New Orleans Two reports yesterday from Dharmendra Kumar, director of the India FDI Watch Campaign affiliated with ACORN International, point out how far the superstore giants like Walmart, Carrefour, Tesco, and Metro really are from being able to freely enter markets throughout India. This is largely a story that the global business press is missing …
Category: Organizing
Progress Reports for ACORN International Organizers!
San Pedro Sula Part of the adventure of ACORN International’s annual board and staff meetings is the experience of going to a new city with everyone and seeing the progress of the local leaders and members on the ground, but the other part of the adventure is always seeing if Skype will work well enough …
Land and Community Struggles in Choloma
San Pedro Sula Our ACORN International delegation spent our first day visiting with members and leaders of ACORN Honduras in the abutting city of Choloma where we have almost a half-dozen affiliated organizations. Choloma is an industrial suburb to an industrial city. The motto on the signs as the bus crossed into Choloma called the …