The Connecticut Citizen Action Group (CCAG) is a public advocacy group prominent in

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

politics. Founded by politician and consumer advocate

Ralph Nader Ralph Nader (; born February 27, 1934) is an American political activist, author, lecturer, and attorney noted for his involvement in consumer protection, environmentalism, and government reform causes. The son of Lebanese immigrants to the U ...

and future Congressman

Toby Moffett Anthony John Moffett, Jr. (born August 18, 1944) is a former American politician from the state of Connecticut. A Democrat, Moffett served in the United States House of Representatives as the member from Connecticut's 6th congressional distri ...

in 1970, CCAG seeks to promote social, economic, and

environmental justice Environmental justice is a social movement to address the unfair exposure of poor and marginalized communities to harms from hazardous waste, resource extraction, and other land uses.Schlosberg, David. (2007) ''Defining Environmental Justic ...

. Past leadership included Miles S. Rapoport, who led the group from 1979 to 1984. The organization has done extensive campaigning for clean elections, consumer protection,

universal healthcare Universal health care (also called universal health coverage, universal coverage, or universal care) is a health care system in which all residents of a particular country or region are assured access to health care. It is generally organized ar ...

environmental protection Environmental protection is the practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, organizations and governments. Its objectives are to conserve natural resources and the existing natural environment and, where possible, to repair dam ...

, and against government corruption and

war War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

. It is Connecticut's oldest and largest non-profit public interest group, with over 20,000 citizen members within the state. Some of CCAG's past legislative victories include obtaining expiration dates on dairy products in 1972, passage of the nations second "bottle bill" (five cent returnables on bottles and cans) in 1978, blocking the Interstate 84 expansion to Rhode Island in 1983, passage of the HUSKY (Health Care for Uninsured Kids and Youth) medical program in 1997, and the 2005 passage of the Citizens Election Program. They are not affiliated with any political party and have no set ideology, but regularly endorse electoral candidates and political movements. The organization is currently based in the West End of Hartford, Connecticut, and regularly runs a team of canvassers.

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CCAG Website
Consumer rights organizations Civic and political organizations of the United States Organizations established in 1970 Organizations based in Connecticut 1970 establishments in Connecticut {{nonprofit-org-stub