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".
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CN09222019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsCatania We had been through a series of meetings in Paterno and Catania. There were two full showings of “The Organizer” documentary in each city, plus the long Katrina clip at the University for students and professors there. Organizers of the events, led by Laura Saija, had …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CN09062019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsHeerlen In the evening thirty party activists assembled at headquarters for the evening’s program. The introduction was straightforward. Ron Meyer, chairman of the Socialist Party of the Netherlands, made some remarks, as we sat in the front of the room on high chairs. I expressed my pleasure …
New Orleans I find that people are working hard to figure it all out these days. In the way that squirrels gather acorns for the winter, I find myself nodding with interest and often approval at random comments that seem worth picking up as excellent points worth remembering and advice worth taking. Walking Lucha this morning …