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".
Little Rock A half dozen people gathered in the Atlanta heat under a gazebo at Capital Gateway Apartments, an Integral managed project. The issues weren’t unusual. In fact, the issues were too common: mold, slow to no maintenance, security, and rents themselves. The ACORN Tenants Union in Atlanta had heard all of these …
Pearl River When we last spoke to Edgar Villanueva a couple of years ago when the first edition of his book, Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance, arrived his critique of institutional philanthropy and the giving practices of the rich might have been a step or two ahead of the …
Pearl River FFLIC’s biggest current campaign is their effort to try to stop the expansion and rebuilding of the Swanson Center for Youth in the north Louisiana city of Monroe. FFLIC is easy to say, but stands for a string of words: Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children, a 20-year-old organization active around …