by Cynthia | Sep 24, 2025 | Community Updates
On September 23, CVI and community leaders rallied in Eau Claire after Rep. Van Orden introduced legislation to block federal funding — a move widely seen as retaliation against communities that dared to speak up. The protest drew one of the broadest coalitions CVI...
by Cynthia | Sep 11, 2025 | Community Updates
On September 10, CVI marked six months of continuous weekly protests with a rally that was pure Chippewa Valley creativity — a Wizard of Oz-themed celebration that turned a milestone into a statement. The theme was no accident. Like Dorothy pulling back the curtain,...
by Cynthia | Aug 25, 2025 | Community Updates
From August 20 to 24, CVI hosted its first annual Hometown Heroes celebration — an event built not around protest but around gratitude. The idea was simple: honor the everyday residents who make the Chippewa Valley a place worth fighting for. It was quintessential...
by Cynthia | Jul 26, 2025 | Community Updates
When Rep. Tom Tiffany’s Wausau office turned sprinklers on peaceful protesters, most groups would have gotten angry. CVI and its partners — Northern Lights Indivisible and North Central Wisconsin Indivisible — came back in beach attire. On July 25, protesters...
by Cynthia | Jun 21, 2025 | Community Updates
On June 20, dozens of Chippewa Valley residents gathered outside Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire to protest proposed Medicaid funding cuts — cuts that threatened the rural hospitals their communities depend on. The rally brought together patients, healthcare...
by Cynthia | Jun 15, 2025 | Community Updates
On June 14, an estimated 3,200 people marched through downtown Eau Claire in the first No Kings rally — CVI’s largest mobilization yet, nearly doubling the Hands Off turnout from just two months earlier. The march was part of a nationwide day of action, but the...
