Who is Common Ground?
Common Ground is a group of nonpartisan, proactive, everyday citizens in Southeastern Wisconsin, dedicated to identifying pressing social problems facing our community and bringing about creative solutions.
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What is Common Ground?
At Common Ground, we develop solutions to our communities’ toughest problems — together. This is done through our Issue Campaigns.
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Why Common Ground?
At Common Ground, we believe that by working together we have the power to change our communities and country for the better. We do more than just sign petitions and protest. We take action.
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What is an Issue Campaign?
Issue Campaigns are the work we do. Members of Common Ground identify problems and concerns in our communities. Through research, relationships and action these problems and concerns become our Issue Campaigns. We usually have more than one active campaign at any given time. The more Issue Campaigns we win — the stronger we get. Learn More >
Recent News & Events
Common Ground Newsletter – May 2012
May 7, 2012
Hot off the press! Stay in touch with what’s happening with Common Ground. Read this month’s Common Ground Newsletter. Get to know Common Ground’s newest staff member Rusty Borkin as well as updates on our Education, Healthcare and Milwaukee Rising … Continue reading
CG Members on WUWM’s Lake Effect Program
May 2, 2012
If you missed it live, you can still listen to the broadcast of Milwaukee’s WUWM’s Lake Effect program here from May 2nd, 2012 as 4 leaders from the Education Team explain how we will work to revamp the SES Tutoring … Continue reading
