Your Monthly Climate Digest
“To love a place is not enough. We must find ways to heal it.” |
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Hi John,
This month, our staff has been hard at work building out our strategy plans and coming up with innovative ways we are going to move our conservation voter movement forward in 2024. As we’re in planning mode, I’ve thought about why we do this work.
This quote Robin Wall Kimmerer wrote in her book Braiding Sweetgrass comes to mind: “Knowing that you love the earth changes you, activates you to defend and protect and celebrate. But when you feel that the earth loves you in return, that feeling transforms the relationship from a one-way street into a sacred bond.”
We live in a relationship with the world around us and we must advocate for clean water, clean energy, and a healthy democracy to maintain the health of the earth and the people who live on it.
For years, we’ve told you how vital each election is, and how your vote and your letters to your elected officials will make the difference. Well guess what – because of your actions, we’re in a new moment of hope. |
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| You helped elect climate champions to Congress who passed Biden’s Affordable Clean Energy Plan in 2022 which will save Americans thousands of dollars to improve their homes with clean energy solutions. |
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You helped re-elect Gov. Tony Evers in 2022 who continually uses his veto power to protect our democracy. Just yesterday, he vetoed the dangerous redistricting bill AB 415. Passed by the state legislature, the bill would have continued gerrymandering of our state’s voting maps.
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| You helped elect Justice Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin Supreme Court and in December, the court ruled in favor of fair maps and a representative democracy. This could mean true change for our state.
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| You lobbied your state legislators to push for PFAS remediation and they allocated $125 million for fighting PFAS. Now, we need to make sure that money reaches impacted communities. |
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You fought for these wins that will make our state a better place to live in and you deserve the benefits.
We have more work to do to ensure there are elected officials at all levels of our government who will protect the Wisconsin we love. This year, we will continue to work together with communities across the state, and we need your advocacy and your votes to make that happen.
As Kimmerer says, “To love a place is not enough. We must find ways to heal it.” |
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| Thank you for being a conservation voter, |
Erin Bloodgood
Communications Manager Wisconsin Conservation Voters |
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Get involved to fight for the Wisconsin we love. Take the next step and reach out to one of our organizers. |
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| Jessica Nemchek, Northeast Organizer
If you live in northeastern Wisconsin, you can contact our Northeast Organizer Jessica Nemchek. “I’m a conservation voter because clean air and clean water are our rights by virtue of our humanity.” Contact Jessica |
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| Maxwell Johnson, Central Organizer
If you live in or near Stevens Point, you can contact our Central Organizer Maxwell Johnson. “
I’m a conservation voter because climate change is the defining issue of this century and I want to make sure those who come after me are not inheriting a world devoid of natural beauty.” Contact Maxwell |
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| Ian Schmitt-Ernst, Southeast Organizer
If you live in southeastern Wisconsin, you can contact our Southeast Organizer Ian Schmitt-Ernst. "I am a conservation voter because building power at the local level is crucial to addressing large-scale issues like climate change." Contact Ian |
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| Casey Hicks, Organizing Director
No matter where you live you can always contact our Organizing Director Casey Hicks. “
I’m a conservation voter because climate change presents the greatest challenge ever to our rights as human beings. It will take all of us in solidarity to advance the work, environmental justice in our most vulnerable communities, at home, and abroad.”
Contact Casey |
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| Maria Haskins, Native Vote Manager
If you live in a tribal community, you can contact our Native Vote Manager Maria Haskins. “I’m a conservation voter because voting serves as advocacy for Nimaamaa Aki.”
Contact Maria |
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Wisconsin Conservation Voters
133 S. Butler Street Suite 320
Madison, WI 53703
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