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".
New Orleans There’s a call on my calendar about getting ACORN up and running in Cleveland by organizing tenants there. One of the participants noted that it was a perfect way to celebrate Juneteenth. Indeed! Pairing the date with yesterday’s fifty-fourth anniversary of ACORN’s founding is also kind of special in its own way, …
Toronto It had rained a bit during the night, but it cleared up quickly in Oshawa, Ontario, as organizers hit the doors doing wakeup calls, members hustled their bags out of their rooms, and then headed for breakfast after packing up the buses. This great buzz of activity was not about making checkout or going …
Oshawa In ACORN Canada’s convention, for the members, “Sunday is their fun day.” The afternoon was spent door knocking in Oshawa’s neighborhoods and getting petition signatures to support the housing demands that will be part of the coming actions. More than 600 were gathered in a matter of hours. When everyone returned, it was time …