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".
Why are Montgomery Civil Rights Memorials Private? July 19, 2021 New Orleans and Montgomery Driving back from north Georgia to New Orleans, my son and I had left early enough that we decided to make another midday detour through downtown Montgomery to at least see the Maya Lin designed Civil Rights Memorial with inscriptions of …
New Orleans The scars of slavery haven’t healed. Evidence abounds in the open wounds of blatant racism and deep-seeded, systemic discrimination towards African-Americans which manifests itself from top to bottom in our political, financial, and cultural experiences in the country that date from slavery until today, and, sadly, tomorrow. The existence of slavery and its …
New Orleans Too often our tactics lose their edge when they devolve into more show than steel, more parade than march, more about the media than the target. This is constantly an organizer’s dilemma in putting together actions that have to impact various audiences. Without care and thorough, disciplined organizing with real people actions can …