Paris One of the more intriguing discussions at the ACORN International leaders and staff meetings over these several days at the offices of the Confederation Paysanne in Paris looked at the changing political climate for our work in various countries. There was special interest in what ACORN UK head organizer, Stuart Melvin, referred to as …
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Maximizing the Expanding Organizational Footprint
Paris Listening to the reports from the head organizers in the United Kingdom, France, Canada, and operations in the United States was so exciting. There had been real progress in one campaign after another. Questions were fired back-and-forth on the details of various campaigns. Exactly what was involved in the landlord licensing victory won in …
Hot Topics for International Organizers
Paris Ok, perhaps the very first question on your list was not, “What do community organizers working around the world talk about when they first get together?” Too, bad, because it is actually a wild run of issues snatched from here to there. First on the list was the demonstrations by tens of thousands in …