Mexico City A highlight of the year is always getting the reports of ACORN International affiliates around the world and hearing about the progress and the challenges members, leaders, and organizers are facing. The obstacles are legion, but so are some of the surprises. Vinod Shetty from Mumbai started the ball rolling with a clear …
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La Sicilian and ACORN’s Dharavi Rocks is a People’s Mag Hero in India
Paterno Monday was a long day in the La Citta campaign office. The organizing committee was trying to get as many planes in the air as possible, but it was not an easy task. As a new organization there were the usual tensions of learning what to expect from each other and missteps in different …
Update on Dharavi
Mumbai Needing to drag our friend, Parasher, the Waste filmmaker along to provide footage for another documentary project, gave Vinod Shetty, ACORN India’s director in Mumbai, a good reason to visit with our leaders in Dharavi, get an update, and see what was new in Mumbai’s giant mega-slum. Our leaders were enthusiastic. The combination office, …