As we are gearing up on the 7th Anniversary of hurricane Katrina, here is a look back on ACORN’s role in saving the Ninth Ward and lessons learned on disaster recovery and campaigns. These video’s are from Wade Rathke’s discussion of his book, Battle for the Ninth, at Odyssey Bookstore in Springfield, Massachusetts on June …
Month: August 2012
On Arab Spring & Occupy
Wade Rathke looks at the connections and contrasts between the revolutionary upheavals of the Arab Spring in the Middle East and the Occupy Movement at the 20th conference of AADERT (African and African-American Development, Education, Research, and Training) at Springfield College on June 2nd, 2012.
Gone Fishing with Rod, Reel, and Books
Rock Creek No newspapers, no cell service, no internet, no television, no plumbing, and only power from a car battery and some solar cells we brought along: sweet! Almost two days of chores, which we actually enjoyed, before we could wet a line. Third cast, I caught a beautiful, good size brown trout. Lucky days! Life …