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".
\Delhi The main office of Janaphal, ACORN India’s affiliate in Delhi, is right off the Noida Highway. The office is on the third floor and as you drive towards the west, a banner signals its location even though you travel through a maze-like set of flyways to get there. Looking down from the balcony, …
Marble Falls – After eight years, I have finally booked passage to India in a bit over three weeks, landing in Delhi and departing ten days later from Mumbai. Working with the ACORN India organizers, we are already filling up the schedule with meetings, planning, and a strategy session for two days to map out the …
San Pedro Sula ACORN organizes from two bases, one in Tegucigalpa, the capitol, and the other from San Pedro Sula, the industrial powerhouse of the country. As part of our registration, we are required to have an Annual General Meeting. On one level, it’s sort of a pain, but it forces me to saddle …