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".
Bristol When ACORN began in London more than six years ago, our first foray was in Brixton. I learned about zebra crossings there, and we won some. Next, we expanded around Enfield, where we had an office in a local community center. London is one of the major cities in the world, but …
New Orleans For years, I have harped on the need to make “maximum feasible participation” an emphasis on delivery of all governmental benefit programs. The pandemic has heightened visibility of the gap between eligibility in target populations and distribution of approved and legislated benefits to the populations. In the United States, we see …
Pearl River Talking to Sydnee Blum, ACORN’s head organizer in eastern Canada on Wade’s World , she told a shocking story of a member in one of the neighborhoods who was paying rent of $1000 CN per month. In Halifax, Nova Scotia, landlords can only raise rent once per year. She got a notice of …