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From housing to PWD, we use collective action to fight for better communities. Tenants union and action group. Get involved - [email protected]

 Metro Van / Coast Salish Land
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Joined October 2013
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Does this look like democracy to you? This is how Elizabeth Manor tenants will watch Surrey Council vote on their demovictions on June 24th, online or standing on hot concrete behind glass, straining to hear over Skytrain noise. Security and the RCMP guard the doors. (1/2)
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PUBLIC meetings at a City Hall built with $97 MILLION of PUBLIC money should be open to the PUBLIC. Tenants wanting to talk to their elected officials before they vote to demolish their homes isn't a "safety issue", it's how local government works. Do better @CityofSurrey! (2/2)
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“It’s not the development; it’s the gentrification." Check out Burnaby ACORN member Murray Martin talking to @TheTyee about why tenant displacement and unaffordable housing are the REAL boogeymen when it comes to upzoning and densification.
Christopher Cheung ✍️ (Find me on Bluesky!) (@bychrischeung) profile pictureChristopher Cheung ✍️ (Find me on Bluesky!)@bychrischeung26 Jan 2024
Why is "Metrotown" being used as a bad word? It's a boogeyman of growth to a Port Moody mayor and some Tsawwassen and Kitsilano residents. It's a "dense, chaotic nightmare" that lacks parking to some in Burnaby. A lil @TheTyee piece on these fears. thetyee.ca/News/2024/01/26/W…
Who’s Afraid of Metrotown? | The Tyee

Who’s Afraid of Metrotown? | The Tyee

Burnaby’s booming downtown is a menace or a model, depending on who you ask.

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Pic was sent to ACORN by a tenant in a building owned by Peter Wall & Wall Financial—a crumbling hole in a balcony!! This is why we need to STAND UP FOR SURREY & fight for ACORN's housing justice platform at City Hall tomorrow. RU with us in the fight for housing justice?
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This is Adriana Sadowska, an ACORN Tenant Union representative from Surrey. She's going to City Hall this Wednesday to fight for our Stand Up for Surrey housing justice platform — are you coming with us? fb.me/e/1wwejox00
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ACORN’s Stand Up For Surrey Housing Platform has two very simple, critical demands that would enable our government to stand up for healthy homes for all. The current bylaw has not been updated in over a decade. It’s simple—stand up for Surrey, stand up for housing justice!
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Supply is NOT the only solution to the housing crisis, and it's time the Federal government got that message! Sign on to our online action to demand real housing justice for working-class people! tinyurl.com/4jwnt2sc
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New report released by the BCGEU demonstrates vacancy control is a common-sense policy urgently needed to address housing crisis: bcgeu.ca/new_report_demonstr…
New report demonstrates vacancy control is a common-sense policy urgently needed to address housing...

New report demonstrates vacancy control is a common-sense policy urgently needed to address housing...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2023 New report demonstrates vacancy control is a common-sense policy urgently needed to address housing crisis BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – The B.C....

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Check out our feature in Scout Vancouver! We are not just any union; we are YOUR union. Together, we advocate for affordable housing and stronger communities. Join ACORN as a member: acorncanada.org/join-us/
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We're excited about this first step towards New West having a bylaw on the books protecting renters from extreme heat!
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We're big supporters of the radical notion that renters deserve safe homes, and that includes being protected from extreme heat. New West City Council is discussing a possible max. heat bylaw tonight– come support New West ACORN members delegating in support!
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Every time a new headline like this comes out, a landlord somewhere starts printing eviction papers for their long-term tenant. #endnofaultevictions
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Vancouver landlords are seeking, on average, more than $3,000 per month in rent for a one-bedroom apartment in the city, according to the latest monthly data from Rentals.ca. bc.ctvnews.ca/average-asking…
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B.C. ACORN in the news! Check out this article, New West Chair Monica Bhandari and Surrey member Inderjit talk about the problems with BC’s free AC program. Renters need lifesaving AC, making them get signed permission from their landlord to access it is ridiculous!
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Low-income renters in B.C. hoped for free AC units, but face landlord hurdles. Discover their struggle for cool relief in the latest report by The Toronto Star: tinyurl.com/yc67723p
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The cheapest 1 bedroom apartment in the entire Lower Mainland is $1500 in North Delta. Everything cheaper is either a basement suite, a secondary suite, or renting a room in a shared house or apartment. Why does it matter?
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It’s clear the regulations that are supposed to protect tenants from wrongful evictions aren’t working. ACORN is demanding immediate action from the provincial government, to end no-fault evictions and close the landlord-use loophole.
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Send a message to the Housing Minister and Premier now: rb.gy/r8irk Have you been forced out of your home for a landlord-use eviction, or because the unit was sold? Contact us!
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Close to 60 people came out to ACORN’s Tenant Action Meeting yesterday! The fight to End No-Fault Evictions in BC is ramping up, we’re not going to stop until we win!
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Sign our petition to End No-Fault Evictions in BC, and send a letter directly to the Minister of Housing @KahlonRav demanding urgent action! acorncanada.org/take_action/…
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