New Orleans As part of the grist for the mill, I thought I would share a couple of pointed — and poignant — notes that came over the transom to me this week. The first is from Orell Fitzsimmons who is SEIU Local 100’s Organizing Director based in Houston on the even of the May …
Category: Community Organizing
Mess in Mesa!
Oakland Let’s start from the bedrock notion that no one is in love with taxes. The month is almost always longer than the money, and another dollar here and there sometimes can make a difference. But, a citizen’s duty also includes support of the community, and like it or not, that means paying the bills …
In the Lower 9th Ward
New Orleans Living in New Orleans one becomes myopic perhaps? Day to day one counts small, sometimes very small, things as great progress: a store opens, houses cleaned, a stoplight working, or a streetlight coming on. Perhaps we are counting trees and are lost to the forest? It was impossible for me to say “no” …