Building Unity – Grassroots Solidarity Award

We acknowledge the hard work of the Building Unity Team these past two years and in recognition offer them the Grassroots Solidarity award. Building Unity started as an incubator project within WNPJ with an aim of pulling together a variety of people and organizations to address pressing issues throughout the state of Wisconsin. And they have pursued these efforts on a number of fronts.

For instance, Building Unity leaders journeyed for over 3,000 miles in a 34 foot motorhome adorned with signs and banners, variously dubbed the ‘Votemobile’ or the ‘Unitymobile’, to draw attention in numerous locations all over the state. They engaged residents around issues that mattered to them and registered people to vote.

Along these tours, and in partnership with organizations, they spoke out for the need for Wisconsinites to truly have a Just State Budget. Building Unity has logged countless hours fighting for Fair Maps in our state. They created educational videos that guided residents through the process of giving input as to where their communities of interest truly reside, in an effort to not have that defined by outsiders.

Throughout these efforts, Building Unity built connections with multiple people and organizations along the way which will continue to strengthen coalition work far into the future.