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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".

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Community Organizing Ideas and Issues Organizer Training June 3, 2004 by wade

Abiquiu, New Mexico:  Every year at this all of our management staff meets, usually in the West, to do a mid-term correction on our plans and get in gear to finish the year.  In recent years we have been meeting over this week in Estes Park at the giant YMCA facility.  This year we got to …

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Mulroney Masks and Electric Pigs

International Labor Organizing Organizer Training May 9, 2004 by wade

Deep Cove, British Columbia:  The organizers of the Community Leadership Centre’s  first cycle got a treat on Friday when Bill Tieleman gave us all some tips on communication in these hard times.  Bill wears a number of hats:  principal behind Weststar Communications, former reporter for the Vancouver Sun, political columnist for the weekly Georgia Strait, weekly …

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Low-Tech — High-Tech

Community Organizing International Organizer Training May 7, 2004 by wade

Deep Cove, British Columbia:  The methodology of organizing is constantly changing, and in some cases it seems to be moving in circles as much as onward and upward.  The Community Leadership Centre organizers had two fascinating back-to-back experiences over the last several days.   First, we took a road trip to Seattle and spent a day with …

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Interviews with Wade Rathke

04/16/2021

Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

03/18/2021

Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

Wade Interview in Czech Republic

Sherry Linkon's Interview with Wade Rathke on the show "Lincoln Avenue" on WYSU radio about "Organizing and Citizen Wealth"

Italian Interview with Wade

Halo Noviny: The occupation of the Wall Street fills us with hope (Czech-Language)

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