Jon Kest, Legendary Organizer for Social & Economic Justice, Dies at 57
Published: December 6, 2012 Publication: Common By Craig Brown Jon Kest, a long-time community organizer and advocate for social and economic justice, died Wednesday night. Kest was was diagnosed with liver cancer this summer. Kest was the executive director of New York Communities for Change. Kest was a former chief organizer for the local ACORN chapter in New Orleans, and also former director of New York ACORN. He was the younger brother of former ACORN National Executive D