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".
Mumbai STRASCAS is the ACORN-affiliated union of sugar cane workers working in the plantations and processing facilities outside of Yaoundé in Cameroon. This isn’t an easy to story to follow, but it’s an important one that I’ve mentioned briefly before. Karina Bhatt, a reporter for the Caravel, a student paper at Georgetown University in …
Mumbai Yes, I keep saying that it can’t go on like this much longer without huge reaction and pushback, but whenever it comes, which I swear it will, it won’t be soon enough. I can’t be the only one who wonders just how low they can go, but we must be close to seeing …
Mumbai In Delhi and Kolkata, I sat through meetings that were ostensibly government certified food safety meetings for hawkers. Our affiliate, Janpahal, has been trained and certified to give these workshops about food safety. Many topics are covered including the temperatures to cook chicken and other items. Aprons, hair nets, and plastic gloves are …