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Real voices. Real power. Real change. We listen deeply, set daring goals, create savvy strategies, and stand up to powerful interests. We get results.
Common Ground is a multi-racial, multi-faith, non-partisan alliance of 44 member organizations with 50,000+ everyday people dedicated to building power to advance racial equity and economic justice, hold elected and corporate officials accountable, and create positive change in the Greater Milwaukee area. CG’s success is rooted in the commitment of our member organizations: congregations, neighborhood groups, nonprofits, small businesses, unions, and schools. We’ve won tens of millions from big banks to repair damage caused by predatory lending, created our own nonprofit healthcare cooperative, secured permanent statewide funding for driver’s ed, and gotten new leadership at the Housing Authority. COMMENT POLICY
We welcome thoughtful conversation and diverse perspectives. We are strictly non-partisan. Our social media channels are a space for people who care about building a stronger Milwaukee — and that means maintaining an environment where everyone can participate respectfully. We may remove comments that include:
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We do not remove comments simply because someone disagrees with us. We monitor our channels during business hours (Monday–Friday) and aim to respond to
questions within 1-3 business days. Thank you for being part of this community.
09/10/2026
There are T-Shirts – and then there are T-U-Shirts! Contact Tenants United to find our how you can wear your TU pride. https://tenantsunitedwi.org/contact/
09/08/2026
Did you see? 👀 Forward Scholars has a brand new website – and it’s making it easier to become a volunteer tutor for Milwaukee K–3rd graders. Visit the site. Find out how you can help. And share it with someone who should be a tutor.
Forward Scholars Strong Readers. Stronger Futures. Together we build brighter futures and stronger communities through reading.
09/04/2026
Milwaukee Magazine called us "Milwaukee's most effective organizing group". Read the full article here:
Common Ground Uses Community Organizing to Better the City This local nonprofit spreads institutional change in Milwaukee through discipline and consistency.
08/31/2026
The MMSD Contract Committee recommended Jacobs over Veolia. We are not surprised. Our investigation, involving 21 whistleblowers, has revealed serious problems in how Veolia operates the plants.
We successfully pressured the MMSD Commission to authorize a $100,000 independent performance audit of Veolia’s management practices – but work isn't done. Now we're awaiting the audit and its recommendations for improving the operation and oversight of the wastewater plants. We want to stop the unnecessary dumping of untreated wastewater into our lake and our basements. We look forward to working with the Board of Commissioners to act on the audit’s recommendations.
Scroll to the bottom of the Protect Our Water page to see the latest press coverage. https://commongroundwi.org/issue-campaign/protect-our-water/
08/27/2026
Our Jury Diversity Team recently visited Madison to advocate for legislative changes around demographic disparities in jury pools. Learn more about this campaign here.
https://commongroundwi.org/issue-campaign/jury-diversity/
08/26/2026
The fellowship. The food. The force we are! Thanks to all who attended our Core Team Summit!
08/24/2026
TONIGHT is our Core Team Summit. Members - if you haven't RSVPed yet, please do so here. https://secure.everyaction.com/fU2jKCRzsUG-jzRrcdHT6A2
Slumlords: We're coming for you.
Learn more about Tenants United versus David Tomblin at: https://tenantsunitedwi.org/campaigns/highgrove/
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