✊ Mohammed Hasan Matar from our West Bank affiliate, the PSSC, is heading to Europe to share stories of resistance and organizing under occupation. 🌍 Help fund his tour and amplify Palestinian voices — donate via the link in our bio.

22,000 ACORN Ontario emails in 24 hours stopped Doug Ford’s plan to end rent control on fixed-term leases — a huge win for renters! But Bill 60 still threatens tenant rights. Join the fight tonight at 6:30 PM. Register here:(us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...) + Halloween actions this weekend! 🎃

🌿 Stand with Palestine this olive harvest season. Thousands of farmers are being denied access to their land and face violence during harvest. The PSCC is organizing to defend them and protect their livelihoods. 💚 Donate to support: link in bio.

Next September organizers will gather in Barcelona, Bilbao, and Bayonne to learn from some of Europe’s most inspiring movements. We’ll explore grassroots democracy, and collective action, including a visit to the renowned Mondragon Cooperatives. Contact: [email protected]

A huge congratulations to our Scotland affiliate @living-rent.bsky.social on their historic victory! After years of tireless organizing, their government has officially passed the Housing Bill, securing rent controls for tenants across Scotland. When we organize, we win!

On September 27th, the Union of Seasonal Sugarcane Workers held a powerful General Assembly with over 80 members in attendance (90% of SOSUCAM’s departments). The meeting set the course for upcoming campaigns, recruited new leaders, and elected a diverse new local office.

The One Piece flag is being used in protests from Nepal to Indonesia - but what does it mean? 🏴‍☠️🥁What does it symbolize, and what can it teach us about community organizing?

Azure Power will settle a $23M investor lawsuit in the US over false reporting and data manipulation. The case was part of the Hindenburg probe that also exposed Adani’s dealings. Meanwhile, Adani’s Dharavi project threatens 2M residents in Mumbai. Profit cannot come before people. #Dharavi

🚨 WIN in Louisiana! 🚨 Congrats to A Community Voice ACORN & Louisiana Grassroots United With Councilmember Oliver Thomas, they won new protections: city & contract workers now get PAID rest breaks when temps hit 80°F+ 🌡️✊

ACORN International is gearing up for the 2025 Organizers’ Conference in Brussels! 🌍 New affiliates from Belgium & Malta will join organizers from across the globe for a weekend of strategy, skills & solidarity. Rooms are lining up—check with your head organizer to join!

ACORN Union’s first national convention featured workshops on recruitment, leadership, housing rights, and communications, and included an eviction resistance role-play, culminating in the launch of their Bailiffs Out of Britain campaign.

🚨 Big news in Belgium! Wuune Belgium held their first permanence for the rent cap campaign—5 new members joined and dozens more tenants got involved. A recent court decision now gives tenants the power to appeal unfair rents and win reductions. The time to organize is NOW! ✊🏽🏠

The Organizers Forum 2025 closed in Catania, where delegates heard from Kalina Drenska on Bulgaria’s unions, strikes, & the deepening care crisis. 🌍 Next stop? Possible sites include Barcelona, Madrid, Korea, Chile, or Croatia. ✊

In Sofia, Bulgaria, the 2025 Organizers Forum met with feminist & LGBTQ activists building safe spaces, libraries & self-defense workshops under threat of far-right attacks. Despite backlash, their courage drives solidarity & change. ✊

🚨 Calgary tenants demand landlord licensing! 🚨 Too many renters face pests, mold & unsafe homes with little enforcement. A landlord registry would hold landlords accountable & protect tenants. ACORN Alberta won’t stop until every renter has a safe home.

🚨 In Nottingham, Transitions Housing is evicting people who only just moved in, handing out Section 21 notices while claiming to “support the vulnerable.” Shameless. Community power will keep fighting! ✊

Our affiliate Acorn Coventry has stopped the eviction of member Abduobaiyda and his family. Through collective action, they secured a private tenancy at the property, which means Abduobaiyda’s children can stay in their home and he has the accessible housing he needs.

🌍 The 2025 Organizers Forum opened in Bucharest with CeRe, Romania’s leading center for community participation. From grassroots democracy to Danube clean water campaigns, CeRe set the stage for a week of exchanges with organizers across Eastern Europe. ✊

🚨 Bonded labour was outlawed in 1976, yet it still traps thousands in India. This Independence Day, Janpahal’s LabourLine freed Nipu, a worker in Noida factory sector. He was rescued from bondage, ₹1.57 lakh wages secured, & sent home safe.

ACORN Preston and Sheffield joined forces at Places for People offices to stop an eviction. Members secured a meeting with leadership and ensured tenant issues will be fully investigated. Solidarity wins!

Tenants in Brampton and Mississauga took their fight for safe, healthy housing to City Hall. They’re calling for a landlord licensing bylaw to ensure regular inspections, timely repairs, and accountability for neglect. 📢 Stronger protections, safer homes, and no more excuses!

Through the efforts of our affiliate, the Hawkers Joint Action Committee, Shingoshee Market is taking a huge step toward dignity, comfort, and safety for women vendors. ✅ Toilet and sitting area for women approved ✅ Construction will begin within days

ACORN Leeds members just stopped a rent hike that would have forced member Norman out of his home. His landlord tried to raise the rent by £50/month during a cost of living crisis, but ACORN took action and cut that rise down to just £5. This is people power in action.

Advancement for A Community Voice ACORN New Orleans Campaign! After years of fighting the Industrial Canal expansion, Council member Freddie King now supports public hearings and opposes the project. The community is being heard.

🏡 Victory in Hamilton! Tenants at 325 & 325A James St S facing renoviction organized, negotiated, and won. They’ll stay in their affordable homes while renovations move ahead . Over 30 people avoided eviction thanks to collective action! 💪

Halifax tenants launch new survey on heat & housing crisis, spotlighted on Global News. Residents speak out on rising energy costs, poor cooling & climate change impacts. #BeatTheHeat globalnews.ca/halifax/prog...

Victory for Gig Workers in Bihar! ACORN affiliate Gigwa India just won a landmark welfare law after years of organizing, strikes, and advocacy. 📌 Drafted the bill (2023) 📌 Led strikes & demands (2024) 📌 Pressured officials (2024–25) A huge step for gig worker rights in India.

The International Union of Food Workers is demanding justice for Gaston Djora, killed during a union action in Cameroon, and recognition of ACORN affiliate STRASCAS—the union of seasonal sugarcane workers at SOSUCAM.

In Lyon, Locataires Ensemble du Grand Lyon met MPs and city officials to demand urgent heat protection in rental housing. They delivered a petition nearing 5,000 signatures and postered “oven homes” to expose landlord neglect. #BeatTheHeat

In Dharavi, one of the world’s largest informal communities, residents marched to demand redevelopment that protects everyone from rising heat. No one should be left unhoused or without cooling. Sign the petition, Link in bio

Street vendors across India are taking action to #BeatTheHeat. From matka stands in Delhi to workshops in Patna and outreach in Agra & Ghaziabad, hawkers are demanding water, shade & heat protection. ✍️ Sign the petition: link in bio #beattheheat

France kicks off the #BeatTheHeat global day of action! In Paris, tenants with Locataires Ensemble Aubervilliers pushed their public landlord to commit to identifying homes without shutters and take urgent action. Cooling is a right: Sign the petition in our bio. 🌍🔥✊

From Delhi to New Orleans, Paris to Nova Scotia People in 25 cities across 6 countries join the #BeatTheHeat global day of action on July 23. Workers demand cooling breaks and heat safety. Tenants demand AC, housing upgrades, and cooling rights. Join in. Link in bio.

🔥 BEAT THE HEAT: Global Day of Action – July 23rd 🔥 From Canada to India, France to the U.S., communities are rising up to demand protections from deadly heat and climate injustice. 🏠 Cooling as a right 💼 Safety for workers 🏛️ Action from landlords & governments 📲 Linktree in bio for full details

🌍 The Organizer’s Forum heads to Romania this year! Join organizers from ACORN and beyond for a week of learning, solidarity, and strategy — from grassroots tactics to global struggles. 📧 Reserve your spot: [email protected] | [email protected]

On our 55th anniversary, ACORN members took global action to expose Adani's mass eviction plan in Dharavi, Mumbai. From London to Canada to Dallas, we demanded justice and accountability. 📢 Stand with Dharavi —> sign the petition. 🔗 Link in bio.

🎉 Today we celebrate 55 years of ACORN Five decades of organizing, fighting, and winning with low and moderate income communities around the world. Now, we’re calling on that global power to Stop Adani and defend Dharavi from mass displacement. ✍️ Sign the petition — link in bio

🎉 Today we celebrate 55 years of ACORN Five decades of organizing, fighting, and winning with low and moderate income communities around the world Now, we’re calling on that global power to Stop Adani and defend Dharavi from mass displacement. Sign the petition - link in bio #DefendDharavi

Tomorrow, June 18 people around the world are rising up to stop Adani’s land grab in Dharavi, Mumbai. Half a million people face mass eviction into a toxic landfill. This isn’t development it’s displacement for profit. Join the global day of action. ✊🏽 Stop Adani. Defend Dharavi. 🔗 Links in bio.

🌍 GLOBAL ACTION: JUNE 18 🚨 Adani’s Land Grab in Dharavi Must Be Stopped ACORN International just dropped our official press release exposing billionaire Gautam Adani’s corrupt redevelopment scheme in Dharavi, Mumbai — one of the worst cases of land grabbing and mass eviction in the world today.

The Dharavi “Master Plan” hands 80% to Adani, displacing families into Deonar, Mumbai’s toxic landfill. This is not development. It’s a land grab. We stand with Dharavi. Join the global action on June 18. @VarshaEGaikwad #StopAdani #DharaviLandGrab

🚨 Adani is under U.S. investigation—again. This time for allegedly importing Iranian LPG using fake GPS data & forged docs to evade sanctions. 🌍 This is part of a global pattern of corruption. ✊ Join the call to cut ties with Adani. Sign the petition: link in bio.

While Dems meet behind closed doors in Little Rock, our labor affiliate Local 100 & KABF Radio are outside demanding action. 🔹 Defend Medicaid 🔹 Protect the safety net 🔹 Ensure a clean future 🔹 Stand up for workers No more empty promises.

400+ packed a hearing in Chalmette to say NO to a giant new terminal in St. Bernard. A Community Voice stands with residents against 2000 diesel trucks/day, pollution, displacement & threats to health, jobs, & schools. This is a fight for our future. 🌊✊🏽

From Toronto to London, communities are uniting against Gautam Adani's empire of displacement & environmental destruction. Our message to investors, governments & institutions worldwide: CUT TIES WITH ADANI NOW Don't invest. Don't build. Don't legitimize. Info Link in Bio

This week in Delhi, our affiliate Janpahal + the Gig Workers Association held a powerful roundtable demanding fair pay, social security, and legal protections for India’s gig workers. Testimonies exposed blocked IDs, sudden terminations, & retaliation for organizing. www.thehindu.com/.../gig.../a...

Dharavi is not just land — it’s livelihood. Redevelopment threatens to erase $1B worth of small-scale industry & displace tens of thousands of workers — all for Adani-backed luxury towers next to BKC. Toxic landfills ≠ rehabilitation. This is exploitation. 📖 Read more: thewire.in/urban/the-re...

After years of mould, a leaking boiler, cockroaches, and a flooded balcony, our member Lames got it all sorted—by getting organised!✊ This is what tenant power looks like.

ACORN is featured in the London Review of Books review of Against Landlords by Nick Bano. It highlights what we do best: turn fear & isolation into collective power. Ruby’s story shows how organising is our way out. Join the fight. 📖 www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

STRASCAS Marches Demands: Decent work = Decent pay More protection = Fewer deaths Yes to inclusive collective bargaining Stop union repression! Dmandes: Travail décent = Salaire décent Plus de protection = Moins de décès Oui au dialogue social collectif et inclusif Stop à la répression syndicale!