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Czech Republic (AKORN)
ACORN Czech Republic (AKORN) operates as a community-based organization that deals with injustice across the country, bringing people together to support each other, to improve their lives and the lives of those around them. And as a cooperative, AKORN focuses on employment, the development of cooperative business, and specific projects.
AKORN focuses on direct action, social and legal advice and assistance, creative business in the field of cooperative forms and social cooperatives, and a culture of coexistence.
Key Organizer
Michal Ulver
Contact
Organizing Areas
1) Member defense, where members support and defend people who face unfavorable personal or social situations.
2) Creative employment ,involvement in projects, joint cooperative business.
3) AKORN also runs the company Community Art , which is focused on members’ cultural expression.
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Updates from AKORN Czech
- ACORN International’s global response to the COVID-19 Pandemic – Mumbai to British Columbia
At the outset of the now-ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, over a dozen chapters, branches, and affiliate organizations of ACORN International issued a global call for the social protection of low-income families and individuals. - ACORN convenes first global Zoom call during COVID-19 pandemic
ACORN International board members, supported by their staff, convened in a first global Zoom call today. ACORN leaders from 15 countries and 20 affiliates joined the call and participated using translators and translation software. - ACORN at the Forefront of the Working Class
12 members and workers of our social building cooperative and civil association met at the Republic Square to support the event called the Revolution Betrayed held by the emergent student platform Real Left. Equality, unity and fraternity somehow disappeared yet left with a taste for the unknown fruit of freedom, which we had managed to… Read more: ACORN at the Forefront of the Working Class - ACORN Czech Republic: We will complete the 1989 Revolution
Demonstration on November 17th anniversary. We are a ready organization At the beginning of its establishment ten years ago, the ACORN Association had constituted statutes ready to support a political parties wishing to set up platforms or non-profits alongside its own political activities that would offer citizens the opportunity to engage in their forums and… Read more: ACORN Czech Republic: We will complete the 1989 Revolution - Update on Activities in the Czech RepublicSocial Cooperative has a new opportunity for workers to join a small ceramics factory. Social counseling for citizens and migrants can be found here.
ACORN Affiliates
Updates from the Field
- Celebrating 55 Years of Organizing with a Global Stand Against AdaniConfirmed Affiliate Participation WHO Gautam Adani is one of the richest men in the world and the oligarch behind India’s most powerful corporate empire. His companies span fossil fuels, infrastructure, media, to defense and have grown through a pattern of land grabs, environmental destruction, and political favoritism. Adani’s destructive empire is propped up by a… Read more: Celebrating 55 Years of Organizing with a Global Stand Against Adani
- STRASCAS marches for workers’ rights in Cameroon?? STRASCAS marches for workers’ rights in Cameroon ?? On this year’s 139th International Workers’ Rights Day, ACORN International affiliate STRASCAS led a powerful protest parade in Douala with 190 members demanding decent work, safety, union rights, and social dialogue. Their slogans were clear: ✊ Decent work = Decent pay✊ More protection = Fewer deaths✊… Read more: STRASCAS marches for workers’ rights in Cameroon
- ACORN is featured in Jack Shenker’s review of Against LandlordsACORN is featured in Jack Shenker’s review of Against Landlords: How to Solve the Housing Crisis by Nick Bano, published in the latest issue of the London Review of Books. The article doesn’t just name-check ACORN, it highlights the heart of our work: turning frustration, fear, and isolation into collective action and power. Shenker writes… Read more: ACORN is featured in Jack Shenker’s review of Against Landlords
- ACORN London members have been working non-stop throughout April, delivering impressive results in their fight for housing justice and community power!From standing shoulder-to-shoulder to prevent a neighbor’s eviction to launching a new branch — Every door knocked is another potential member, every meeting builds our collective strategy, and every action puts landlords and officials on notice that housing justice cannot wait. 10 direct actions with targets confronted1 successful eviction resistance5 community meetings organized1 new branch… Read more: ACORN London members have been working non-stop throughout April, delivering impressive results in their fight for housing justice and community power!
- Dundee in Scotland: A full pause on rent payments & £1,000 in compensationCongratulations to our affiliate, Living Rent Dundee in Scotland, for their victory securing both compensation and critical repairs for union member Charlie. Charlie endured unacceptable living conditions in their Dundee tenement flat, suffering from severe roof damage that caused water to leak into walls and ceilings. This led to serious mold and dampness issues throughout… Read more: Dundee in Scotland: A full pause on rent payments & £1,000 in compensation
- ACORN Bradford – 1 – 0 Bailiffs!In a huge victory for member Stuart, ACORN Bradford has successfully fought back against harassment from bailiffs. Stuart had been relentlessly chased over debts, facing threats of forced entry and a council that refused to establish a payment plan. But thanks to the determination and solidarity of Bradford members, the bailiffs have been called off,… Read more: ACORN Bradford – 1 – 0 Bailiffs!
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