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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: International

War Remnant Museum

International September 29, 2010September 29, 2010 by wade

Ho Chi Minh City At dawn we walked through markets opening and scores of sidewalk vendors making hot coffee and noodles to workers already up and ready for a break.  At the Cathedral we listened to women singing in front of the statue of Mary as the sun broke the humidity, and then made our …

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Good Morning, Vietnam!

International Organizers Forum September 27, 2010September 27, 2010 by wade

Ho Chi Minh City We were up and at it on a Sunday morning as we shifted around the agenda to get a feel for the city and the country by taking a bus 60 kilometers away to see the Cu Chi Tunnels, a historic national site in Vietnam.  The tunnels were legendary.  Built originally …

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Chaos of Contradictions Everywhere in Commonwealth Games

Community Organizations International International September 26, 2010September 26, 2010 by wade

Ho Chi Minh City The name of the deputy director of the Indian organizing committee is Lalit Bhanot.  His aside to the Indian press corps as he tried to do damage control for the disaster has created a national controversy in India, and from the page of the New York Times should lead to uproar …

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