Two Johns

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July 9, 2006 Columbus–Campus officials were not used to seeing 2500 moved into an auditorium within a half-hour, starting on time, and finishing early, but when the ACORN Convention comes to town, we are serious about business! No one can really describe the experience of the states coming in chanting with noisemakers, drums, whistles, and …

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ACORN Community Organizing

Columbus           The first day of the convention used to be a non-event.  Buses and planes arriving dawn to virtually dawn with some always early and others always late.  The first today was from Wilmington, many hours earlier than expected.  The last will be something we can only guess.  Craig Robbins just answered his phone, “Good …

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ACORN Community Organizing

Columbus     Every two years ACORN members come together in convention from across the country.  Today the busses will start rolling from as far as Texas and Louisiana and Florida and Arkansas and Missouri to travel through the night to Columbus, Ohio and the Ohio State University campus.  Tomorrow morning the busses will roll from New …

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