The child of political activists, Mattie has been doing direct action, community organizing and campaign work her entire life (including as an 11 year-old doorknocker on Paul Wellstone's first Senate campaign). A 2001 graduate of Swarthmore College, she studied political science and organized students and staff around issues of global economic justice, local race politics, and a campus-based living wage campaign.  After graduation Mattie was a writer and researcher for the Applied Research Center, a racial justice "think and do tank."

In 2004 she wrote two chapters of the book, How to Get Stupid White Men Out of Office, which she toured around the country, organizing and speaking on behalf of the League of Pissed Off Voters.  In despair over that election, Mattie moved to Salvador, Brazil, where she met her husband, taught salsa dancing and later worked for a study abroad program.  Since returning to the United States, Mattie has worked for Wellstone Action--first as the director of Campus Camp Wellstone, and now as the Training Director as well volunteered with a number of local campaigns. She is the proud mom of a beautiful baby boy named Luca.

Great news for college access!

Great news for college access!
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We here at Campus Camp Wellstone are so excited about a piece of legislation that passed along with Health Care Reform, and we had to make sure you knew what was in the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA).

Posted on April 7, 2010 - 10:20am by Mattie Weiss

Campus Camp at the Campus Progress 2009 National Conference

Campus Camp at the Campus Progress 2009 National Conference
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Earlier this month, Campus Progress held their annual National Conference in Washington DC.  At the conference were tons of big name progressives like President Clinton, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and others.  Campus Camp Wellstone was there, too.

Posted on July 23, 2009 - 1:44pm by Mattie Weiss

Young People For 2009 Summit

Young People For 2009 Summit
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Young People For's 2009 National Summit brought together young, passionate progressives from all over the country to focus on leadership development and sustainable strategies to promote social justice.
Posted on February 27, 2009 - 1:54pm by Mattie Weiss

Green Jobs for All

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Warning that communities of color will likely be excluded from new, green-collar jobs created in the rush to "green" the American economy, author and activist Van Jones proposes an opportunity to save the earth and renew our communities.
Posted on October 8, 2008 - 10:35am by Mattie Weiss

Where is the love?

Where is the love?
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Newsweek released a poll on Monday showing Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama in a dead heat.  But not among my generation.

Posted on September 17, 2008 - 12:13pm by Mattie Weiss

This is What a Clean Energy Future Looks Like

This is What a Clean Energy Future Looks Like
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We spent a whole week with the organizers, leaders, and front-line activists of the Power Vote campaign training them on the skills needed to successfully fight for a clean energy future on their campuses and in their communities.
Posted on August 19, 2008 - 2:40pm by Mattie Weiss

Mattie Weiss is involved in: Camp Wellstone • Campus Camp Wellstone • Movement Building Project