Fair Wisconsin
Fair Wisconsin is the statewide campaign to defeat the constitutional ban on civil unions and marriage.
Action Wisconsin · Madison, Wisconsin
Advancing and protecting the civil rights of Wisconsin’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens and their families.
Action Wisconsin carried out this mission through education, advocacy, grassroots organizing, coalition-building and electoral involvement. This is the archive of that work: press releases, campaigns, legal guides and resources from 2000 to 2006.
- 130 news releases and statements
- 2000–2006 years of statewide advocacy
- 5 regions with their own regional directors
Where the work continued
Action Wisconsin Education Fund
The Action Wisconsin Education Fund, Inc. (AWEF), aims to provide educational resources on legal matters and other issues for Wisconsin’s LGBT citizens and their families.
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Community & Events
Spotlight On Campaign Manager Mike Tate
What is your hometown? I grew up in Whitefish Bay, a suburb of Milwaukee.
Legislature & Courts
Can We Win? Absolutely.
That’s not to say it will be easy. Winning will require mounting a campaign like Wisconsin has never seen. It will require not just running a…
Community & Events
Moving On Up
To accommodate our growing campaign to defeat the ban on civil unions and marriage, Action Wisconsin expanded its offices to include extra space on the fifth…
Community & Events
The Lobby Day 400: Spread Their Message Statewide!
Over 400 participants from around the state converged on the Capitol during Action Wisconsin's Lobby Day to Stop the Constitutional Ban on Civil Unions and Marriage.
Community & Events
Voices for No: Susan Allen
What is your occupation? I’m a high school language teacher by profession. I’m also an ardent ally and advocate for LGBT youth, working with them through…
Community & Events
Spotlight On Center Advocates’ Field Organizer, Deon Young
What is your involvement in the campaign against the amendment? My involvement includes recruiting volunteers to attend door-to-door canvasses, phone banks, data entry and petition signing,…
Explore the archive
- Civil marriageBackground, polls, the marriage registry and why marriage matters.
- Civil rightsWisconsin law, what to do if you face discrimination, finding an attorney.
- Domestic partner benefitsEmployers, insurers and the case for equal benefits.
- No on the AmendmentThe 2006 campaign against the ban on civil unions and marriage.
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