New Orleans The Indonesian rickshaws called bechaks donated for use by ACORN International to spread the word of the work and, importantly, to raise money for the organizing, were display at the building on Canal Street to celebrate Independence Day. Free rides were given from the front patio of the office down Canal Street …
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Remember the 9
New Orleans Looking at the banner behind the stage, you could see a whole bedroom of strange bedfellows. Of course there was Hope Worldwide, the charitable arm of the International Church of Christ, a somewhat fractious and controversial religious group, which had brought the bulk of the 1500 young volunteers to Bush Park in …
Bechaks
New Orleans There is a story every step of the way it seems, but the debut performance of the two Indonesian bechaks representing ACORN International at the final march in Detroit on National City Bank was by all reports a resounding success and welcomed enthusiastically by the members. The picture with this blog shows …