Elections 101: State Elections

media release: On Thursday, January 25 at 6:30 p.m. CT please join us for a free training on State Elections led by FREE's Director Peggy West-Schroder. She will discuss the importance of state elections and what's at stake in 2024. You can register in advance here! While you're at it, are you registered to vote? Check your status at https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Register-To-Vote. 

In order to prepare for the upcoming 2024 elections, WISDOM is excited to relaunch School of Democracy! This program will give participants the support they need to hone their fundamental field, digital, and base-building organizing skills, create rigorous and transformative campaign plans that increase state-based political power, and strengthen their emotional fortitude. Depending on your role in organizing, many focus areas are available, each with a unique curriculum taught by some of WISDOM's top organizers on grassroots politics and organizing.

The 2024 presidential race and the threats to democracy will dominate media attention in the next year. The ultimate objective of School of Democracy is to reorient activists toward a long-arc strategy to power development and toward the crucial role that relational organizing and canvassing play in protecting our democracy. The guiding principle of WISDOM is integrated voter engagement, or year round voter engagement, and we want to help participants understand that elections are just one of many ways to stake a claim to gaining and retaining political power for our communities.