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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".

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Notes for My Father on Bulgaria

Ideas and Issues February 25, 2019February 26, 2019 by digital

Sofia       I was looking for something, and the big box store we passed as we left the National History Museum was unhelpful.  Next door, we saw a store named JUMBO.  What the heck?  We walked in and were assaulted by pastels of pink, yellow, and blue.  Rows and rows.  Aisle after aisle.  Asking for …

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Working with the Rainbow Hub on Next Steps

ACORN ACORN International Community Organizing February 23, 2019 by digital

Sofia       The Rainbow Hub in Sofia, Bulgaria, is a nonprofit founded several years ago by three small organizations that came together to combine their work and rent space for offices and activities, making it the center of support and advocacy for the LGBT community in the city.  After the earlier showing of “The Organizer” …

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The Organizing Lessons of the Bulgarian National History Museum

ACORN ACORN International Community Organizing February 22, 2019 by digital

Sofia       Was there anything I wanted to do that was not on the schedule?  Well, yes, as a matter of fact, I’d like to visit the National History Museum.  Google Maps says it’s only 16 minutes from where I’m staying by car.  Is this possible?  Invariably, the look on the faces of my new …

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Leaving the Bunkers Behind in Albania

Ideas and Issues February 19, 2019February 20, 2019 by digital

Sofia    One of the most unusual things I saw in Tirana, Albania was a museum of sorts called BunkArt near the central square and the main government buildings.  Using a modern reference, it is fair to say that Albania for fifty years from the end of World War II until the embassy sieges and the …

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Welcome to Albania

Ideas and Issues February 12, 2019February 13, 2019 by digital

Tirana       Leaving Frankfurt was easy and painless even in the early dark rush hour.  My kind host accompanied me all the way until I had my ticket in hand at the counter in the giant airport.  It may not have been necessary, but it was nice to simply be a sheep in the herd on …

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