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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".

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Monster Meeting Mash

ACORN International Organizing School November 21, 2024November 21, 2024 by Chief Organizer

Heerlen           Sometimes, it’s worth wondering, what were we thinking? Sure, it was the right time for our international organizers’ meeting.  We had met two years in a row in the Yorkshire area of northern England.  It was time for a change.  The Netherlands made sense on some counts, so let’s go there. There would be …

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Canaries in the Mine Shaft

ACORN International November 18, 2024 by Chief Organizer

Heerlen           The annual meetings of ACORN organizers and leaders from around the world are not for the faint of heart.  Combine jet lag and often overnight travel for many with dormitory conditions and group meals, and it can be a physical test of endurance as well as a mental challenge in dealing with the barrage …

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Doubleheader in the Netherlands

ACORN International Netherlands Organizing Organizing School November 17, 2024 by Chief Organizer

Heerlen           Big leap forward for ACORN and organizing, if I could be so bold as to say so, as organizers and allies came together in two great meetings in Heerlen. The first was in a surprising venue, as the ACORN Organizing School took its show on the road in the Netherlands.   We were meeting in …

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