/American Friendship
Association, Milwaukee LGBT Community Center, Menominee Indian Tribe of
Wisconsin, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Voces de la Frontera,
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, Wisconsin Education Association Council
(WEAC), and the Wisconsin Farmers Union. Citizen Action brings together
these diverse groups to form a united front and work together around
common goals.
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