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".
Delhi Often coming back from foreign travel, I would answer my father’s questions when I would return when he would ask me to tell him something that would interest him about that country. Having been in India on the birthday he shared with George Washington, which we used to kid him was his …
Delhi We had met Vijay Sehrawat in Katmandu when he turned up at one of our sessions. Briefly, he told us he was with an organization called Youth for Climate India. He had opened up a map of India on his phone, showing what I thought were groups across the country. He was …
Delhi We met a parade of leaders in Delhi representing the diverse projects of ACORN/Janaphal in the city and throughout India. The first was the most fun, when a dozen women leaders from all around the settlement where the office is located in East Delhi assembled to share their work with us. There …