Black and Brown Unity

Community Organizing Labor Organizing

Black and Brown Unity October 25, 2008             Gulfport           The Mississippi Immigrant Rights Alliance (MIRA) under the leadership of long-time labor organizer, Bill Chandler (disclosure:  I first met Bill when we opened the ACORN office in Houston in 1976 and he was working for the Farm Workers in Texas and had his office down the …

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Evil or Inept?

ACORN Ideas and Issues

Evil or Inept? October 24, 2008             Gulfport          This morning my companera forwarded something that must have run in the Living Section of the local newspaper (a section that I admittedly do not read) that she especially enjoyed and therefore was proselytizing on “10 things to do this week to lead a healthier life.”   First …

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