Buffalo No small part of the Buffalo comeback has to be because of the work of community organizations in the city, and ACORN Canada’s staff was fortunate to get some time with both Voice Buffalo, a Gamaliel affiliate in Western New York, and the community-based housing organization, PUSH Buffalo. Michael Okinczyc, the executive director of …
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Labor and Community Collaborations Digging in to Fight Forward in Buffalo
Buffalo Richard Lipsitz, the head of the Western New York Area Labor Federation of the AFL-CIO, sits at an interesting cross section. With the call to revive manufacturing he notes that his area may have less manufacturing jobs than it did, but, interestingly, he argues that the overall economy in metropolitan Buffalo has about the …
Many Calls for ACORN Resurgence
Atlanta Here’s an argument from a Democratic consultant working campaigns around the world who did some media work for us around 2006 and 2008. Copy of Article Democrats need return to ACORN-style organizing By Matthew McMillan, contributor – 12/12/16 08:00 PM EST In 2008, Barack Obama became America’s first black president and Democrats gained …