skip navigation Wellstone Action! News Alumni Hub Our Partners RSS Support Our Work Our Programs Training Calendar Who we Train Organizing Tools About Us Blog Can Recycling Save the Progressive Movement?As progressives, we love to recycle. But when it comes to creating change, the dominant wisdom used to be downright wasteful. Check out our 2009 Annual Report to learn more! Read more… Announcing the 2010 Class of Wellstone Fellows!A new class of emerging leaders from communities of color will gather this week for training and leadership development. Read more… Think Three Years. While we fight to not lose ground in this next election, we have to keep our eyes and plans on the 2011-2012 legislative cycle and off-year elections, in addition to a Presidential re-election year and another chance to surge forward. Are we ready? Read more… Sometimes Polite Doesn't Work.Bill Moyers showcases our partner, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, in this fantastic and inspiring video about the potential of populism as a movement for change. Read more… Two Wellstone Action Alum Head to Tasmanian ParliamentTwo Wellstone Action alums won seats in the Australian Parliament last month by running unconventional, grassroots campaigns. Read more… Keeping your promises and standing for something is good politics.Jeff Blodgett offers a lesson from health care reform. Read more… Thank you for helping us win!This week, Wellstone Action was honored to win a Dot.Org Award, given to nonprofits for excellent use of technology. Read more… Thoughts on Leadership and the Health Care Victory.As historic health care legislation was signed into law this week, we spent some time thinking about what defines leadership. Read more… Best Practices: Campaigns and FacebookWhether you're running for County treasurer or US Senate, you're going to find yourself doing at least some degree of online organizing. Read more… Spanish-language Training and CurriculumWellstone Action offers extensive bi-lingual training with customized curriculum. Read more… Interact with Us!We are building the Wellstone Action community. Be a part of igniting leadership! Read more… Nonprofits' Key Role in 2010 CensusThe importance of counting everyone. Read more… FIND A PROGRAM Choose a Program...Movement Building ProjectCamp WellstoneCampus Camp WellstoneNative American Leadership Pro...Sheila Wellstone InstituteVoter Engagement SchoolsAdvanced Campaign Management S...Pass the Wellstone BillCamp Sheila WellstoneLabor Training ProgramWellstone Organizing Fellows FIND SKILLS & TOOLS Choose a Tool...Meaningful Constituent ContactBuilding Your Base While You'r...Developing a New Media Strateg...Being a Successful Citizen Lo...Building a Volunteer ProgramVoter RegistrationRunning a Doorknock OperationVoter EducationGet Out The VoteValues-based messagingAction Planning to Win on Issu...Leadership DevelopmentNeighborhood Voter Contact Pro...Holding Elected Officials Acco...Alumni Hub FIND A COMMUNITY Choose a Community...CandidatesNon-Profit LeadersCampaign WorkersCitizen ActivistsDomestic and Sexual Violence A...StudentsLabor Organizers & UnionsWellstone Organizing FellowsNative American Community Lead... NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Email: FROM THE BLOG Can Recycling Save the Progressive Movement?As progressives, we love to recycle. But when it comes to creating change, the dominant wisdom used to be downright wasteful. Check out our 2009 Annual Report to learn more! posted 07272010 - 11:31am by Jeff BlodgettRead more… Think Three Years. While we fight to not lose ground in this next election, we have to keep our eyes and plans on the 2011-2012 legislative cycle and off-year elections, in addition to a Presidential re-election year and another chance to surge forward. Are we ready? posted 06152010 - 11:48am by Jeff BlodgettRead more… Why we go to IdahoLast month we held our third Camp Wellstone in the state of Idaho, a reliably red state since its statehood. During our organizational strategic planning last summer, the mission "to boldly go where other progressive training organizations don't go" easily became one of our priorities. We affectionately refer to this point as, "more Idahos." posted 06092010 - 3:21pm by Jen Haut-ProkopRead more… How a Bill Becomes a Law - 21st Century VersionWe know and love the School House Rock version, but we now have an updated (and much more highly detailed) resource for telling the story of how a bill becomes a law. posted 06012010 - 3:26pm by Elana WolowitzRead more… more UPCOMING TRAININGS Aug 8-12in Williamstown, MA Labor Program: MTA Leadership Academy This training is open to members of MTA. Read more… Aug 10-11In St. Cloud, MN Camp Sheila Wellstone for Battered Mothers
Closed training for Battered Mothers only Read more… Aug 26-27in Duluth MN Camp Sheila Wellstone for Native Women 1.5 day training for Native women Read more… Sep 10-12in San Jose, CA Movement Building Project: Latina Leadership Academy This training is open to members of the Latina Leadership Academy. Read more… Sep 12-15in San Diego, CA Labor Training: LIUNA PSW This training is open to LIUNA members. Read more… Sep 15-16in San Diego, CA Native American Leadership Program: Native Youth Training This training is not open to the general public. Read more… Sep 20-24in Spokane, WA Native American Leadership Program: Native Vote Washington This training is open to Native Vote WA members. Read more… Sep 23-24in St. Paul, MN Camp Sheila Wellstone For Men
"Taking a Stand: Men Organizing to End Violence Against Women" Read more…
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