For as long as I can remember, Citizen Action has been the leading advocate for health care reform. As such, they are the perfect group to organize Thursday's action when Mike Pence hits town to fundraise for Leah Vukmir.  Below are the details from their Facebook post:

(Exact time TBA asap, likely between 5 pm & 7 pm)
VP Mike Pence Is coming to a fundraiser for Leah Vukmir in her bid to unseat Senator Tammy Baldwin and attack our healthcare. Leah Vukmir has NOT pledged to protect people with preexisting conditions and have made it clear she would repeal our healthcare! Join Citizen Action & allies (let us know if you want to be added!) to say NO to repealing health care, NO to Pence, YES to Medicare for All that protects people with pre-existing conditions!

We will be joined by State Legislative leaders, people with preexisting conditions and YOU!

We ask that co-op members or those interested in being Citizen Action co-op members please bring a voided check to show Pence we can mobilize many small checks to take on his giant checks!

Hope to see GRNS well represented.

The other big protest event is Saturday, September 8, 2018, MARCH FOR ECONOMIC AND CLIMATE JUSTICE

Don't forget to rsvp for our annual picnic. In addition to great food, and motivating speakers, we will have Bluegrass from Linda and Poul Sandersen. It is impossible not to feel happy when listening to them and we need all of the happiness that we can find as commit to making a Blue Wave reality in Wisconsin and in D.C.

EVENTS

Wed August 29, 2018

Refuel the Resistance, 5 pm - 8 pm
Bounce Milwaukee, 2801 S. 5th Ct., Milwaukee
Weekly gathering at Bounce Milwaukee's mezzanine bar for networking, inspiration or just to vent. Bring along any evidence of your civic, resistance from the last week to get a beverage (up to $7) on the house, and compare notes with other individuals and groups working to make things better. More information.

Thurs August 30, 2018

"Welcome" Mike Pence,  5 pm - 7 pm
The Phister Hotel, 424 E Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
VP Mike Pence Is coming to a fundraiser for Leah Vukmir in her bid to unseat Senator Tammy Baldwin and attack our healthcare. Leah Vukmir has NOT pledged to protect people with preexisting conditions and have made it clear she would repeal our healthcare! Join Citizen Action & allies (let us know if you want to be added!) to say NO to repealing health care, NO to Pence, YES to Medicare for All that protects people with pre-existing conditions!
We will be joined by State Legislative leaders, people with preexisting conditions and YOU!

Fri August 31, 2018

"Visions of Abolition" Film,  6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Peace Center, 1001 E. Keefe Ave., Milwauke
Visions of Abolition is a new feature length documentary about the prison industrial complex and the prison abolition movement.
Part I “Breaking down the Prison Industrial Complex” weaves together the voices of women caught in the criminal justice system, and leading scholars of prison abolition, examining the racial and gendered violence of the prison system.
Part II “Abolition: Past Present and Future,” documents the recent history of the prison abolition movement through the organizing efforts of Critical Resistance and explores the meaning of abolitionist politics.
Discussion afterward.
More information: https://www.visionsofabolition.org

Sat September 1, 2018

Stand for Peace, 12 pm - 1 pm
Varies. Find the week's location here.
Stand for peace in the streets of Milwaukee, every Saturday at noon. Organized by the United Nations Association of Milwaukee, Peace/Conflict Committee.

Mon September 3, 2018

Labor Day

Wed September 5, 2018

Refuel the Resistance, 5 pm - 8 pm
Bounce Milwaukee, 2801 S. 5th Ct., Milwaukee
Weekly gathering at Bounce Milwaukee's mezzanine bar for networking, inspiration or just to vent. Bring along any evidence of your civic, resistance from the last week to get a beverage (up to $7) on the house, and compare notes with other individuals and groups working to make things better. More information.

Sat September 8, 2018

End Extreme Poverty, 10 am-noon
Redeemer Lutheran Church, 631 N. 19th St., Milwaukee
Lee Valentyn and Shawn Phetteplace will speak on the work of the ONE Campaign in raising public awareness and advocating for support of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 (Senate Bill 2463 and House Bill 5105).
The BUILD Act is designed to supplement the work of traditional U.S. aid programs by bringing tens of billions of dollars in new private-sector investment into the fight against extreme poverty – helping American entrepreneurs build infrastructure projects, create first-time access to electricity, start businesses, and expand their reach in growing markets.
Keoni Bailey, a senior Marquette University intern with the Milwaukee Global Health Consortium, will also speak on the importance of the partnership between community work and the research being done to investigate refugee women's health in Milwaukee.
Free and open to the public.

Stand for Peace, 12 pm - 1 pm
Varies.Find the week's location here.
Stand for peace in the streets of Milwaukee, every Saturday at noon. Organized by the United Nations Association of Milwaukee, Peace/Conflict Committee.

People's Climate Change March, 1 pm 
Zeidler Park, 301 W. Michigan St., Milwaukee
Join people from around the world who will be marching in their streets to show our elected leaders that we demand action on climate change and economic justice. Hear from powerful speakers and then march to City Hall to do an action there and back for voter registration.  https://www.facebook.com/events/2188687371360060/

Mon September 10, 2018

Grass Roots South Shore Meeting, 6 pm - 8 pm
Cudahy Library, 3500 Library Dr., Cudahy
Grass Roots South Shore meets on the second Monday of each month. For more information call Jim Balk, 414-218-5944

Tues September 11, 2018

Drinking Liberally MKE, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
722 E. Burleigh St., Milwaukee
Now, more than ever, Drinking Liberally is a space to gather, support each other, and form the progressive community we're going to need to get through the next four years. Come share a pint with your fellow progressives! Drinking Liberally MKE meets on the second Tuesday of every month, hosted by Matt Filipowicz.

350.ORG Monthly Meeting, 7 pm - 8:30 pm
1500 E. Park Pl, Milwaukee (Urban Ecology Center)
350.ORG is the global organization building a grassroots movement in 188 countries to address global warming and solve climate the crisis. 350.ORG meets every second Tuesday of the month. www.350mke.org.