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While change is inevitable, displacement is not. ACORN members will continue to organize and fight to be included in a true community benefits agreement that rejects displacement and protects the right to housing.
ACORN members across Ontario held actions to fight back against the provincial budget's cuts
ACORN members from across the country will come together to listen to exciting guest speakers, including labour leaders, community allies, politicians and more; meet other ACORN members and leaders from across the country; attend workshops on how to build power for change; and learn the skills and tools needed to develop grassroots campaigns.
Analysts continue to declare the winners, losers and uncertain parties of Ontario's 2019 budget today as many in the province learn more about what Premier Doug Ford has in store for our fiscal future.
Critics of the Ontario budget say it's a telling sign that the word "alcohol" appears in the document more than 30 times but nowhere is the word "poverty".
Posted April 11th, 2019
With a budget that mentions the word “poverty” zero times, the Provincial government has once again made its contempt for low and moderate income Ontarians clear.
Phase 2 of Ottawa’s LRT is expected to create $4.5 billion in economic benefits when trains start running through stations. But activists and urban planners say re-development from the project risks cutting down on the supply of affordable housing as neighbourhoods near rapid transit become more expensive.
On Fri, April 5th 200 ACORN supporters from unions, non-profits and political groups as well as your regular trivia buffs and craft beer gurus attended Ottawa ACORN’s 5th annual fundraiser - Trivial Beersuit! / Le vendredi 5 avril, 200 supporteurs d’ACORN de syndicats, groupes de non-but lucratifs, groupes politiques, ainsi que vos habituels amateurs de trivia et gourous de la bière artisanale ont assisté à la cinquième édition du levé-de-fond d’Ottawa ACORN - Trivial Beersuit!
Ottawa ACORN leader Mavis Finnamore talks about ACORN's fight against displacement in Herongate.