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".
Palermo The Movimenti Civici di Sicilia or Civic Movement of Sicily had called together 40 of its key leaders and activists from throughout Sicily to participate in a workshop with me about strategy and tactics in building a more substantial movement for change city by city in Sicily. I drove with one of the leaders …
Cairo The Coptic (Christian) recyclers or zabaleen in the flat, former farmlands and floodplains of Cairo, built on the Nile, are on a small rise, some call a mountain, Mokattam. This is not an area where cabs travel, nor was it easy to get a bus, especially on Friday, the Muslim prayer day. In …
Oakland Western Union called us in Toronto to let us know that they are NOT ready to sit down directly and meet with ACORN International and its federated organizations. Hardly a surprise, but nonetheless a disappointment at the arrogance of entrenched financial services companies and their resistance to changing predatory practices. After my last blog …