COVID-19: Benefits and Resources
A collection of information, resources, news and campaigns around the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ACORN Canada National
RBI: Canada: “Stay out of banking business,” banks tell post office
The lobby group representing Canada’s big banks says there just is “no public policy objective or existing gap in the marketplace” calling for Canada Post to become a retail bank.
Statement from ACORN Canada on the ongoing protests and police violence toward and killing of Black, Indigenous and other communities of Colour in Canada and abroad
Posted June 3, 2020
Our hearts fill and bleed knowing the list of Black, Indigenous and other people of Colour killed by the Canadian police and the police in the US. We are full of grief for their families. We stand with this fight and a never-ending commitment to fight for change that will end Canada's, the United States', and the world’s own never-ending pandemic of ardent racism.
Everyone needs the internet: Are governments listening to people who need it the most? ACORN members ask
Posted on July 3, 2020
Capital Current: ‘Do I pay the rent, do I take the internet?’ Protesters demand free online service
ACORN Canada held rallies across the country on June 16 demanding free internet for all low-income Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ACORN Members do Social Distancing and Virtual Internet for All Actions as Liberal Government Leaves us in Debt and OFFLINE!
Posted on June 17, 2020
Liberal government's inaction leaves low income people in debt and offline
Get your tickets now for Ottawa's 50th Anniversary Fundraiser!
It’s ACORN’s 50th Anniversary and you are invited to celebrate! Join us from home for our first ever online video fundraiser! We have organized this event to support our efforts with the ACORN Support Network in the midst of the global pandemic.
With the ACORN Support Network we are:
The Province: As London stores move from cash transactions, the poor pay the price
It’s the poorest Londoners who are feeling the pinch from stores that are bypassing cash during the COVID-19 crisis for fear of spreading or contracting the deadly virus.
JUNE Rent Break: Stop RENT DEBT
Posted on May 29, 2020