Washington, DC: With an admirable promptness an interesting and eclectic group of thirty folks convened for a simple task of trying to see how – together, if possible – they might be able to wrap their arms around an elephant – Wal-Mart – and come to understand it better. There is a litany of largeness about …
Month: May 2004
Becoming Organizers
Vancouver: Four Canadians and one Taiwanese after a whirlwind week with the Community Leadership Centre are now heading towards their future, or more specifically an intense eleven (11) week stint of community organizing with ACORN in Seattle, Portland, San Diego, and Minneapolis/St. Paul. They were supercharged with excitement, anticipation, and of course raw, brute fear. They …
Mulroney Masks and Electric Pigs
Deep Cove, British Columbia: The organizers of the Community Leadership Centre’s first cycle got a treat on Friday when Bill Tieleman gave us all some tips on communication in these hard times. Bill wears a number of hats: principal behind Weststar Communications, former reporter for the Vancouver Sun, political columnist for the weekly Georgia Strait, weekly …