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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 Celebrate Jeff Blodgett and Wellstone Action!Earlier this year, Jeff stepped down as Executive Director and into a new role as Founding Director of Wellstone Action. Please join us to thank him for his work! Read more… Attention Scott Walker and John Kasich: We all do better when we all do betterAt Wellstone Action we believe in and train out of a progressive story that says all workers deserve a right to join together for collective voice - whether private sector workers or public sector workers, whether through a union, a co-op, or an association.  Read more… Take action: Support state workers in WisconsinThis past Friday in Wisconsin, Governor Walker made good on his promise to try to strip away worker's rights in the state.  We urge our partner organizations, union members, alumni, and friends across the state of Wisconsin to stand up against this unprecedented and undemocratic power grab.  The radical proposals on the table include ending collective bargaining, raiding health programs, and selling state assets to benefit businesses.  Read more… 2010 year in reviewA look back at some of our numbers from the 2010 training year! Read more… Readying the movement for 2012I've been looking closer at the results of the 2010 elections, especially at the state legislative level.  Two conclusions are clear:  indeed the election was a deep setback for progressives in many of our key movement states; and there is now an enormous demand for large numbers of quality progressive candidates to step up and run. Read more… New Year, new leadership at Wellstone ActionEach New Year brings the chance for renewal, opportunity, and positive change.  It is in this spirit I am writing with exciting news for Wellstone Action and myself.  Starting this month, my role at Wellstone Action will be changing from Executive Director to Founding Director.  Read more… Become a Movement Builder We're training a brand new wave of leaders, candidates, and organizations to create change.  Support our work! Read more… 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! Meet the newest class of emerging leaders from communities of color who recently gathered 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. 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NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Email: FROM THE BLOG Representative Keith Ellison testifies against hateful bigotryDuring my Lenten journey this year, I will be looking to my Muslim brother, Congressman Keith Ellison, to understand what it truly means to live a life grounded in love, respect, inclusivity, and justice. posted 03112011 - 12:53pm by Peggy FlanaganRead more… Corporate reforms will not create excellent schoolsIncrease competitiveness. Focus on maximizing short-term output over long-term investment. Layoff workers. Squeeze more productivity from the remaining beleaguered workforce. Demonize unions that oppose the changes. And when the enterprise collapses, shut it down and outsource the work.   Sound familiar?  posted 03072011 - 5:00pm by Erik PetersonRead more… Opportunity knocks as the conservatives start to overreach Last month I wrote about the 2010 legislative and governor takeovers in many states by conservative forces. They've wasted no time pushing their ideologically extreme agenda. Count on the forces to overreach, as they've already begun to, and invite a backlash by a public that does not buy in to their radical agenda. posted 02282011 - 3:39pm by Jeff BlodgettRead more… Attention Scott Walker and John Kasich: We all do better when we all do betterAt Wellstone Action we believe in and train out of a progressive story that says all workers deserve a right to join together for collective voice - whether private sector workers or public sector workers, whether through a union, a co-op, or an association.  posted 02242011 - 12:05pm by Erik PetersonRead more… more UPCOMING TRAININGS Mar 29 - May 1in Palm Springs, FL Labor Training: SEIU Candidate training This training is open to SEIU members only. Read more… May 1-2in VA Movement Building Project: Virginia Civic Engagement Table Planning training This training is open only to VA c3 Table members. Read more… May 7in OR Labor Training: Rural Organizing Project Candidate Academy This training is open only to ROP members. Read more… May 13-15in Seattle, WA Camp Wellstone Seattle Register today! Read more… May 31 - Jun 3in Minneapolis, MN Movement Building Project: University of MN School of Public Health This training is offered by the U of MN School of Public Health. Participants may register for graduate or continuing education contact hours. Limited financial support is available to qualifying participants. For complete details, visit the Public Health Institute website: www.sph.umn.educeinstitute. Read more… Jun 1-2in VA Movement Building Project: Virginia Civic Engagement Table Implementation training This training is open only to VA c3 Table members. Read more… Jun 16-19in Minneapolis, MN Movement Building Project: Netroots Nation The Movement Building Project will be a part of Netroots Nation 2011! Read more… Aug 8-11in Williamstown, MA Labor Training: Massachusetts Teachers Association Political Activist training This training is open only to MTA members. Read more… more RECENT NEWS Washington educators start recruiting school board candidatesApril 24, 2011 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. Read the full story High praise for the Alberta PartyApril 06, 2011 Jeff Blodgett knows a thing or two about grassroots community and political organizing. Read the full story Training draws activists from around stateMarch 08, 2011Last weekend, nearly 90 campaign activists from across the state gathered at Georgia State University for a nationally-recognized political training workshop. Read the full story Carleton alum channels Wellstone, inspires studentsFebruary 17, 2011Jeff 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. Read the full story more Privacy Policy Site Credits Contact Us About Our Creative Commons License

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