Global Day of Action – Beat the Heat!

As extreme heat becomes one of the deadliest consequences of climate change, ACORN Canada and our affiliates around the world are organizing to protect workers, tenants, and communities. On July 15, organizations across world will take part in the Beat the Heat Global Day of Action, demanding safe housing, worker protections, access to cooling and public services, and climate solutions led by the people most affected. From ACORN's tenant campaigns in Canada and France to worker organizing in India, Cameroon, and the United States, communities are proving that collective action can win real protections against rising temperatures.

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

Times listed are local.

1. Metro Vancouver: BC ACORN's " NO MORE TENANT DEATHS - DEMAND ACTION ON EXTREME HEAT" action is demanding AC for ALL, Energy Rebates, Cooling Subsidies and Electrification for Tenants! Action will take place at 12PM at the BC Hydro Headquarters - 333 Seymour St, downtown Vancouver. 
2. Calgary: TBD
3. Ontario-wide: Ontario ACORN "AC for All" Phone Zap to flood the voicemails of PC MPPs with messages from tenants demanding relief from the heat this summer. 6:30PM on zoom - RSVP for the link: https://tinyurl.com/AC4ALLJuly15 
4. Waterloo Region: TBD
5. Toronto: TBD
6. Ottawa: ACORN members will be at City Hall watching the final vote on a renoviction bylaw! Join us at city hall at 10AM and then carpool with us to Ottawa Hydro's HQ to deliver a letter for 'AC for All'! Exact time is unknown. Contact the office for more information: [email protected] 
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 MPP Rudy Cuzzetto's office (Parliamentary Assisstant to the Minister of Energy) located at 120 Lakeshore Blvd W. 
8. New Brunswick-wide: Join ACORN members from across the province for a phone zap to flood the voicemails of MLAs with messages for 'AC for All' and Energy Rebates! Join as at 3PM on zoom (link coming soon) 
9. Fredericton: Join NB 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.
10. Moncton: TBD
11. Halifax: Join Nova Scotia ACORN at 1PM at the  Halifax Commons Splash Pad (5816 Cogswell St). ACORN members are calling for:  Energy Rebates, Cooling Subsidies, Electrification for Tenants, and Affordable Energy NOW!