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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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Back to Mumbai and “Behind the Beautiful Forever”

ACORN International June 12, 2012 by digital

Mumbai     Registering slums and settlements is very important business in India.  Being a registered slum gives both immediate benefits and potentially some future entitlements.  Immediately there are things like water, not just the tanks making the delivery, but a commitment from the city that ends in standpipes and the promise of more.  Electricity may have …

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ACORN Community Organizing February 17, 2010February 17, 2010 by wade

New Orleans I got a call late Mardi Gras afternoon on my cell from James Salt, the organizing director for something called Catholics United.  He got right to the point.  The rightwing within the Catholic Church (yes, I know some of you are chuckling that you thought that was the only wing, but keep it …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

Wade Interview in Czech Republic

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