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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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The Science behind Triggering Tipping Points to Social Change

Labor Organizing Organizing June 15, 2018 by digital

New Orleans     I’m not sure any of you are ready for this, but we’re going to review today why it is worth keeping your shoulder to the wheel to push forward towards social change no matter the odds as long as you and your associates are committed and can count your base as growing.  A …

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Oklahoma Teachers Show What a Movement Looks Like

Labor Organizing Organizing June 8, 2018 by digital

New Orleans    Grabbing the mantle of a movement often seems like a first impulse for many protests and campaigns but reaching for it is not the same as being a movement.  At the same time there are signs that can’t be missed when a real movement is stirring. I found delightful evidence in what many …

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The Children’s Guide to Changing the World

Organizing May 28, 2018May 29, 2018 by digital

New Orleans  Every once in a while, the New York Times prints a section for children.  The alerting tag line is an admonishment for adults to not read the section.  What is it about being told not to read something, that draws me to it immediately.  In this instance my curiosity was richly rewarded. There …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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