Chicago-Style Community Organizing In WI

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WISCONSIN - 3 MINUTES
Wisconsin has worked faithfully with dozens of allies throughout our state to act democratically.
WISDOM of Wisconsin has grown again!
With the addition of NAOMI in Wausau, we are now 10 organizations.
WISDOM brought over 300 people to Madison to send clear messages to our legislature in March.
We won in-state tuition rates for children of undocumented workers in our state. We started a series of 2-day training for dozens of new leaders
In Kenosha, CUSH held a rally of more than 650 people for Immigrant Rights.
In Racine, RIC got the Mayor to agree to form an Immigrant Commission, to meet with the heads of every City department on a regular basis to advise them about the needs of immigrants.
In Milwaukee, MICAH passed the MORE ordinance – a ground-breaking measure that will require everyone who does business with the City to hire more local, underemployed people and to pay them prevailing wage. In Waukesha County, SOPHIA got a fiscally conservative County Board to greatly increase its budget for an Alcohol Treatment Court and other alternatives to incarceration
In the Fox Valley, ESTHER held huge rallies for Health Care reform, earning them national recognition , national news coverage, and increased attention from allies AND adversaries.
In Green Bay, JOSHUA collected over 450 petitions to end ICE raids and presented them to our local Congressmen, and organized 400 people for a health care rally.
In Eau Claire, JONAH’s Environmental Task Force got the County to fund and implement a major new recycling initiative.
In La Crosse, AMOS held its first-ever fundraising banquet and published its first-ever fundraising Ad Book.
In Beloit, JOB held two major training events which set the stage for them to expand to become a regional organization which will include Madison and several surrounding counties.
ILA, for WISDOM there is no turning back, as we join the rest of Gamaliel in moving powerfully through the Gateway to the Future.