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/2019/10/CN10232019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans A question posed recently by a one of my favorite op-ed columnists, Michelle Goldberg of the New York Times, was essentially, “where have all of the protestors gone?” It wasn’t exactly her question, but close enough. She marveled at the number of mass actions …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/CN10192019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans Soon I will be in Honduras for the annual general meeting of Honduras ACORN and will get to visit with our leaders and organizers in San Pedro Sula, Tegucigalpa, Marcela, and La Ceiba. Doing the preparation calls, all the talk and chatter on email …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CN10102019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans ACORN India’s Dharavi Project has long focused on recycling in the Mumbai mega-slum where we work. Organizing young waste pickers has led us to create a cooperative of sorts employing scores of recyclers. ACORN has struck deals with many schools, including the French and …