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/2019/12/CN12172019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans A Georgia judge allowed a 300,000 voter purge to happen hours ago in that state. A lawsuit filed by Fair Vote Action seeking to prevent the purge will happen later this week on the constitutional argument that voters should be maintained on the rolls. …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CN12162019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans Lake Charles is a medium-sized city of nearly 80,000 people, the fifth largest in Louisiana, close to the Texas border. It’s the home of oil refineries and chemical plants. Texans driving over the border made casinos big business for a while. In recent years, …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CN12152019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsQuebec City After a day of training and reports, the ACORN Canada organizing staff really got serious when the Year End / Year Begin meeting began no holds barred wrestling with campaigns. The discussion was particularly intense around the dual crises of affordable housing, beyond the reach …