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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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Building Sustainable Organizations and Utilizing Capacity

Community Organizing October 5, 2018October 8, 2018 by digital

Denver     Visiting with a whole range of people before, after, and during screenings and meetings at the University of Denver international center and at Café Mayan, a haven of organizing on the University of Colorado campus in Denver, as well as talking to students, professors, and other before and after made for a fascinating day.  …

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Historical Amnesia, Citizenship and Crisis

Ideas and Issues October 5, 2018October 8, 2018 by digital

Denver   Visiting with historians at Oregon State University who were trying to get a grip on what is happening in the US and the world today and how it lines up with other epochs was a fascinating experience.  In this country, and so much of the world, the contemporary focus seems to dwell on the …

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Life Stirring in “Remnant” Unions in Pacific Northwest

Community Organizing Labor Organizing October 3, 2018October 8, 2018 by digital

Corvallis    Driving through rush hour on both sides of Portland early in the morning in route to Oregon State University I was listening to an interview on KBOO, the 50-year old community radio station broadcasting from that city.  The interview was with a professor at Berklee Music College in the Boston area who didn’t teach …

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Interviews with Wade Rathke

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

Wade Interview in Czech Republic

Sherry Linkon's Interview with Wade Rathke on the show "Lincoln Avenue" on WYSU radio about "Organizing and Citizen Wealth"

Italian Interview with Wade

Halo Noviny: The occupation of the Wall Street fills us with hope (Czech-Language)

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