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Bills are rising, debts are rising, bailiff profits are rising. They're a stain on our country, and we've had enough. Join ACORN and join the fightback 👊 acorntheunion.org.uk/join

submitted 8 hours ago • 0 comments

If stupid or ‘corrupt’ means holding politicians to the promises they were elected on and asking that they don’t go ahead with widely criticised plans that would push many thousands of people (including some of the most vulnerable in society) into poverty, then yep, you’ve got us 🙋

submitted 8 hours ago • 4 comments

£6.6 billion council tax debt is owed in England alone, and with the high cost of living it’s no surprise that this is rising. Our backwards council tax system is damaging our health and wellbeing, and our communities. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 8 hours ago • 1 comment

It’s good to see opposition growing to the planned Govt benefit reforms that would see many people pushed into poverty. ACORN has been telling MPs to stand up & oppose these cuts. With a crucial vote next week, now is the time to tell yours! 👉 www.acorntheunion.org.uk/stop_benefit...

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

We're thrilled to announce that Bristol Apartheid-Free Zone & ACORN Bristol will be hosting Mahmoud Zwahre from Popular Struggle Coordinating Committee for a FREE evening of political education & solidarity 🖤❤️🤍💚 ✊ Event link: www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/st-...

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

🇵🇸 ACORN statement on the banning of Palestine Action

submitted 3 days ago • 6 comments

“If killing 23 civilians at an aid distribution site is not terrorism, how can we possibly be expected to accept that spray-painting a plane is? In what circumstances could civil disobedience ever be justified if not now?” - Sally Rooney👏

submitted 3 days ago • 6 comments

📢 Today we’re launching ACORN’s WhatsApp broadcast channel! This is a new way for you to keep up with what our union is up to‼️ You can join at this link: whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

🤝 On ACORN’s 55th birthday, our union took part in an international day of action against the Adani group, alongside our affiliates all over the world, in solidarity with our members living in Dharavi🇮🇳

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Today marks 55 years since ACORN was founded in Arkansas, USA🚩 From humble beginnings, ACORN in the US became a 500,000 strong organisation dedicated to fighting for our class! Now there are ACORN affiliates from Peru to Palestine and Canada to Cameroon🌍

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

When people are forced to spend over 1/3 of their income on housing, homelessness levels rapidly increase. Yet this is the norm in many cities across the country and the world. This poster is from 1975 in San Francisco, but the message remains the same: we need rent controls.

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

Do these people have no shame? They want HIGHER tax breaks for the already wealthy during a cost of living crisis. They know this won't "ease the housing crisis" - they just want to line their pockets!

submitted 9 days ago • 17 comments

🏘️ Fantastic to see the government turn the tide on decades of degradation of our social housing stock and commit to long term investment in social housing in the spending review.

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

Over the past 10 years, there has been a net loss of more than 180,000 social homes in England and 1.33 million households are currently stuck on council waiting lists for a social home. The government can’t continue to cut spending and allow this crisis to get worse.

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

Absolutely outrageous 🤬 Slurs, homophobic jibes, & "jokes" about using ACORN members, regular workers & renters in our cities, as 'target practice'. We stand in full solidarity with the members of ACORN Norwich, & every person that struggles against such vile actors ✊

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

A few weeks ago ACORN Norwich took action at the Eastern Landlords Association conference. Since then, the landlords have been busy trying to paint themselves as the reasonable people in the room. But as this recording passed to ACORN shows the reality is a little different…

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Landlordism is morally bankrupt.

submitted 20 days ago • 6 comments

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submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Israel opened fire with tanks and drones, murdering at least 27 people as they waited for food in Gaza. It is the third such incident in just three days. The blood on the hands of all global leaders who have supported this genocide will never wash off.

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Rent controls NOW.

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

Are you a renter in Leeds? 🏠 I campaigned hard to strengthen the Renters' Rights Bill and it is now going through the final stages of parliament and will come into law later this year. This means it is a 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 time to make sure renters’ voices are heard.

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

🏦 Fred Goodwin, disgraced ex RBS boss, has a pension pot worth millions. He’s getting richer at our expense.

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

This is the biggest expansion of Israel’s illegal settlements in the West Bank in decades. They’re doing this for all the world to see, and our government is complicit. Our affiliate, the Palestinian Popular Struggle Coordination Committee, is on the ground fighting against this day in, day out🇵🇸

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Just some of the happy people who have won with ACORN so far this year… from seeing off bailiffs and keeping people in their homes to getting stolen deposits returned and compensation. When we come together, WE have the power.

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

“Reinstating winter fuel payments means nothing if the government doesn’t keep its promise to fix cold, leaky homes. It’s like pouring water into a sieve.“ We signed this letter telling the government not to cut their £13.2bn warm homes pledge👇

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

🎙️ This morning ACORN’s Anny Cullum told LBC’s Matthew Wright why Labour MUST prioritise more social homes… Listen back to the full interview on @lbc.co.uk

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

🚨 With Awaab’s Law coming into effect and the Renters' Rights Bill due to become law later this year, this is a crucial time to make sure renters’ voices are heard. That’s why we’ve just launched our yearly Renters Survey!

submitted 34 days ago • 2 comments