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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".

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Mani25 in Cold Rain

ACORN International Belgium Organizer Training Organizing September 14, 2025September 14, 2025 by Chief Organizer

Oostende, Belgium      We took a train to something that our colleagues described to us as an annual political festival.  Once we were at the train station, it only took about 75 minutes to get to Oostende from Brussels.  We had left in sunny weather, but once past Burges, not far away, we could see the …

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Post-Industrial Renewal is Not Easy

Belgium Tenants September 13, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            Charleroi        Hardly more than an hour from Brussels is another side of Belgium in Charleroi.  This was the coal-mining, industrial center of Belgium.  Over the last fifty or more years, the mines shut down.  Perhaps one steel mill is left in operation, but the long, hulking buildings and giant smokestacks can be seen …

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The Dialectical Process Drives Good Organizing

ACORN International Belgium September 12, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            Brussels           It had been a busy day for our team in Brussels.  We began with an early meeting with the home-and-away team to get our plans together.  We split up with half of us heading to the office and half to hit the doors, meeting several members from our affiliate to test the rap …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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