Newark Slushy snow was coming down as we hit the Unitarian Church in Montclair and my host, John Atlas wasn’t sure there would be anyone but us there to talk about Citizen Wealth, ACORN, and the state of the country today this afternoon. The event, jointly sponsored by Shelterforce magazine and Blue Wave New Jersey, …
Month: December 2009
Honduras, Bill White and Home Care Support
New York City Running around New York trying to catch up with the city, a couple of things bare comment. Talking to Steve Early, the “embedded” labor activist about his new book, he asked me about the expansion of home health care organizing and whether there was an upside. It was an excellent question, and I …
Spanning the Long Gulf
New York City Speaking at the Williams Club was not on the top list of things I simply had to do before breathing dirt, but I counted on it being an interesting educational experience, so I wasn’t disappointed. It seems all of the college-based clubs that are based in NYC for the Ivy League and …