We miss his voice still. Our work is not to find the next Paul Wellstone, but to carry on his work through people who step forward and get active in politics and public life.
In late July, the Cheyenne River Youth Project in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, hosted a special "Native Youth Organizing Training" in part with Wellstone Action.
That's a math lesson in voter outreach taught to about a dozen local activists Monday and Tuesday through a program called Mobilize the Immigrant Vote.
As pivotal mid-term elections approach in 2010, Wellstone Action is
bringing 37 experienced campaign managers and leaders together in
Minneapolis, MN next week for an intense training boot camp.
Not since Sheila Wellstone has a congressional spouse from Minnesota
gotten as involved in public policy as Franni Franken, who is using her
new role to push a variety of causes.
After the St. Paul wedding dance video became an internet sensation last month, the couple turned their new-found fame into an opportunity to raise money and awareness to combat domestic violence.
Leveraging the surprising popularity of their 'wedding entrance dance' video, Jill and Kevin Heinz decided to link the video to the Sheila Wellstone Institute, dedicated to ending violence against women and children.
Jill Peterson and Kevin Heinz, the newlyweds whose choreographed wedding entrance video went viral earlier this month on YouTube, are asking their fans to support an organization that works to end domestic violence.
Jeff Blodgett, former Minnesota Campaign Director for Barack Obama and Exec. Director of Wellstone Action spoke to ABC's Lateline about why Obama's campaign was so successful.
Those dancing St. Paul newlyweds whose YouTube wedding procession video has been a viral hit are now using their global fame to raise money to combat domestic violence.
According to training manager Jen Haut, the 2009 offering of Camp Wellstone Seattle was a huge success. The organization that bears the name of the late Minnesota Senator, Paul Wellstone came to Seattle for their third year of Progressive Activist Training.
