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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".

Category: Ideas and Issues

The Arguable Attraction of Public Health Organizing

Health Care Ideas and Issues August 7, 2012August 7, 2012 by digital

Rock Creek  Besides fishing, reading, hiking, and sleeping, the other nice thing about vacations out here in the quiet off-the-grid, is that one has that rare, precious and luxurious feeling that you have time to think.  Not just to put two plus two together, but to arrange them in patterns, cancel out the highs and …

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Gone Fishing with Rod, Reel, and Books

Ideas and Issues August 4, 2012 by digital

Rock Creek   No newspapers, no cell service, no internet, no television, no plumbing, and only power from a car battery and some solar cells we brought along:  sweet!  Almost two days of chores, which we actually enjoyed, before we could wet a line.  Third cast, I caught a beautiful, good size brown trout.  Lucky days! Life …

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Art & Activism in Oakland, California

ACORN International Ideas and Issues Organizing August 4, 2012 by digital

Organizers and activists came together at the Art & Activism Conference held in Oakland, California on July 13th, 2012.  Organized by Gary Delgado and Gina Acebo, the conference was a fruitful discussion on how the role of art and culture in the fight for social justice. In this video, Wade Rathke discusses the role of …

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