{"id":14833,"date":"2024-08-19T14:03:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T18:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/?post_type=news&p=14833"},"modified":"2024-08-19T14:04:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T18:04:49","slug":"hamilton-mountain-organizing-drive-kicks-off","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/news\/hamilton-mountain-organizing-drive-kicks-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton Mountain Organizing Drive Kicks Off"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On August 15th, the Hamilton Mountain organizing drive took a step forward with its first in-person meeting since the pandemic. The meeting was held at the Huntington Park Rec Centre, gathering 24 members from across the mountain region.<\/p>\n
The meeting began with an introduction to ACORN\u2019s history of organizing in Hamilton. The introduction was followed by a discussion of local issues with a focus on addressing the needs of mountain residents.<\/p>\n
Key Issues Identified:<\/strong><\/p>\n In addition to discussing these issues, members explored potential solutions such as city housing options, co-ops, and land trusts, particularly in response to the Dicenzo surveys’ concerns about townhome sales as condominiums which is an ongoing struggle on the mountain.<\/p>\n Upcoming Meetings and Events<\/strong><\/p>\n The organizing drive continues with key meetings scheduled for:<\/p>\n September 5th<\/strong> and September 26th<\/strong>: Organizing Committee Meetings Additionally, members will come together on August 24th<\/strong> for an outreach event along Limeridge and Mohawk Road East.<\/p>\n\n
\nOctober 9th<\/strong>: Big meeting to elect a new chapter board.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14836,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","front_page_slider":[],"campaigns":[62],"featured_news":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/14833"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"front_page_slider","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/front_page_slider?post=14833"},{"taxonomy":"campaigns","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaigns?post=14833"},{"taxonomy":"featured_news","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_news?post=14833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}