New Orleans I mentioned at some length on my blog a couple of weeks ago (June 25th) that I was moving on to the “next chapter” of my work with the great sendoff I received from ACORN members at the recent convention. Even while trying to quick step into future, there are still footnotes …
Category: ACORN
Bechaks on Parade in NOLA
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 …
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 …