New Orleans Let’s not mince words here. The detailed review of Walmart’s activity in Mexico in the New York Times is a picture of a criminal conspiracy of a rare order and a culture in total control recognizing no laws or morality in its quest for commercial dominance. The Times’s examination reveals that Wal-Mart de …
Category: ACORN International
Minimum Wage Increase Initiatives Coming in Massachusetts, Missouri, and More
Boston Lew Finfer, the director of MCAN, the Massachusetts Community Action Network, the dean of community organizers in the Boston Area, was the last guest visiting with the ACORN Canada staff, and he honored the group with some interesting observations of what has changed and what has stayed the same in the work over the years, …
Organizing “War” Stories Are Critical History
Boston Since the ACORN Canada Year End/Year Begin staff meeting was in Boston this year, we have taken advantage of the location to invite some of the old hands of organizing to share their stories and perspectives from decades of experience in the work. We started with Bill Pastreich and Mike Gallagher for a fascinating …