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".
Jakarta I was first struck by the hunger for information, news, papers, anything about modern community organizing when I visited the Philippines and then later during my two trips to Korea. Fledgling organizers in other countries are simply desperate for tips or anything that updates their work and gives them a better grip on …
Makassar Finishing the workshop with the organizers around 6 PM, we had overshot lunch by miles and it was time for dinner as many were breaking the Ramadan fast. I rode behind the Suzuki motorcycle of the senior organizer to the Makassar waterfront to wait as the sunset beautifully over the water in the straits …
Makassar An organizer has to be adaptable, and it turns out there are no limits! Having flown all night to Jakarta and managing to make it through the Sunday evening meetings, I found myself awake at 330 AM preparing to the 445 AM pickup to the airport to catch the 710AM flight to Makassar. Jakarta …