TAKE ACTION NOW!
Here you'll find updated events and action opportunities sponsored by other organizations.
Coalition building is vital. WGN is proud to play its part.
Wednesday, April 23 at noon
The Coulee Region Sierra Club is hosting a one hour online program on about local governmental bodies taking climate action. We'll have a rep. from the City of La Crosse which has been working to actualize its 2023 climate action plan, the School District of La Crosse which just finalized its plan, and one from Monroe County which has a Climate Change Task Force.
More info here: https://cr-sierra.blogspot.com/p/2025-crsc-events.html
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/25CRSCLocalClimate
Sun., April 27, 11am - 3pm
We will be electing
- the District leadership for Mark Pocan’s District 2.
- Our representative to the DPW Administrative Committee.
- Our 3 person Policy and Resolution team that sends this to the DPW for our platform and determines how we spend $ to support not only Mark, but local candidates in the district.
There will be an online Zoom option.
Facebook link-https://www.facebook.com/share/1APimNct4r/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Act Blue link to register:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/2ndcdconvention
May 24 at 9am
RSVP John Fournelle at
jhfour@gmail.com
Madison VFP has been setting up the “Memorial Mile” since November 2007, and would like to continue this public remembrance of a major “cost of war” which has a lot of public support.
Last year: https://www.wmtv15news.com/2024/05/25/memorial-mile-display-commemorates-memorial-day-17th-year/
Roots Action and Progressive Democrats of America
We have partnered on a petition
calling upon the DNC to convene an emergency meeting. Sign the petition here.
Here's the full text of the petition to the Democratic National Committee (DNC):
The Democratic Party has failed to confront the urgency of this perilous moment for the future of the United States, as reflected in recent public opinion polls. For the sake of the future, we insist that the Democratic National Committee should convene an emergency meeting of all its members – fully open to the public – as soon as possible. Waiting until the next regular meeting in late summer would be irresponsible and unacceptable.
From Indivisible Dane County:
indivisibledanecowi@gmail.com
Useful tools to make resistance easy
5Calls makes it easy to call our elected federal officials. You can go to their website - 5calls.org - or there's a phone app you can download.
Plug in your ZIP Code, and it will identify your elected officials. Then choose from 5Calls' list of issues - currently 52 of them. You'll get a script you can read over the phone about your chosen issue. What you say is not really important as long as you identify yourself as a constituent, identify the issue, and tell them how you want them to vote. Their offices tally the calls for and against. You can select which elected officials to send it to. Remember, even those supporting your stance can use some reinforcement for their position. If you're uncomfortable talking to an office staffer, call at night and leave a voicemail message. It will be tallied just the same. Go to 5calls.org or download the app to get started.
Resistbot makes it easy to send petitions and physical letters to your district's elected officials. Go to their website - - or there's a phone app you can download. (It used to send faxes, which many people selected. We could envision the fax machines spewing out sheet after sheet of paper. Not so eco-friendly but undoubtedly annoying! )
Resistbot can send to federal and state elected officials, plus the Supreme Court. You can choose from their list of issues and petitions. AI is available to help you write a letter. The website or app will walk you through the process. Like 5calls, what you say is not really important as long as you identify yourself as a constituent, identify the issue, and tell them how you want them to vote. Their offices tally the calls for and against.