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".
Pearl River Organizers come from all over, and they all have stories. I’m fascinated by the paths they’ve traveled, how they got there, and where they are going. Maybe this will be as interesting to others, as it is to me, but regardless from time to time, whenever I have the opportunity, I’m going …
New Orleans I guess it’s finally time to reckon with reality and admit the truth. Over the last fifteen years, a small but feisty self-appointed group has assembled unbeknownst to each other. These men and women, all acting independently, contact me regularly, and I appreciate hearing from them. They are all part of …
New Orleans In training organizers, one thing I always remind them as they begin an organizing drive in a neighborhood, housing block, or workplace is to always ask and listen carefully when they talk to people, so that they can unearth what has come before them in this struggle. In my book, a …