https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/The-Rolling-Stones-01-Wild-Horses-ft.-Florence-Welch-3569033.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsMilwaukee In what will be a monthly set of sessions for the over a six-month period focusing on leadership development, organizer training, and organizational planning and development, we started discussing issues to get the ball rolling. It was a good experience, and the response was excellent by …
Category: ACORN
The Poor Need Cash
New Orleans Other countries are increasingly getting the message: the poor need cash. It’s not enough in the lowest income categories to stake a claim on education, training, or jobs, especially low paying jobs inadequate to support families. Africa’s Tanzania’s welfare scheme is called the Productive Social Safety Net and provides at about $13 …
Community Organizing is on their Minds in Italy Too
New Orleans Changing planes between Tirana and Sofia, we ended up going through Rome. Miraculously, my phone was working, so I reached out for David Tozzo, head organizer of ACORN in Rome, and happened to catch him. It turned out that he was co-teaching a regular class on community organizing every other Saturday morning. …