Coming soon: 

In the coming weeks and months, we will be rolling out additional resources including our Local Government Guide, Campaign School (how to run for office), and voting/registration information.

The local government guide is still on our old website and can be found here.

Until then, see below for a list of external resources.

Links to Other Resources

Although Progressive Dane has similar positions to many of the organizations listed on this page, this is not meant to be a comprehensive list of all of the groups that we support. Additionally, we certainly do not endorse the activities or views of all of the groups listed below, but have provided the links because they are useful.

Local projects that support our work:

• The League of Women Voters: nonpartisan political organization dedicated to Making Democracy Work through voter education, issue advocacy and citizen participation Dane County | WI | USA

• Dane County's Living Wage Campaign: living wages for a stronger community

• Sustain Dane: a loosely organized group promoting sustainability in Madison and Dane County

• Wisconsin Democracy Campaign: getting big money out of Wisconsin's political system

• Campaign Disclosure Site: campaign finance reviews and records for local candidates and officials

• The Center for Voting and Democracy: reforming elections to respect every vote and every voice

• Instant Runoff Voting: advocating for a fair and economical way to conduct elections

Local Resources

• City of Madison, WI: city government

• Dane County: county government

• The Isthmus: Madison's weekly news magazine

• Madison365: online local news publication primarily covering issues and topics important to communities of color

• Madison.com: local daily newspapers, the Capital Times and the Wisconsin State Journal

• The Madison Public Library: provides access to many local resources

• WORT: local community-supported radio

News and Activist Resources

• Adbusters: Culture Jammers Headquarters - media activism, online version of the magazine

• AFL-CIO: the federation of U.S. America's labor unions

• Alternative Press Review: your guide beyond the mainstream

• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): the nation's foremost advocate of individual rights

• Amnesty International: human rights

• Animals Agenda Magazine: helping people help animals

• Café Progressive: the place to start for progressive education reform, a huge collection of progressive resources

• Center for Defense Information: the nation's foremost independent military research organization

• Center for Science in the Public Interest: improving the safety and nutritional quality of our food supply

• Common Cause: holding power accountable

• Covert Action Quarterly: analyzes covert activity by military, governmental and corporate entities

• Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR): a national media watch group

• The Feminist Majority Foundation Online: Maintains information about women's equality and feminist issues

• Free Speech Internet Television: a not-for-profit audio/video internet hub that provides free hosting

• Guerrilla Girls: the conscience of culture - a group of women artists who fight discrimination

• Human Rights Campaign: working for lesbian and gay equal rights

• Human Rights Watch: protecting the human rights of people around the world

• IGC, Institute for Global Communications: the internet's progressive gateway

• Intentional Communities: serves the growing communities movement

• Mother Jones: interactive exposés and politics

• Movement for Democracy and Education: building a campus-based movement for political empowerment

• NAACP: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - "90 years of making democracy work"

• The Nation: unconventional wisdom since 1865

• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: a national progressive organization working for the civil rights of LGBT

• NOW, National Organization for Women: bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society

• Peacefire: opposition to censorship on the internet

• Political Activism Resources: independent, non-partisan, free web on political activism

• Program on Corporations Law And Democracy (POCLAD): contest the authority of corporations to govern

• The Progressive: online version of the magazine

• Project Vote Smart: national library of factual information on over 13,000 elected offices and candidates

• The Public Eye: monitors and analyzes the organizations, leaders, ideas, and activities of the US political right

• Sierra Club: protecting the environment...for our families, for our future

• TomPaine.commonsense: featuring the ideas, opinions, and analyses too often overlooked by mainstream media

• United for a Fair Economy: spotlights inequality in the United States and coordinates action to reduce the gap

• Utne Reader: a place in cyberspace where ideas and community intersect

• Znet: a community of people concerned about social change

• Government Accountability Board: state of Wisconsin’s GAB

Political Parties and Groups

• The Progressive Party of Washington

• Democratic National Committee

• Democratic Socialists of America

• Wisconsin Green Party

• International Socialist Organization

• Labor Party

• The Libertarian Party

• The New Party: Progressive Dane's former parent organization

• Republican National Committee