WHY THE STRUGGLING COMMUNITIES?
Oh, how our communities are struggling! I ask myself: how has our society failed so badly? What can you and I do in these tough economic times to make our communities safe again? What will it take to break this cycle?
I look at the recent mother and daughter drug arrest of April Pirillo and Ashley Baumgartner. This one hits home, personally, for me. It was April Pirillo’s now ex-husband, Larry, who sold methadone to my nephew, which led to his death by overdose. I recall my brother’s voice over the phone that dreadful day he told me this horrifying news.
I see ...
Democracy Spring April 2016
“Now is the time to take mass nonviolent action on a historic scale to save our democracy. Following a ten-day, 140 mile march from Philadelphia to Washington DC, thousands are gathering this week in our nation’s Capital to demand Congress take immediate action to end the corruption of big money in our politics and ensure free and fair elections in which every American has an equal voice.”
“Every American deserves an equal voice in government. This is our birthright of freedom, won through generations of struggle. But today our democracy is in crisis. American ...
CITIZEN ACTION OF WISCONSIN MEETING
Hello Friends,
You are invited to an upcoming meeting that local Citizen Action of Wisconsin members and I are holding next week Wednesday April 20 6:00 PM at the Rib Mountain Goodwill Store. We need your input, can you join us?
We want to discuss a new topic in Wisconsin politics, the Citizen Action of Wisconsin Organizing Cooperative. But first, the back story. Early in 2015 a number of leaders in Milwaukee decided that it was time to try something new to make Wisconsin a better place to live and work. We knew that we needed to launch a new way to organize ...
Wausau’s Child Poverty Crisis
Clips and statistics from the latest Wausau mayoral debate related to the increasing child poverty rates in Wausau. Statistics are cited as American Community Survey Estimates from https://factfinder.census.gov.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS5ICbdM5DE
KLOPPENBURG VOTE IS A VOTE FOR JUSTICE
Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg is described as “fair”, “impartial,” “independent,” “intelligent,” and a person of “integrity” in the endorsement from the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin.
Judge Kloppenburg is described this way by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association with 10,000 members: “Judge Kloppenburg’s broad experience, deep understanding of the law, and demonstrated ability to be impartial make her the best candidate for our state’s highest court” in their press release endorsing Judge Kloppenburg for the Wisconsin Supreme ...
Highlights From JoAnne Kloppenburg’s Campaign Speech
Video highlights from JoAnne Kloppenburg's Campaign Speech. Taken from cell phone video March 22, 2016 at UW Marathon County in Wausau.
ENBRIDGE ENERGY’S OIL PIPELINES
Why they should matter to you. Come to learn more on April 24 from panelists discussing a variety of important topics.
HOW WOULD YOU SPEND $1 TRILLION?
If you could set the priorities, how would you spend the money? Look at current Federal budget priorities and vote for how you would prioritize funds.
WEALTH AND MONEY PART VIII: FRACTIONAL RESERVE BANKING
It started with goldsmiths. As early bankers, they initially provided safekeeping services, making a profit from vault storage fees for gold and coins deposited with them. People would redeem their "deposit receipts" whenever they needed gold or coins to purchase something, and physically take the gold or coins to the seller who, in turn, would deposit them for safekeeping, often with the same banker. Everyone soon found that it was a lot easier simply to use the deposit receipts directly as a means of payment. These receipts, which became known as notes, were ...
DEMOCRACY AWAKENING AND DEMOCRACY SPRING
The Wisconsin Grassroots Network (WGN) has endorsed the upcoming events of Democracy Awakening & Democracy Spring taking place in Wash DC in April 2016.
We wanted to pass on this information so that you are aware of this should you want to become involved or even just follow what is happening. Some members have signed up and will be joining the movement next month in DC.
Democracy Spring will take place prior to and in concert with Democracy Awakening. Here's a link for more info: https://www.democracyspring.org/
Over 200 groups are sponsoring Democracy ...
