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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".

Month: January 2006

Throwing the Switch in the 9th Ward

ACORN Community Organizing Ideas and Issues January 4, 2006 by wade

New Orleans           At midnight on New Years’ Eve four families stood in front of their houses on Jourdan Avenue in the deepest part of the now famous Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans.  The fog was everywhere as it collected from the Mississippi River only blocks away and from the Industrial Canal a mere few feet …

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Resolutions

Community Organizing Ideas and Issues Personal Writings January 3, 2006 by wade

New Orleans     Whew! Glad 2005 is over, so we can move forward some way or another. What a year! Here are some quick resolutions to help make 2006 happen right: Stay home more. Given my four months away just on Katrina, I’m going to make this one happen. Make sure New Orleans gets a new …

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