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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".

Fighting for Affordable Housing on All Fronts in Toronto

ACORN ACORN International Canada April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 by digital

Toronto    The fight for affordable housing is global, but Toronto and ACORN Canada have been at the forefront of this war for the last fifteen years, and even while winning major victories, including recently landlord licensing or RentSafe, as the city calls the program, ACORN members want much more and are committed to fighting to …

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Never Underestimate the Importance of Having a Voice

Ideas and Issues April 25, 2019April 26, 2019 by digital

Atlanta    Sometimes in the hurly-burly of life and the wild carnival of every day, we underestimate the little things on one’s list and forget that they might be large items on someone else’s list.  Even saying this, it sounds minor and inconsequential, but walk with me for a minute. On the same day that ACORN …

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Want Our Vote, Talk to Me about Tenants

Ideas and Issues April 24, 2019April 24, 2019 by digital

New Orleans        It’s a crowded field for the Democratic nomination for president this time around, but some of the candidates are wising up a bit and realizing that, if you want to win and push new and different voters to the polls, you better have a real plan for renters and affordable housing, not …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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