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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

Community Organizing, Cooptation, and Conflict

Ideas and Issues International Organizer Training March 22, 2007 by wade

Manila        I had two fascinating meetings in Manila before leaving to meet with various community organizations from Eastern Asia who were assembling in Tagaytay City, more than an hour away.       The first was with Mary Racelis, who continues as a research scientist at Ateneo de Manila University, where she is a retired …

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Undercover Recovery

Ideas and Issues Rebuild New Orleans March 18, 2007 by wade

New Orleans     Here is a mystery. A week ago we were visiting the revisionist look at Robert Moses, the master builder of New York and elsewhere. He dashed his feet on many stones including his unwillingness to abide democratic norms or anything like transparency or accountability. Though more than 30 years ago, I would think we …

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New Mexico Wages

Community Organizing Ideas and Issues March 17, 2007 by wade

New Orleans     The fight for living wages just does not stop when it comes to New Mexico and 2007 sees this state pushing ahead both locally and statewide. Santa Fe is of course well known as one of the first cities to pass a citywide increase in the minimum wages. ACORN led a fight through hell …

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