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".
Toronto As luck would have it, I had come to Toronto for the regular spring meeting of ACORN Canada’s lead and head organizers from around the country almost immediately after Toronto members had released their “State of Repair Report” based on a survey of tenants over progress of the RentSafe program in the city. …
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 …