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".
Pearl River Organizers come from all over, and they all have stories. I’m fascinated by the paths they’ve traveled, how they got there, and where they are going. Maybe this will be as interesting to others, as it is to me, but regardless from time to time, whenever I have the opportunity, I’m going …
Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville, North Carolina is not a small town with a population exceeding 200,000, but it feels smaller, because it seems spread out horizontally, filled with big yards and wide streets. The tiny regional airport is unpretentious and miles from the center of town, nestled off the interstate in the trees. Walking along the …
New Orleans In training organizers, one thing I always remind them as they begin an organizing drive in a neighborhood, housing block, or workplace is to always ask and listen carefully when they talk to people, so that they can unearth what has come before them in this struggle. In my book, a …