The Value of Intake Systems for Membership Organizations

ACORN International Community Organizations International India Workers

            Mumbai           In Delhi and Kolkata, I sat through meetings that were ostensibly government certified food safety meetings for hawkers.  Our affiliate, Janpahal, has been trained and certified to give these workshops about food safety.  Many topics are covered including the temperatures to cook chicken and other items.  Aprons, hair nets, and plastic gloves are …

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Avant Garde Political Art and the Indigenous Taiwanese Struggle

Community Leaders Community Organizations International Community Organizing Organizers Forum

            Taipei        The day began with a subway ride to Treasure Hill, an artist community, near the river.  A sweltering walk was relieved by an undulating, elevated pathway through the forest that disgorged us at a temple at the entrance of Treasure Hill.  The morning was juxtaposed with the afternoon, where rain gear and …

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San Berillo Conundrum

Community Development Community Organizations International Housing Organizing

            Catania           San Berillo proper, we might say, is a historic district near the city center of Catania, the second-largest city in Sicily.  The narrow alleys and unique, but too often deteriorated and hardly habitable housing structures, all tell stories of life, history, and the culture of the community. Now as I walked for several …

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