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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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Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards and ACORN

ACORN Housing February 2, 2023 by Chief Organizer

             New Orleans     Atlantic Yards was the train yard that became a huge development site over twenty years ago in Brooklyn, New York, at a time then, as now, where affordable housing was at premium.  ACORN in New York was involved in constant housing campaigns, as it had been for decades before the …

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Squatting Déjà vu in Philadelphia

ACORN Housing United States January 24, 2023 by Chief Organizer

New Orleans – I was intrigued by the headline in Harper’s “No Vacancy” with a subtitle: “Can empty houses help solve homelessness?”  The eyebrow above the head hooked me completely: “Letter from Philadelphia.”  Was this a story about something new in Philly or déjà vu all over again of ACORN’s dynamic and successful squatting campaign in …

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Crazy Coal and Water Scandal in Montana Demands Action

ACORN Climate Change Environment January 16, 2023 by Chief Organizer

Pearl River – Sometimes what goes around, comes around, and then should be stopped cold and not allowed to move another inch, and I’m talking about the continued environmental and community degradation allowed to persist in Montana and perpetuated by coal and energy companies.  Almost fifty years ago, I was sitting in an old, drafty …

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