WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CN12212019endofyear.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans Since 1975, I’ve been on the road, one way or another, pedal to the metal or wheels up, anywhere between one-third and more than a half of the year. I always make a mental note of the final trips as hallmarks of making it …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CN10042019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsKatmandu Bells were jingling at 5 AM. My window opened to a street that abutted a pond where a Hindu prayer space sat in the middle and on the other end were Buddhist stupas. Were the bells a kind of call to prayer or a melodious bicycle …
New Orleans A breaker fuse at the house blew this morning under pressure from the coffee pot, microwave, and a space heater all singing their songs at the same time, which reminds me that when booking lodging on foreign travel, read the offering carefully and make no assumptions. In 2016, the Organizers’ Forum journeyed to Douala, …