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/2019/11/CN11142019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsLittle Rock JT Tarpley approached us out of the blue three years ago with a wild and crazy idea. He wanted to make a documentary about KABF, our 100,000-watt noncommercial radio station broadcasting throughout central Arkansas. This was during the time of troubles in the wake of …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CN11132019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsGreenville Some months ago I was reading about the demise of a significant social service and advocacy organization. A former executive director, David Tobis, who had also written a book about the organization and was one of its founders was quoted saying, “Movements start, they rise, they …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CN11122019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans Local 100, United Labor Unions, has represented hoppers for more than twenty-five years. The hopper is a mechanical term of art on a garbage truck. It’s the round cylinder at back of the truck where the garbage is collected and crushed before heading to …