Little Rock I was visiting with Neil Sealy, long time head organizer of Arkansas ACORN. We were talking about the changing accents of Arkansas as more and more Latino immigrants have made a home in the state. ACORN and KABF, our long time non-commercial radio station, have been playing a critical role in this growing …
Category: Ideas and Issues
Living Wage Fights–and Wins– Breaking out Everywhere!
Natchitoches, Louisiana It is exciting to read about a living wage movement in the New York Times or to hear that Oprah will be putting a human face on low wage work on her show today. It’s a lot more exciting though to be in the fight and see the progress everyday! In recent weeks …
Press Storm
Dallas Monday before dawn buses pulled out of Houston and other Texas cities filled with ACORN members who were damned if they were not going to be the first voters to take advantage of satellite polling places in Lake Charles, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport. And, they were! A Houston Chronicle reporter rode with a couple …