Local Grassroots Action for Remittance Justice
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- Category: Payday Lending & Remittances
- Created on Friday, 20 April 2012 17:44
Below is an email from ACORN Canada President Kay Bisnath that went out to many of our supporters last night about our campaign to regulate the remittance industry.
From: Kay Bisnath, ACORN Canada <
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Subject: Local grassroots action
I know you’re busy - between work or school, taking out the trash, watching the kids - you probably don’t get to think about ACORN Canada or our campaigns all that much.
That’s why I wanted to reach out today, because we have big plans for this spring & summer and I don’t want you to miss it.
We want to take our campaign for remittance justice local - with grassroots actions across the country.
Our 20+ chapters are planning local actions to win legislation that would cap the maximum rates that can be charged on overseas remittances.
But we can only run as many grassroots actions as we can fund on our limited budget. To ramp up for local actions across Canada we need to raise $5,000 by the end of the month. Can you chip in?
Chip in $5 to help hold big banks and remittance providers accountable.
Press Release: Ontario ACORN leaders react to the harsh cuts announced in Premier McGuinty 2012 austerity budget.
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- Category: Other Updates & Local Campaigns
- Created on Tuesday, 27 March 2012 21:47
Ontario ACORN members who have been fighting for an improve social safety net in Ontario were shocked and appalled at today budget. The announcement that Premier McGuinty will freeze social assistance, scale back the child tax benefit while making threats against workers pensions is unconscionable.
Michelle Walrond, an ACORN Canada member from Ottawa had this to say:
“It’s appalling. I receive ODSP support of $772 a month and my rent has already risen to $832 plus hydro. I teach ESL to supplement it, but how am I supposed to keep up?”
Statement of Condolences Following Horrific Traffic Accident in Ontario
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- Category: Other Updates & Local Campaigns
- Created on Wednesday, 08 February 2012 18:35
This Monday a horrific traffic accident outside the town of Hampstead, Ontario killed 11 migrant workers from Peru in one of the deadliest accidents in Canadian history.
On behalf of the 45,000 members of ACORN Canada, our thoughts go out to the families of those affected by this tragedy. This incident hits especially close to home for the members of our sister organization ACORN Peru, many of whom have relatives or loved ones who have travelled outside the country to find work.
CBC The National: A Living Wage
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- Category: New Westminster Living Wage
- Created on Monday, 06 February 2012 14:48
