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".
Leeds The setting for the second national conference of ACORN in the United Kingdom was part of the thrill. The meeting was being held in the Holbeck Working Men’s Club, founded in 1871, and likely the oldest such club in England, still operating continuously. Only meters away had been the famous confrontation between the …
Toronto It had rained a bit during the night, but it cleared up quickly in Oshawa, Ontario, as organizers hit the doors doing wakeup calls, members hustled their bags out of their rooms, and then headed for breakfast after packing up the buses. This great buzz of activity was not about making checkout or going …
Oshawa In ACORN Canada’s convention, for the members, “Sunday is their fun day.” The afternoon was spent door knocking in Oshawa’s neighborhoods and getting petition signatures to support the housing demands that will be part of the coming actions. More than 600 were gathered in a matter of hours. When everyone returned, it was time …