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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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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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Renters are About to Have Real Rights in UK

ACORN International England Housing September 2, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans        I made a smart decision to attend a workshop of renters’ rights in the United Kingdom at the ACORN England and Wales first convention in Bristol.  I knew we had been a key part of a housing reform coalition and built strong alliances to get something through parliament under the new …

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