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".
Marble Falls The old rule about being careful when throwing stones if you live in a glass house might apply here, but whatever…. I was a founding incorporator of the Tides Foundation, created and run by Drummond Pike for decades, and served on the board of that outfit and a number of the boards …
Marble Falls The sixties get a lot of play in the memory and memoirs bank, deservedly. A lot was happening around cultural and political changes as the civil rights movement tailed off, the welfare rights movement and anti-poverty efforts ascended, and the Vietnam antiwar protests hit their zenith. The early 70’s doesn’t get …
Oakland We’ve always been clear, organizing is an art, not a science. We count everything of course and measure the probabilities closely in order to predict turnout, growth, staff development, and a host of other things, but mostly that is necessary to provide the infrastructure. It doesn’t change the organic nature of the work …