New Orleans Changing planes between Tirana and Sofia, we ended up going through Rome. Miraculously, my phone was working, so I reached out for David Tozzo, head organizer of ACORN in Rome, and happened to catch him. It turned out that he was co-teaching a regular class on community organizing every other Saturday morning. …
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The Contradictory European Legacy of Saul Alinsky
Brussels Saul Alinsky would have wanted to be seen as a realist, so I can easily imagine him just shrugging and saying the equivalent of a “whatever” from more than 45 years ago. The right seems to read him more closely than the left, both in the US and abroad, but at least some are …
Organizations and Unions Looking for New Methods in Belgium
Brussels Language is a funny thing. Even when we think we are totally in synch, we are easily sidetracked. Examples abound. This morning the directions to the airport train took me to the Metro station which I only sorted out once I had paid two euros ten for a subway ticket. 500 meters and nine …