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".
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CN07302020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsPagosa Springs In Durango, Colorado, we felt like we had struck gold, having hauled out bikes across Texas and New Mexico. We stumbled, almost literally, onto a bike trail that had seemingly been recently completed along the pretty little Animas River that runs through the town. We, …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CN07222020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts New Orleans Lorenzo Milam has died. Long live Lorenzo Milam! Wikipedia calls Milam an author and activist, which is true as far as it goes, but in many circles, he was seen almost as the father of community radio, and in that sense we all …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CN07192020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts Pearl River Helping with the ACORN Canada board zoom call was inspirational as always, but an eyeopener as well. The good news included a win in the British Columbia after an extensive ACORN “internet for all” campaign with the telecommunications company Telus who finally agreed to …