Remember 2006 October 18, 2008 New Orleans It was only two years ago, but it should not be that hard to remember that we have really been there and done most of this already when it comes to scurrilous and sneaky voter suppression efforts led by the Republicans and targeting ACORN voter registration drives. Talking …
Category: Community Organizing
Out of Bounds on ACORN
Out of Bounds on ACORN October 17, 2008 New Orleans The ongoing media frenzy on ACORN and its work continues. We may be watching the fascinating process in which ACORN goes in these few minutes from “little known” to a household word. Some of that is very important for the work, once we have a …
Calmer Voices
Calmer VoicesOctober 16, 2008 New Orleans For all of the uproar — there are other, calmer voices trying to be heard in addition to the reporter from McClatchy mentioned yesterday. Part 1: Columbia Journalism Review Campaign Desk Rooting Up ACORN NPR’s take on the suddenly infamous organization By Katia Bachko Wed 15 Oct 2008 …