Nova Scotia ACORN and LakeCity Works launch Computer Enrichment Program
Posted March 19, 2019
Nova Scotia ACORN
ACORN National Convention 2019: Hamilton, Ontario
ACORN members from across the country will come together to listen to exciting guest speakers, including labour leaders, community allies, politicians and more; meet other ACORN members and leaders from across the country; attend workshops on how to build power for change; and learn the skills and tools needed to develop grassroots campaigns.
Halifax Examiner: New Westminster: A living example of a living-wage policy
People working a job shouldn’t have to struggle to get by.
ACORN's first read on Budget 2019: Almost $23 billion in new spending, but low and moderate income Canadians underwhelmed
ACORN members, hoping for bold action to tackle the affordability crisis sweeping across many Canadian cities, were feeling underwhelmed as the federal government tabled Budget 2019, their last budget before the election in October.
Spryfield ACORN members launch tenant action to fight MetCap’s slum conditions
On Wednesday, March 13th, ACORN members from Spryfield met at the 500 block of Herring Cove Road to stage a tenant action against MetCap.
Members were there to request a meeting with MetCap’s management team, present a letter of demands and deliver a poster showing MetCap some of the poor conditions in their buildings.
Their demands included:
HalifaxToday: 'We've fought bed bugs for months': Spryfield tenants protest 'sub-standard' living conditions
A group of tenants gathered on Wednesday to protest what they're calling "slum-like" living conditions.
ACORN NS leaders meet with Housing Minister Geoff MacLellan
Last week Halifax ACORN leaders met with the Minister in charge of housing in Nova Scotia.
The Star: Halifax activists call on Eastlink to offer low-income internet options
A small group of anti-poverty activists took to the streets of downtown Halifax on Saturday, urging Canadian telecom giant Eastlink to offer more affordable internet, as many of their competitors do.
Nova Scotia ACORN Members Deliver Slumlord Award
ACORN members and MetCap Tenants rallied outside of MetCap Living regional offices
CTV News: Halifax tenants discuss low income housing issues
Low income tenants gathered for a tenant summit Saturday in Halifax, in an effort to kick-start a campaign to improve low-cost housing.