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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".

Tag: La Matanza

Welcome to My World on Thanksgiving!

ACORN International November 21, 2012 by digital

New Orleans   On the eve of the USA Thanksgiving there is a long list of chores and cleanups, some long postponed, that have to be sorted out as family and friends assemble.  Normally, these times signals a momentary lull, a chance for a breath, but believe it, working in the world is not like that at …

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Was there a DREAM versus Secure Communities Immigration Deal?

ACORN International Immigration Reform International August 19, 2011 by wade

Buenos Aires        I want to share how exciting it was to be with the organizing committee in the Isidor Casanova district of the mega-slum, La Matanza, yesterday as they planned their first major campaign to clean up the fouled, garbage laden dump that their river has become, but that will have to wait until …

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Winning Garbage Pickup and Fighting for Lights in La Matanza

ACORN International August 18, 2011 by wade

Sometimes the only way to really understand what we are accomplishing in our community organizing with ACORN International is to get squarely on the ground with the organizers and members and get to the heart of what is on their minds, their fights, and sometimes their victories.  After a two hour ride from the Capitol …

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Death Threats, Web Attacks, and Organizing Reports

ACORN International May 20, 2011 by wade

Tegucigalpa A critical feature to the annual international meeting of the ACORN International board and staff beginning last year in Lima and now with both excitement and trepidation is the reports from offices around the world on their progress.  All of this is well and good, but we use Skype and our life blood is …

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“Gradually Organizing Everything” in La Matanza Buenos Aires

Ideas and Issues February 1, 2011 by wade

New York City There’s an indescribable joy that comes from organizing successfully and the first time it hits you is a thrill you chase the rest of your life. I can’t not share this. A new organizer in Buenos Aires working in the mega-slum of La Matanza (the Massacre) in the province sent me an …

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