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France – Alliance Citoyenne
The members of the Alliance Citoyenne organize themselves in the face of all the injustices of daily life. Faced with slum landlords, poor management of public housing, energy poverty, discrimination, social inequalities at school and attacks on public services, Alliance Citoyenne takes action together.
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- Paris – Aubervilliers
- Grenoble
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Latest News from ACORN France
- Locataires Ensemble Takes Action Against Overheating Homes in Lyon
Members of Locataires Ensemble are mobilizing against overheating homes, a huge issue as the temperature continues to rise. They have launched a petition calling on the Mayor of… Read more: Locataires Ensemble Takes Action Against Overheating Homes in Lyon - Locataires Ensemble: Expanding Across France for Affordable, Decent, and Eco-Friendly Housing.
In 2024, the movement for more affordable, decent, and eco-friendly housing picked up speed. More and more collectives and unions joined the Locataires Ensemble federation: Grenoble, Échirolles,… Read more: Locataires Ensemble: Expanding Across France for Affordable, Decent, and Eco-Friendly Housing. - Justice Ensemble Leads First National Meetings on Democratic Participation and Associative Freedoms
Justice Ensemble, through the Alinsky Institute, organized the first National Meetings on democracy of interpellation and associative freedoms on November 28 and 29, 2024. Over 200… Read more: Justice Ensemble Leads First National Meetings on Democratic Participation and Associative Freedoms - Riverains Ensemble Demands Transparency on Pesticide Use in La Rochelle
In October, members of the Riverains Ensemble union mobilized in La Rochelle to demand transparency on the names of pesticides sprayed around their homes. Meanwhile, the Locataires Ensemble union… Read more: Riverains Ensemble Demands Transparency on Pesticide Use in La Rochelle - Alliance Citoyenne Secures Rehousing Without Rent Increases for Families Displaced by Fire
This month, Alliance Citoyenne advocated for several tenant families, including a young mother who was left homeless after a fire. The tenants’ union Locataires Ensemble immediately mobilized and… Read more: Alliance Citoyenne Secures Rehousing Without Rent Increases for Families Displaced by Fire
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- Jeudi 23 novembre 2023, pour la troisième édition de la journée contre la précarité énergétique, les membres du syndicat Locataires en action se sont mobilisé·es […]
- Retour sur les combats des locataires de la cité Hélène Cochennec – rues Hélène Cochennec, Charles Tillon et Alfred Jarry à Auberviliers. Au début de […]
- Le 20 septembre dernier, excédé·es par les ascenseurs à l’arrêt et jamais réparés, les locataires du 112 Hélène Cochennec, de Félix Faure et de la […]
- La place des Géants, quartier de la Villeneuve, est un quartier prioritaire de la politique de la ville (QPV) de la ville de Grenoble. Alors […]
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Updates from the Field
- Locataires Ensemble Takes Action Against Overheating Homes in LyonMembers of Locataires Ensemble are mobilizing against overheating homes, a huge issue as the temperature continues to rise. They have launched a petition calling on the Mayor of Lyon to enforce protections like shutters and ceiling fans. A win here could set a precedent across France! Their efforts are building momentum across the globe as we move closer to… Read more: Locataires Ensemble Takes Action Against Overheating Homes in Lyon
- Living Rent Secures Major Rent Freeze Victory in GlasgowThis June, Living Rent kept the pressure up after last month’s “Unfair Funfair” by continuing their campaings for rent control in Glasgow. After months of hard work from tenants and under the threat of direct, collective action, the Water Row Company has reversed prior rent increases, apologised, frozen rent for a year and agreed to consult tenants on future… Read more: Living Rent Secures Major Rent Freeze Victory in Glasgow
- Youth Lead the Way in Cleveland and A Community Voice Fights Industrial Canal Expansion in LouisianaThis week, ACORN Cleveland’s youth leaders held a student-led town hall to respond to Ohio House Bill 96 and the federal education funding freeze. From demanding better school safety to protecting vital education resources, students made their voices heard and laid out a bold, community-centered vision for change. In Louisiana, A Community Voice continued their tireless advocacy against planned… Read more: Youth Lead the Way in Cleveland and A Community Voice Fights Industrial Canal Expansion in Louisiana
- Big Wins for Renters in Liverpool and Community Outreach in LeedsLiverpool tenants have secured an 80% rent hike reduction for hundreds of residents, a huge win that will have provide massive relief to renters who couldn’t afford such an insnae hike! In Leeds, members took their “Agony Acorn” stall to Holbeck Gala, talking to people about the issues hitting hardest in the community.
- ACORN Ottawa and Waterloo Region Achieve Major Wins for Tenant ProtectionsACORN Ottawa hosted a citywide Healthy Homes meeting to demand safe and livable housing and called on the city to implement landlord licensing. Waterloo Region ACORN members secured a major win when the city voted to move foward with a renovication bylaw, a real step toward tenant protections in Kitchener! 27 ACORN members and allies stormed the council… Read more: ACORN Ottawa and Waterloo Region Achieve Major Wins for Tenant Protections
- ACORN Kenya Joins Global Action Against Adani and Plans Youth Forum on Unemployment and Mental HealthIn June, ACORN Kenya stood in solidarity with protests around the world by hosting their own event against the corrupt Adani Group. They also are planning a youth forum for July, in response to wide-spread protests from Kenyan youth against the government. The forum will focus on issues of wide-spread unemployment, the high cost of living, and… Read more: ACORN Kenya Joins Global Action Against Adani and Plans Youth Forum on Unemployment and Mental Health
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