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".
New Orleans Rushing to get ready to be on the road to India and Bangladesh for a couple of weeks, it there are signs of creative ferment everywhere. Last night eating dinner at Mandina’s with 15 or more Cornell University graduate students in planning, architecture, and art with Professor George Frantz who …
New Orleans There is no denying that it is hard to teach old dogs new tricks, but in organizing if we don’t learn some new ways, we stay stuck in the muck, whether it’s using Facebook for mobilizing volunteers in Buenos Aires or rappers, like Timbaland to help support our organizing in Dharavi in Mumbai …
New Orleans Another report from Dharmendra Kumar of progress in beginning a new organization of informal workers in Delhi, this time located in Shakarpur. It’s a pleasure to share this report from the field of a small but significant step forward. A meeting of ACORN International Domestic Women’s Federation was held in Shakarpur of East …