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".
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CN10052020realone.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans We’re on the countdown to the election now. October 5th marks the last voter registration day for the majority of states. The flipping of pages on the calendar from now until Election Day on November 5th is a march towards the end of registration …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CN10042020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsPearl River Tenants all over the world are facing a huge crisis as the dual scourges of the pandemic and economic depression confront them daily. In some industrialized countries, eviction moratoria have staved off some of the pending crisis, but millions still face the problem and more …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CN09132020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsPearl River Every month in the 50th anniversary year of ACORN, I’ve been talking on the radio to veteran organizers and others with unique perspectives on the organization, its history, and contributions. Recently, I spoke to Bob Fisher, Professor of Community Organization at the University of Connecticut School …