RSS Feeds for ACORN Canada's current campaigns. Sign up to stay up to date on all our efforts. http://www.acorncanada.org Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:17:36 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.acorncanada.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.acorncanada.org RSS Feeds for ACORN Canada's current campaigns. Sign up to stay up to date on all our efforts. http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=234&Itemid=137 Sept 3rd, 2010 by Kristen McKenzie, 24 Hours VancouverLabour Day is just around the corner, but some local workers say... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=233&Itemid=114 Come out and hear about the campaign for a living wage policy in Ottawa.... Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:58:25 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=232&Itemid=137 August 18th, 2010 by Chris Bilton - Eye Weekly How do you get the half of Torontonians who don’t own property... Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=229&Itemid=137 August 13th, 2010 by Mike Adler - Inside Toronto... Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=228&Itemid=137 August 12th, 2010 by Kevin Connor - Toronto SunTenants’ issues must be front and centre in the next municipal election,... Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=213&Itemid=71 July 15th - Toronto ACORN members are holding an action at city hall to draw attention to the need for... Sat, 14 Aug 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=227&Itemid=68 Conflict of Interest: How Canada's biggest bank support predatory lending (http://www.scribd.com/doc/35804053/Conflict-of-Interest-How-Canada-s-biggest-bank-support-predatory-lending) Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:28:38 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=226&Itemid=68 Regulation of Payday Lending in Canada (http://www.scribd.com/doc/35804058/Regulation-of-Payday-Lending-in-Canada) Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:27:35 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=225&Itemid=68 Payday Lending Report (http://www.scribd.com/doc/35804060/Payday-Lending-Report) Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:26:35 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=224&Itemid=68 Principles of Payday Lending Final (http://www.scribd.com/doc/35804061/Principles-of-Payday-Lending-Final) Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:20:59 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=223&Itemid=68  ACORN Canada: Survey of Payday Loan Users in Toronto and Vancouver (http://www.scribd.com/doc/35804062/ACORN-Canada-Survey-of-Payday-Loan-Users-in-Toronto-and-Vancouver)... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:16:02 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=221&Itemid=128 An innovative partnership between Metro Vancouver ACORN and Vancity Credit Union is reducing poverty and strengthening communities across Metro Vancouver.... Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:13:36 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=220&Itemid=105 Andrea Thomas understands the power of a dollar.  She understood it when she came into Ottawa ACORN’s free tax prep... Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:16:02 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=218&Itemid=138 July 25th - Members of Toronto ACORN met with the director of elections for the City of Toronto last week... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:38:06 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=209&Itemid=69 July 8th, ACORN Canada members are coming together today for a National Day of Action to... Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:59:37 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=208&Itemid=69 When Parliament recessed earlier this month Bill C-304 for a National Affordable Housing Strategy had made impressive progress, having... Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:57:18 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=206&Itemid=137 June 16th, 2010 by Tim Wieclawski -Ottawa MetroPoor people don’t vote. So why should politicians care about their issues?That’s an... Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:16:24 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=203&Itemid=138 Today, members of Ottawa ACORN are releasing a 4 point plan to reduce poverty and build an Ottawa we... Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:09:30 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=202&Itemid=99  Bill 58, amendment to the planning act passed second reading... Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:50:28 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=201&Itemid=138 Loading... Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:45:07 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=200&Itemid=106 Image waking up one morning this spring and reading this headline: "Bill to create National Housing Strategy defeated in... Thu, 27 May 2010 17:41:08 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=197&Itemid=105 Sheila Searles is a Leader from the South Ottawa ACORN. She's a woman who has always been an active in... Wed, 05 May 2010 01:03:51 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=192&Itemid=125 April 26th - Today, the City Council of New Westminster British Columbia made history by voting to pass... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:59:02 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=191&Itemid=137 April 23rd, 2010 by François Pierre Dufault - Le DroitUne association qui défend les locataires de logements abordables à... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:00:54 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=193&Itemid=137 April 27th, 2010 by Monte Paulsen - The Tyee Blog... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:00:54 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=194&Itemid=137 April 30th, 2010 by Theresa Mcmanus - New Westminster's The RecordThe City of New Westminster is taking action to become... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:00:54 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=195&Itemid=137 April 28th, 2010 by A Flemming - New Westminster Newsleader The Royal City notched up one for the history... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:00:54 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=196&Itemid=137 March 1st, 2010 by Theresa McManus - New Westminster's The Record The City of New Westminster is getting kudos... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:00:54 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=214&Itemid=137 July 15th, 2010 by Katie Stewart - OttawaEMCEMC News- Ottawa residents rallied with ACORN last week to bring awareness... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:00:54 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=215&Itemid=137 June 18th, 2010 by Mary Woo-Sims - Tri-Cities News FACE TO FACE: Should cities dictate ‘living wage’ as New... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:00:54 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=216&Itemid=137 July 16th, 2010 by Kelly Grant - Globe and Mail For council speaker Sandra Bussin, the scale of tenant... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:00:54 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=217&Itemid=137 July 15th, 2010 by Mike Adler - Inside TorontoFor those who find it hard to walk or hard to... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:00:54 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=219&Itemid=137 July 13th, 2010 by Justin Skinner - Inside Toronto... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:00:54 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=207&Itemid=137 June 16th, 2010 by François Pierre Dufault - Le DriotLe regroupement des organismes communautaires pour la justice sociale à... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:00:54 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=199&Itemid=137 March 4st, 2010 by Phil Ambroziak - Ottawa EMCWith the municipal election looming, some city residents want councillors and council... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:00:54 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=204&Itemid=137 June 6th, 2010 by Neco Cockburn - Ottawa CitizenOTTAWA-An advocacy group for low- and moderate-income families is calling on municipal... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:00:54 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=205&Itemid=137 June 16th, 2010 by Ryan Lux - Centretown News Online Anti-poverty demonstrators gathered outside of city hall at the human... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:00:54 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=198&Itemid=137 March 4st, 2010 by Phil Malnychuk - Maple Ridge NewsMaple Ridge and Pitt Meadows soon could have their own versions... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:00:54 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=212&Itemid=137 July 9th, 2010 by Black Press - Ottawa MetroMembers of ACORN Canada held a National Day of Action on Wednesday... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:00:54 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=210&Itemid=137 July 9th, 2010 by Steve Collins - Ottawa MetroAbout two dozen people gathered outside cabinet minister John Baird’s constituency... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:00:54 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=211&Itemid=137 June 16th, 2010 by François Pierre Dufault - Le DriotLe Canada doit se doter d'une véritable politique de développement... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:00:54 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=190&Itemid=71 $100,000,000.00 in repairs by landlords and inspectors sent to all 5,000+ of the city's high-rise buildings.That's what 6 years of... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:24:14 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=189&Itemid=139 ACORN members are concerned that the BC government has made deep cuts to child care and a service... Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:40:38 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=188&Itemid=138 Support Working Families Fighting for a Livable Housing, Living Wages and Fair EI.This is your chance to come out and... Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:12:19 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=185&Itemid=125 On Monday April 26th, the City of New Westminster has a chance to make history by voting to establish... Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:36:58 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=184&Itemid=72 Today, Ontario's minimum wage rises to $10.25 per hour - the third and final rise in the past three... Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:56:32 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=183&Itemid=71 On March 20th, Toronto ACORN held a forum with community leaders from across the city to renew our commitment to... Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:30:46 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=181&Itemid=71 Toronto ACORN is leading the city wide campaign to fix rental housing. Last year the... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:08:12 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=176&Itemid=138 Earlier today ACORN USA announced that they would cease operating as of April 1st, 2010.  We... Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:54:02 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=175&Itemid=137 By Matthew Pearson, February 17, 2010A bicycle, new clothes, a trip to the museum -- these are some of the... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:37:47 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=174&Itemid=137 After two hours of debate, city council approved a motion today to have another debate over the city’s poverty reduction... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:37:47 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=179&Itemid=137 Feb 19, 2010 By Rosalyn Stevens City council decided last week to proceed with a study into... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:37:47 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=180&Itemid=137 February 26, 2010 By Andrew Flemming One of the strange things about British Columbia is, despite being the most expensive place... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:37:47 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=182&Itemid=137 March 19, 2010 ByDesmond Devoy EMC Business wants you to get what's coming to you. In terms of filing your taxes,... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:37:47 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=186&Itemid=137 April 12, 2010 By Jonathan Jenkins - Toronto SunCity building inspectors are boldly going where they’ve never gone before... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:37:47 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=187&Itemid=137 April 13, 2010 By John Bermingham - The ProvinceB.C.'s child care subsidy program is not working for the working poor... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:37:47 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=173&Itemid=137 The B.C. Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) is hosting a living wage forum in New Westminster on... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:30:33 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=172&Itemid= Fiction: ACORN Canada is a part of ACORN USA. Fact: ACORN Canada is an independent... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:23:57 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=168&Itemid=128 ACORN Canada is currently expanding our Free Tax Prepeeration and Financial Literacy programming. We have built on the success of our... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:25:35 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=167&Itemid=126 Since ACORN Canada's founding iun 2004 we have gained extensive experience and built a... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:58:49 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=166&Itemid=127 ACORN Canada’s Environmental Change programs aim to increase the ability of community and neighbourhood groups to identify and undertake actions... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:12:09 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=160&Itemid=114 Over the past few months thousands of Canadians have taken action to support Ottawa ACORN members working to win Canada's... Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:41:52 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=157&Itemid=70 2009 saw ACORN Canada achieve important milestones in organizational growth as well as progress on key campaigns.   ACORN Canada... Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:00:22 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=153&Itemid=125 BC ACORN members are celebrating this week after a vote on New Westminster City Council in support of investigating a... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:10:00 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=152&Itemid=137 The same principle is behind both recommendations, in that they allow people on low income to still live in dignity.... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:45:05 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=150&Itemid=137 For Edward Lantz, who lives on a disability income, the January fare hike means $11 less each month for... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:07:35 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=144&Itemid=137 ACORN Holding Rally Saturday (http://www.bclocalnews.com/greater_vancouver/newwestminsternewsleader/news/64261852.html)BC ACORN is launching its living wage campaign this Saturday in New Westminster.... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:08:12 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=146&Itemid=137 Sowing the Seeds for a Little More Change (http://www.bclocalnews.com/greater_vancouver/newwestminsternewsleader/community/65685932.html)The group, which represents low- and moderate income families, says enacting a... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:08:12 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=148&Itemid=137 Fight Brewing over Landlord Licences (http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Fight+brewing+over+landlord+licences/2174390/story.html)Michelle Walrond, a member of the tenants’ advocacy group ACORN, said that she has had... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:08:12 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=154&Itemid=137 The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), which is pushing for a policy that would increase the minimum... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:08:12 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=155&Itemid=137 Poverty activists are calling on the city of Ottawa to increase wages for its non-unionized contract workers. The Association of... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:08:12 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=156&Itemid=137 A poverty advocacy group has added its voice to calls to raise the minimum wage for city workers to $13.50... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:08:12 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=159&Itemid=137 he building is no stranger to trouble. In June 2008, a 31-year-old man was shot in the buttocks... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:08:12 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=161&Itemid=137 The city is also pushing forward with research on a "living wage" policy, which would increase the minimum pay for... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:08:12 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=162&Itemid=137 The recommendations include expanding the application program for disability support, increasing access to recreation services for low-income families, investigating the... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:08:12 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=163&Itemid=137 Après des mois de consultations, la Ville d'Ottawa élabore sa toute première Stratégie de réduction de la pauvreté, mais elle... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:08:12 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=164&Itemid=137 On Thursday, the Community and Protective Services Committee approved Ottawa’s Poverty Reduction Strategy, an extensive report prepared by the Poverty... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:08:12 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=165&Itemid=137 Ottawa councillors will begin hearing from the public Monday before they begin their final debates on the 2010 budget.... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:08:12 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=143&Itemid=137 Tenants Work to Conserve, Reduce Energy Consumption EMC News More than 70 families attended a recent barbecue hosted by the... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:57:59 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=142&Itemid=125 BC ACORN along with allies from Labour and Community groups will be hosting a campaign launch... Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:03:30 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=141&Itemid=106 Ontario has new Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.  To welcome him to his new job we've setup a tool... Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:26:46 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=138&Itemid=105 Like so many ACORN members, Tom Page first got involved as a member when a community organizer knocked on the door of... Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:29:38 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=147&Itemid=105 Roy Anderson was a long time resident of Vanier who became involved with ACORN at the... Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:29:38 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=134&Itemid=99 ACORN Canada and other organizations across Ontario are working together with the aim of enacting municipal... Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:09:50 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=133&Itemid=137 Group Launches Campaign to get Tenants Voting in 2010 (http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Group+launches+campaign+tenants+voting+2010+election/1879381/story.html)My Rent, My Vote: Tenants Vote 2010, is a campaign by... Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:38:50 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=132&Itemid=137 Group Plans to Target Wards in 2010An Ottawa group wants tenants to cast a ballot in the 2010 municipal election.... Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:37:43 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=131&Itemid=137 Community Group Launches Tenants Voting CampaignThe Ottawa chapter of a community-based international organization started a campaign Wednesday to have more... Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:35:42 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=130&Itemid=137 ACORN Tries to Rally TenantsAn activist group is starting a campaign Tuesday to raise the tenant vote across Ottawa.Members of... Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:34:33 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=129&Itemid=137 Une leçon d'économie d'énergie pour 500 résidants d'OttawaL'Association des organisations communautaires (ACORN) d'Ottawa, l'Alliance environnementale de Toronto et le ministère... Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:33:29 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=128&Itemid=137 ACORN Members Share Energy Saving TipsOttawa ACORN members have gone green.This Saturday they are hosting a community event at the... Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:32:30 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=127&Itemid=137 Advocates Make Living Wage Pitch to Skeptical Business Reps More than 30 anti-poverty activists packed a city hall committee room... Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:30:59 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=126&Itemid=137 Anti-Poverty Group Seeks Business Support for Living Wage Policy (Anti-Poverty%20Group%20Seeks%20Business%20Support%20for%20Living%20Wage%20Policy)The idea is being pushed by the Association of Community Organizations... Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:27:42 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=125&Itemid=109 ACORN Canada believes that Canada needs a national living wage movement to rival the movement in the United States over... Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:26:27 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=124&Itemid=109 These are other materials regarding Living Wages and Living Wage CampaignsNYT Magazine Cover Story on American Living Wage Movement (US)... Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:51:24 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=122&Itemid=   Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:49:07 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=121&Itemid=109 Below are a number of documents from Canadian and American Living Wage Campaigns.  Living Wage Campaign Giudebook (US) (http://www.laborstudies.wayne.edu/research/guide2002.pdf)Elements of... Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:58:41 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120&Itemid=109 ACORN Canada is currently involved in two living wage campaigns. Ottawa ACORN is actively running a campaign to see the... Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:13:28 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=119&Itemid=109 The ACORN Canada Living Wage Resource Centre aims to be a one-stop shop of resources and materials to help... Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:06:53 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=118&Itemid=71 In the last 5 years we’ve petitioned, we’ve picketed, and we’ve organized. But the next 16 months leading... Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:25:16 +0100 http://www.acorncanada.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=117&Itemid=100 ACORN Canada Members will be holding protests in 4 cities across Canada in a coordinated day of protest with allies... Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:21:45 +0100