Common Ground University Introductory Leadership Training
Explore why and how we organize. Learn how we take effective public action. 3 sessions: March 9th, 16th, 23rd from 5:30-8:30 PM Please RSVP by March 4th at https://tinyurl.com/commongroundu2026 A light dinner will be provided. Attendance at all three sessions is strongly encouraged. FREE if you belong to a member organization, $95 for non-members. Scholarships […]
Common Ground Secures $6 Million In Pepertuity for Driver Ed for Low Income Students
Eligible students should apply ASAP! Any Wisconsin high school students who are ready for driver education and qualify for free or reduced lunch should apply for a Driver Education Grant to pay for 100% of their classroom and behind-the-wheel training. Starting August 25, 2025, students can apply at: https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/dmv/teen-driver/teen-sfty/degrant.aspx. The funds may go quickly, but […]
Welcome, Lia!
We’re thrilled to welcome Lia Odiaga to our team! Lia recently graduated from the University of Massachusetts Boston, where they earned a degree in Political Science with a minor in Public Policy. Lia comes to us from our sister organization, GBIO (Greater Boston Interfaith Organization), bringing both experience and passion for community-driven change. Lia’s connection […]
Jury Diversity Gaining Traction
Here’s the latest on our Jury Diversity campaign as of May 31. We kicked our campaign off on April 26th when Invisible Realities Ministries hosted a screening of the powerful film “Judging Juries,” presented by judges Milton Childs and Jon Richards. We also broke into small groups to have experiences and concerns with being […]
Milwaukee Mayoral Forum Recap | This is what democracy in action looks like
Dear Common Grounders,Welcome to the first in an ongoing series of longer form pieces written by and from the perspectives of some of our members. Our first piece was written by Ryan Kresse of member org SRH, a full service creative & marketing agency in Milwaukee. We hope you enjoy it as much as he […]
Scenes from our Milwaukee Mayoral Forum
An amazing day for Common Ground. 1,003 members and guests joined us at our mayoral forum on Sunday March 13th where candidates Cavalier Johnson and Bob Donovan responded to whether they’d work with us on our current Issue Campaigns for Jobs, Education, Gun Safety, Affordable Universal Broadband Access, Reducing Reckless Driving and Increasing Diversity in […]
GOTV Street Team with George Hill of the Milwaukee Bucks
When Common Ground and the Milwaukee Bucks say “Get Out the Vote” we really mean it. That’s why on Saturday October 24th, you could find us out and about with Milwaukee Bucks guard George Hill and Senior VP Alex Lasry for a very special on-foot GOTV campaign. Dozens of Common Ground leaders accompanied George Hill, […]