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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".

Category: Social Change

Tips on Protest Surveillance – Good Luck

Protests Social Change Social Media June 15, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            Pearl River      The No Kings March was projected across 2000 locations in the United States and from all reports and pictures seems to have been successful in towns and cities, large and small.  People came together peacefully to send a message to the president that he has exceeded the powers of his office and …

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The Left and What’s Leftover

Social Change Wade's World November 26, 2023 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans       Michael Zweig has had an interesting career on the left.  He remembers the 60s and 70s, not as a cultural phenomenon, but as a set of political events that shaped his life and eventual career.  He was at the birthing of the Student for a Democratic Society (SDS) in the throes …

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Cameras Can be a Tool for Social Change

Black agency Communication Social Change Wade's World November 2, 2022 by digital

            New Orleans      Phil Allen, Jr. is younger than I am, but he was quick to agree with me when we were talking about Darnella Frazier and her fast phone fingers in Minneapolis.  She’s the young woman, now widely recognized, including with a Pulitzer Prize, who had the presence of mind and the dexterity …

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Interviews with Wade Rathke

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

03/18/2021

Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

Wade Interview in Czech Republic

Sherry Linkon's Interview with Wade Rathke on the show "Lincoln Avenue" on WYSU radio about "Organizing and Citizen Wealth"

Italian Interview with Wade

Halo Noviny: The occupation of the Wall Street fills us with hope (Czech-Language)

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