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".
New Orleans Mi companera is on one lead-free listserv after another. A Community Voice, the former Louisiana ACORN, and an affiliate of ACORN International, has been a lead crusader for decades now. From time to time, they have the resources for major testing programs, and the results are always depressing in New Orleans …
New Orleans I don’t want to become a broken record playing the same song over and over, second verse same as the first, but this is a long march so we have to keep on trekking. I’m talking now about what I call “maximum eligible participation.” Simply put, everyone should receive all benefits to …
Pearl River Every year, rain or shine, sleet or snow, our ACORN family of organizations for the last almost fifty years has assembled at the beginning of a new year. For almost the last forty years we have met in the New Orleans area for what we call a Year End / Year Beginning …