Wellstone Action!
proudly stands with our thousands of alumni and dozens of partner
organizations in Wisconsin who are bravely fighting to take back their
state. We hope the good people of WI take Paul Wellstone’s advice today
to “Mumble, grumble, complain, wallow, hope, despair, worry, VOTE!”
Submitted by sbmueller on August 9, 2011 - 1:14pm.
As Paul's birthday arrives, people across the nation take time to remember. Here's one especially fitting tribute to the man for whom we stand up and keep fighting.
Submitted by sbmueller on July 22, 2011 - 8:51am.
Thirty-five Latino, Polish, Arab, African and Asian immigrants and children of immigrants were selected to participate in a statewide non-partisan immigrant candidate training program Saturday, July 9th.
Submitted by Jhaut on July 15, 2011 - 8:06am.
by Wellstone Action! Board Member, Marcia Avner
Enough, already, of the false starts and the blame games. We Minnesotans are long overdue for some good-faith negotiations and sensible solutions for tackling the enormous state budget deficit.
Submitted by sbmueller on July 6, 2011 - 1:58pm.
Wanted: school board members who understand what it means to work in a school, or who will at least listen to those who do. With that ideal candidate in mind, educators and union leaders in Washington state in 10 areas, including three of the state's largest cities - Seattle, Vancouver and Spokane - set out to recruit school board candidates for 2011 and 2012.
Submitted by Jhaut on April 27, 2011 - 12:56pm.
Jeff Blodgett knows a thing or two about grassroots community and political organizing.
Submitted by Jhaut on April 7, 2011 - 9:53am.
Georgia House Democratic Caucus
Last weekend, nearly 90 campaign activists from across the state gathered at Georgia State University for a nationally-recognized political training workshop.
Submitted by Jhaut on March 29, 2011 - 11:50am.
Jeff Blodgett, the founding director of Wellstone Action, a national center for training and leadership development, opened his convocation speech last Friday by recalling his own experience of studying with Paul Wellstone at Carleton College during the early 1980s.
Submitted by Jhaut on February 28, 2011 - 4:55pm.
This camp is designed for men to learn more about how our collective actions or inactions perpetuate the historic and perennial violence, exploitation and abuse in many forms against females in our society.
Submitted by Jhaut on September 27, 2010 - 10:19am.
We miss his voice still. Our work is not to find the next Paul Wellstone, but to carry on his work through people who step forward and get active in politics and public life.
Submitted by Jhaut on August 30, 2010 - 9:02am.
In late July, the Cheyenne River Youth Project in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, hosted a special "Native Youth Organizing Training" in part with Wellstone Action.
Submitted by Jhaut on August 17, 2010 - 3:49pm.
That's a math lesson in voter outreach taught to about a dozen local activists Monday and Tuesday through a program called Mobilize the Immigrant Vote.
Submitted by Jhaut on August 9, 2010 - 1:29pm.
Two Wellstone Action alums won seats in the Australian Parliament last month by running unconventional, grassroots campaigns.
Submitted by elana on April 21, 2010 - 10:12am.
What is and isn't working with the government's efforts to reach out to count everyone in every community.
Submitted by elana on April 21, 2010 - 12:06pm.
Submitted by elana on March 26, 2010 - 10:07am.
Wellstone Action was featured in the Women's Campaign Forum newsletter, She Should Run.
Submitted by elana on January 26, 2010 - 1:37pm.
As pivotal mid-term elections approach in 2010, Wellstone Action is
bringing 37 experienced campaign managers and leaders together in
Minneapolis, MN next week for an intense training boot camp.
Submitted by elana on December 3, 2009 - 4:24pm.
Not since Sheila Wellstone has a congressional spouse from Minnesota
gotten as involved in public policy as Franni Franken, who is using her
new role to push a variety of causes.
Submitted by elana on November 10, 2009 - 11:10am.
After the St. Paul wedding dance video became an internet sensation last month, the couple turned their new-found fame into an opportunity to raise money and awareness to combat domestic violence.
Submitted by azucker on August 18, 2009 - 12:04pm.
Leveraging the surprising popularity of their 'wedding entrance dance' video, Jill and Kevin Heinz decided to link the video to the Sheila Wellstone Institute, dedicated to ending violence against women and children.
Submitted by azucker on August 18, 2009 - 12:35pm.
