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".
Ottawa The calendar says June, so in New Orleans that means it is already summer. It’s way pass that in India, where heat for gig workers and food vendors has been a huge issue already for months. Talking to organizers in Paris this week they were caught in an early season heat wave …
Marble Falls It has taken seven years for ACORN and our allies among other tenants’ organizations to win the Renters’ Rights Act in Britain, but there’s an extra sweetness to the victory that the law comes into effect on May Day, the historic day of workers’ solidarity. This victory is revolutionary for tenants …
New Orleans The spring board meeting for ACORN is held on Zoom. We had good attendance from more than a dozen countries across the globe and multiple time zones. Libera, Sicily, and Malta, among our newest affiliates reported. Kenya filed a written report. Scotland, England, Canada, India, and the USA all answered the …