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".
Taipei We were on the hunt for union and labor activists in Taiwan. I remembered that some twenty years ago, plus or minus, either a labor federation or someone had invited and financed a visit from an ACORN representative with our Living Wage Center to come to the island to help spark the …
Taipei The Organizers’ Forum delegation was on a deep dive to understand the situations faced by migrant workers in Taiwan with meetings early and late during one day with Jing Ru Wu and her colleagues at the Taiwan International Workers Association (TIWA) and Lennon Ying-Da Wang of Service the People Association (SPA), its …
Taipei The day began with a subway ride to Treasure Hill, an artist community, near the river. A sweltering walk was relieved by an undulating, elevated pathway through the forest that disgorged us at a temple at the entrance of Treasure Hill. The morning was juxtaposed with the afternoon, where rain gear and …