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Ottawa ACORN Penny Drive: We’re Making Change Happen!

ACORN Canada is gearing up for our  next national convention, June 2013 in Toronto. To keep costs low for…

Posted September 19, 2012

Burnaby Now: Roma refugee families rally in Vancouver

Roma-Hungarian refugee families from Burnaby, New Westminster and Coquitlam are gathering for a rally today outside of the…

Posted September 18, 2012

Ottawa Sun: Advocates to McGuinty: Cap rent hikes

Members of an advocacy group stormed Premier Dalton McGuinty's constituency office on Wednesday, urging him to cap rent…

Posted September 4, 2012

Celebrating 8 Years of Organizing

For over eight years now, ACORN Canada members have been building and organizing. They've run strong campaigns at…

Posted August 11, 2012

ASCORCAN and Ottawa ACORN

On September 1st, Ottawa ACORN will be at ASCORCAN's annual Pupusa Festival at Brewer Park.  ACORN members will…

Posted August 9, 2012

Building for a National Day of Action on Housing

On August 29th, ACORN members across Canada will be taking action for affordable and livable housing.  Right now,…

Posted August 8, 2012

Work for Ottawa ACORN

Title: Community OrganizerLocation: OttawaContact: onacornot@acorncanada.org What Do ACORN Canada Organizers Do? ACORN Canada Organizers build organizations in low-income…

Posted July 24, 2012

Share News Editorial: Gov’t should support money transfer bill

If you send $100 to Guyana, Jamaica or Trinidad using a remittance service, on average 10 per cent…

Posted June 20, 2012

Province: Landlord ignores hefty fine for lack of repairs — issues eviction notice instead: tenant

A Surrey woman who fought to bring her delinquent landlord to account has been served with an eviction…

Posted June 20, 2012

iPolitics Insight: Regulating remittance fees makes sense for Ontario

Last week, Ontario NDP MPP Jagmeet Singh (Bramalea-Gore-Malton) introduced a private member’s bill that proposes to regulate the…

Posted June 11, 2012

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