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".
Hamilton The head organizer of ACORN Canada in Hamilton, Ontario, had given me various weather forecasts before I arrived, cold one day, mild another, some rain, some snow. Come prepared, this won’t be New Orleans. It is always warm and welcoming to be able to attend and participate a bit in the year-end meeting …
New Orleans Political bullies get frustrated when they don’t get their way. We see this on the regular in the USA with our lame duck president every time reality intrudes on his make believe world and his attempts to get his way. Recently, we saw this in Toronto when Ontario Premier Doug Ford …
Stoney Lake, Northern Ontario The last session of the night found me assigned with others from ACORN Canada’s western provincial offices in Calgary and Vancouver to discuss an upcoming ACORN National Day of Action around housing. One thing led to another, and we started all talking about what kind of protection tenants have when …