New Orleans Several years ago the Organizers’ Forum (www.organizersforum.org) took a delegation of community and labor organizers to Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa, for a series of fascinating meetings with community based organizations and unions. We were there at the 10th anniversary of liberation and were fascinated by the three-legged stool that formed …
Category: International
FDI Still Stopped
New Orleans For those following the political seismic shifts in Indian politics as the ruling Congress Party tries to see if it can switch out partners to keep its majority by substituting the left parties that have been part of the UPA coalition for the Samajwadi Party in order to try to bull over …
Bechaks on Parade in NOLA
New Orleans The Indonesian rickshaws called bechaks donated for use by ACORN International to spread the word of the work and, importantly, to raise money for the organizing, were display at the building on Canal Street to celebrate Independence Day. Free rides were given from the front patio of the office down Canal Street …