Seeds of change the story of acorn americas most controversial antipoverty community organizing group by john atlas. Seeds of change the story of acorn americas most controversial antipoverty community organizing group item preview remove circle share or embed this item seeds of change not only provides a gripping look at acorns four decades of effective organizing but also offers a hopeful analysis of the potential for a revival of real american . No group was better at kicking ass and playing that inside outside game than acorn thats the story that john atlas tells in his fascinating new book seeds of change the story of acorn americas most controversial antipoverty community organizing group published by vanderbilt university press. Book review seeds of change the story of acorn americas most controversial antipoverty community organizing group charles connerly journal of planning education and research 2015 36 4 490 492. There is more value on a single page of seeds of change than in a years worth of rush limbaugh screeds combined with a lifetime of sarah palin sneers at community organizers todd gitlin seeds of change goes beyond the headlines of the last presidential campaign to describe what really happened in acorns massive voter registration drives why it triggered an unrelenting