Ocean Springs We can say with confidence and without fear of correction that the coming year will see yet more full scale battles in the war against the poor. Anyone can make that list. Certainly it starts with the headliners right now as extended unemployment benefits are being terminated, food stamps are still on the chopping …
Category: ACORN
What Went Wrong with Memphis and the Mid-America Mall Desert?
Memphis The ACORN Canada organizing staff held its Year End/Year Begin staff meeting in Memphis with a side trip to Little Rock this year. Among the highlights of the meetings in Memphis were visits at the University of Memphis with ex-Texas and South Dakota ACORN organizer, Steve Soifer, now head of the Social Work Department …
Nelson Mandela and Dewey Armstrong Both Passed This Way
New Orleans The news broke like a cold chill on an unbelievably warm and humid New Orleans December day. Nelson Mandela, the great South African freedom fighter, who with perseverance and countless comrades and allies, was able to see the end of the cruelty and injustice of apartheid and assist as President in ushering …