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".
Buenos Aires We met with two interesting people over the last several days who gave us invaluable insights into developments in Buenos Aires over the last several decades. Both were members of the Habitat International Coalition and of course referred by Ana Sugranyes, the HIC General Secretary, based in Santiago. Hilda Herzer was a delightful, …
Santiago Ana Sugranyes, the energetic director of Habitat International — Coalition, headquartered in Santiago, had somehow managed to get us meetings with community leaders in both La Victoria and Sierra Navia at different times during the weekend and guided us through the sprawling city to these meetings. Both communities were outgrowths after 30 and 50 …
Buenos Aires We heard the noise and all walked out on the balcony of one of the newest ACORN offices in the world in Buenos Aires, where Ercilia Sahores, ACORN’s Latin American Director, and three other organizers have spent the first month of ACORN Argentina laying the groundwork for our first community organizations in La …