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".
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CN05292020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans Wow, there’s yet another argument from the “powers that be” to scold and admonish protestors. Now they can say they were risking their health and the health of their community by coming together to protest. As they used to say when there were live …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CN05282020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans Speaking as an organizer, be careful what you wish for, if you’re hoping the pandemic means more online work and work from home, because it is easy to see even more obstacles ahead for work-based and union organizations. The more I read about schools …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CN05272020realone.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans There’s a very clear lesson emerging from all the news these days: keep your cellphone handy and learn how to press video record. It might not save your life, but it might bring you or someone else justice, and that’s still important. You can be …