The People's Legislature is a unique multi-partisan citizen assembly devoted to building a statewide, grassroots movement to take back our government and rehabilitate our democracy. The first People's Legislature was convened on January 4, 2005 and drew more than 1,100 people. Participants approved resolutions calling for reforms restoring competitive elections, clean campaigns and independent ethics enforcement to reopen the public square to ordinary citizens.

The remarkable response to the idea of a People's Legislature is a testimony to the hunger for change that is growing across the state. Regional forums following up on the first statewide assembly are being held around the state. One was held in La Crosse on January 20 that was attended by close to 300 people. Others are planned for northwestern Wisconsin on Saturday, March 19 and Milwaukee on Saturday, April 30. A forum also is being organized in the Fox Valley but a date has not yet been announced.

A petition drive has been launched to build the 1,100-member People's Legislature into a statewide network of 50,000 or more.

To sign the We Want Our Democracy Back petition, go to here.

To circulate the petition in your community, click here for a printable version of the petition. (Adobe Reader required. If you don't have it installed, you can download it for free here.)

For more information on the reform agenda adopted by the People's Legislature go here.

For information on other ways to get involved in the People's Legislature and take action in support of the reform agenda, go here.