BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260715T090000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_6558_f9e81b6bf9f993401fe181d3d42740d4@acorncanada.org SUMMARY:Global Day of Action - Beat the Heat! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

As extr eme heat becomes one of the deadliest consequences of climate change\, ACORN Canada and our affiliat es around the world are organizing to protect work ers\, tenants\, and communities. On July 1 5\, organizations across world will take part in the Beat the Heat Global Day of Ac tion\, demanding safe housing\, worker pr otections\, access to cooling and public services\ , and climate solutions led by the people most aff ected. From ACORN's tenant campaigns in Canada and France to worker organizing in India\, Cameroon\, and the United States\, communities are proving t hat collective action can win real protections aga inst rising temperatures.

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Bel ow is a list of action details taking place across Canada on July 15th:

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Ti mes listed are local.

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  1. Metro Vancouver: BC ACORN's "\n \n < /style>\n NO MORE TENANT DEATHS - DEMAND ACTION O N EXTREME HEAT" action is demanding AC for ALL\, E nergy Rebates\, Cooling Subsidies and Electrificat ion for Tenants! Action will take place at 12PM at the BC Hydro Headquarters - 333 Seymour St\, down town Vancouver. 
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  2. Calgary: TBD
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  3. Ontario-wide : Ontario ACORN "AC for All" Phone Zap to flood th e voicemails of PC MPPs with messages from tenants demanding relief from the heat this summer. 6:30P M on zoom - RSVP for the link: https://tinyurl.com /AC4ALLJuly15 
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  4. Waterloo Region : TBD
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  5. Toronto: TBD
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  6. Ottawa: ACORN members will be at City Hall watching the final vo te on a renoviction bylaw! Join us at city hall at 10AM and then carpool with us to Ottawa Hydro's H Q to deliver a letter for 'AC for All'! Exact time is unknown. Contact the office for more informati on: ottawafo4@acorncanada.org 
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  7. Mississauga: Peel ACORN members will be holding an action demanding provincial funding for free AC units for low income and heat vulnerable tenants. Action will take place at 12:30PM at PC M PP Rudy Cuzzetto's office (Parliamentary Assisstan t to the Minister of Energy) located at 120 Lakesh ore Blvd W. 
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  8. New Brunswick-wid e: Join ACORN members from across the pro vince for a phone zap to flood the voicemails of M LAs with messages for 'AC for All' and Energy Reba tes! Join as at 3PM on zoom (link coming soon) \n
  9. Fredericton: Join NB AC ORN members and allies for a rally calling for 'AC for All' and Energy Rebates! Meet us at 11AM at W ilmot Park Splashpad\,15 Saunders St.
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  10. Moncton: TBD
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  11. Halifax: Join Nova Scotia ACORN at 1PM at the \n \n Halifax Commons Splash Pad ( 5816 Cogswell St). ACORN members are calling for:  \n \n Energy Rebates\, Cooling Subsidie s\, Electrification for Tenants\, and Affordable E nergy NOW!
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DESCRIPTION:As extreme heat becomes one of the deadliest conse quences of climate change\, ACORN Canada and our a ffiliates around the world are organizing to prote ct workers\, tenants\, and communities. On July 15 \, organizations across world will take part in th e Beat the Heat Global Day of Action\, demanding s afe housing\, worker protections\, access to cooli ng and public services\, and climate solutions led by the people most affected. From ACORN's tenant campaigns in Canada and France to worker organizin g in India\, Cameroon\, and the United States\, co mmunities are proving that collective action can w in real protections against rising temperatures.\n \n \n \n Below is a list of action details taking place across Canada on July 15th:\n \n \n Times l isted are local.\n \n \n \n \n Metro Vancouver: B C ACORN's "\n \n \n NO MORE TENANT DEATHS - DEM AND ACTION ON EXTREME HEAT" action is demanding AC for ALL\, Energy Rebates\, Cooling Subsidies and Electrification for Tenants! Action will take plac e at 12PM at the BC Hydro Headquarters - 333 Seymo ur St\, downtown Vancouver. \n Calgary: TBD\n On tario-wide: Ontario ACORN "AC for All" Phone Zap t o flood the voicemails of PC MPPs with messages fr om tenants demanding relief from the heat this sum mer. 6:30PM on zoom - RSVP for the link: https://t inyurl.com/AC4ALLJuly15 \n Waterloo Region: TBD\n Toronto: TBD\n Ottawa: ACORN members will be at City Hall watching the final vote on a renovictio n bylaw! Join us at city hall at 10AM and then car pool with us to Ottawa Hydro's HQ to deliver a let ter for 'AC for All'! Exact time is unknown. Conta ct the office for more information: ottawafo4@acor ncanada.org \n Mississauga: Peel ACORN members wi ll be holding an action demanding provincial fundi ng for free AC units for low income and heat vulne rable tenants. Action will take place at 12:30PM a t PC MPP Rudy Cuzzetto's office (Parliamentary Ass isstant to the Minister of Energy) located at 120 Lakeshore Blvd W. \n New Brunswick-wide: Join ACO RN members from across the province for a phone za p to flood the voicemails of MLAs with messages fo r 'AC for All' and Energy Rebates! Join as at 3PM on zoom (link coming soon) \n Fredericton: Join N B ACORN members and allies for a rally calling for 'AC for All' and Energy Rebates! Meet us at 11AM at Wilmot Park Splashpad\,15 Saunders St.\n Monct on: TBD\n Halifax: Join Nova Scotia ACORN at 1PM at the \n \n \n Halifax Commons Splash Pad (581 6 Cogswell St). ACORN members are calling for: \n \n \n Energy Rebates\, Cooling Subsidies\, Elec trification for Tenants\, and Affordable Energy NO W!\n CATEGORIES:Action CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Toronto:20260715T090000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260715T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260715T210000 URL:https://acorncanada.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=6558 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR