The Quiet Before the Election

ACORN ACORN International

https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CN09152019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsTunis        Saturday before the election in Tunisia, another huge test of the fragile democracy forged during the Arab Spring, there was quiet.  The election rules had ended debates and public campaigning the day before the election.  In fact, the Organizers’ Forum had to reschedule one of …

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Unions, the First and Last Hope for Egyptian Revolution

Citizen Wealth Financial Justice International

New Orleans   When more than 20 organizers from labor unions and community organizations as part of the Organizers’ Forum delegation visited Egypt in 2011 after the revolution several years ago scores of meetings with political parties, activists, community and labor organizers, proved the one clear reality-tested conclusion that cut through all of the hype was …

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