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 Back when we used to have Mardi Gras in New Orleans, which looking forward to 2021, seems an iffy proposition, one of the treats for early risers was catching up with various banks of Mardi Gras Indians, usually organized by neighborhood and always featuring colorful and elaborate costumes and good music. There would …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CN10272020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans The half-acre ACORN Farm has been in production in the Lower 9thWard of New Orleans for the last seven years or so. Initially part of the city’s Grow Green initiative to utilize land lots decimated by Hurricane Katrina, we have gradually moved from renter …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CN10232020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsLittle Rock About twenty Georgia State University School of Social Work students watched the film, The Organizer, in Atlanta recently. I zoomed in for a questions-and-answers session after it finished. The first question was straightforward: how would I compare the work of ACORN with the Black Lives …