by Cynthia | Mar 20, 2025 | In The News
CNN’s national coverage put the Eau Claire town hall in the spotlight, featuring CVI’s community as part of a story on Tim Walz’s town hall tour and the future of the Democratic Party. The Chippewa Valley’s grassroots organizing reached a...
by Cynthia | Mar 20, 2025 | Community Updates
On March 19, the Washington Post published a feature story on what was happening in western Wisconsin: angry voters demanding answers from representatives who wouldn’t face them. The story — “Have You Seen My Congressman?” — centered on the growing...
by Cynthia | Mar 19, 2025 | In The News
Governor Tim Walz posted a TikTok featuring CVI member Kayanna Spooner from the Eau Claire town hall — her story resonated so deeply that Walz amplified it to his millions of followers, putting a Chippewa Valley voice at the center of a national conversation. Watch:...
by Cynthia | Mar 19, 2025 | Community Updates
When organizers for a Tim Walz town hall in Eau Claire on March 18 asked the City Council for residents with healthcare stories to tell, the ask reached CVI — and CVI put forward member Kayanna Spooner. Kayanna’s story — of navigating the healthcare system as...
by Cynthia | Mar 18, 2025 | In The News
CVI member Kayanna Spooner’s powerful story from the Tim Walz town hall in Eau Claire aired on MSNBC’s The Last Word — bringing a deeply personal account of how federal policy impacts real families in the Chippewa Valley to a national prime-time audience....
