New Orleans Helen Miller was a great leader in the United Labor Unions and then SEIU Local 880 as well as ACORN both in Chicago and as member of the national board of ACORN for many, many years. She was also a mentor and inspiration to us all. When she retired, she moved back …
Shattering the Myth of Meritocracy and Recruiting the Lower Income to Elite Education
New Orleans I hope people don’t hurt themselves with all the hand-wringing they are doing as they suddenly act as if they are shocked that the myth of American being a meritocracy is, you know, just a total scam bearing no semblance to reality. Pundits, parents, and of course some students that had bought into …
Campaign Strategy and Tactics is Gangster
Milwaukee The leadership and organizer training with Amani United in Milwaukee had gone very well for two days. The general theme of these three days was identifying issues and how these issues can be distinguished and then be transformed into winning campaigns that build power for the organization. We had made great progress in the …