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 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 …
Delhi Surveying ACORN/Janaphal’s work in Delhi, we had a cycle of meetings scheduled with leaders of the community organization near the office, organizers on the Amazon project, and leaders from the Delhi branch of the Hawkers’ Joint Action Committee. We also were going to visit one of the shelters we have run for …
Delhi It turned out after listening to a long presentation by Dharmendra Kumar and the Janaphal/ACORN team in Delhi, that understanding the intricacies of the housing situation in Delhi is a bit like the old parable of the blind men trying to describe an elephant as they touched different parts of the beast. …