Last night I attended an initial discussion about a new organizing cooperative in the Chippewa Valley. Citizens Action is interested in helping to promote organizing and political action throughout the state. They have followed a successful model in the Milwaukee area of starting a local group that is paying for a professional organizer, and starting action in the area. They are hoping to extend this model to other areas throughout the state, and the Western Wisconsin region is of particular interest. This may well be a promising model to get some of these activities off the ground around the state. The meeting last night was hosted by Kevin Kane from Citizens Action, and Jeff Smith, local politician and political organizer.
If you're interested in learning more about this, please go visit the site listed below, and if you wish, register your support for the idea, either financially or just by signing up for more information.