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 A bus load of ACORN members came in from Houston hoping to find out not only about training, but also about jobs. Another 50 folks came from New Orleans and Baton Rouge ACORN for the same reasons with 35 of them wanting to register for jobs or training. Local 100 SEIU had members …
Columbus Every two years ACORN members come together in convention from across the country. Today the busses will start rolling from as far as Texas and Louisiana and Florida and Arkansas and Missouri to travel through the night to Columbus, Ohio and the Ohio State University campus. Tomorrow morning the busses will roll from New …
New Orleans Happy 4th of July! Rained in New Orleans off and on all day, and believe it or not, that’s a good thing. Daughter pulled out in one of the ACORN Mobile Action Centers (a dodge step van!) for Columbus with convention materials. Son is leaving on Wednesday morning in the 2nd team with …