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The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now held its national convention last weekend on the UCLA campus, gathering in Pauley Ballroom and surrounding buildings, and also going out in the field for voter registration drives and marches, including to Wells Fargo downtown to sevre them with a civil action concerning predatory lending practices.

ACORN National Conve...
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I am from the Contra Costa County Chapter of ACORN. This county ranges from just north of Berkeley to points inland, and includes both unincorporated townships like my own home of Bay Point and industrial cities built to exploit the convergence of rail lines and the Sacramento River delta.

At our Bay Point office, the Saw of Justice is proudly displayed.

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We prepare at the Bay Point office for our bus trip down to LA

by Avery Ray Colter Saturday, Jul. 03, 2004 at 3:47 PM
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We prepare at the Ba...
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Our young activists strike a defiant pose outside Sproul Hall, where we lodged.

by Avery Ray Colter Saturday, Jul. 03, 2004 at 3:47 PM
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Our young activists ...
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Gathering on the campus.

by Avery Ray Colter Saturday, Jul. 03, 2004 at 3:47 PM
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Gathering on the cam...
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EDUCATION FOR ALL!

by Avery Ray Colter Saturday, Jul. 03, 2004 at 3:47 PM
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A show of force in Pauley Ballroom

by Avery Ray Colter Saturday, Jul. 03, 2004 at 3:47 PM
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A salvo of candy flies overhead, complients of the Minneapolis chapter

by Avery Ray Colter Saturday, Jul. 03, 2004 at 3:47 PM
avery@infoasis.com

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Registration Pickup

by Avery Ray Colter Saturday, Jul. 03, 2004 at 3:47 PM
avery@infoasis.com

Registration Pickup...
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My voter registration crew waits for pickup at 66th and Raymond, one of several crews dropped into South Central to seek out new voters.

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The Voice of ACORN!! A little breakfast Monday morning before heading out.

by Avery Ray Colter Saturday, Jul. 03, 2004 at 3:47 PM
avery@infoasis.com

The Voice of ACORN!!...
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