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".
Brighton I got a big cheer and laugh talking to ACORN members in the United Kingdom during a Q&A after the screening of The Organizer in Brighton, England, when I said mi companera had responded to a picture that I had posted of the view from their meeting by saying “Bright On!” Get it? …
Marble Falls An article in US papers the other day must have struck at the heart of true feminists everywhere. The subject purported to be the annual lament for women, as we move into the heart of summer, over how to pick out a swimsuit for this season. They showed a picture of …
Atlanta The highlight of an ACORN convention since the first one in Memphis in 1978 has been the big action on the last day, and true to form that was also the case in Montreal. ACORN Canada members and leaders found the perfect target for the “Make Housing Our Right!” The headquarters of …