New Orleans John Edwards not only said and talked more about class, equity, and the continuing struggle against poverty, but he also was a class act in every way. When his people reached out and said that he was going to be speaking in the upper 9th Ward about poverty, New Orleans ACORN members …
Author: wade
Rural Organizing Book
New Orleans This is a preview of coming attractions. In the next few weeks Social Policy, the quarterly magazine of opinion and information, will publish its first volume under its own imprint. This book is a collection of essays compiled by the long experienced organizer from Virginia and Kentucky, Joe Szakos and his wife, …
Citiies Stepping it Up
New Orleans Mayors are stepping into the foreclosure fight because they are saying the same thing as ACORN members: foreclosures hurt our communities! Perhaps the best example of cities stepping forward might be found in the Twin Cities. At ACORN’s urging the Minneapolis City Council in recent weeks passed a resolution asking for …