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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
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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.
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Updates from the Field
- Adani Group Remove Forests from Conservation Program.An investigation by The Reporters’ Collective reveals how forest land in Gujarat earmarked for protection under India’s Green Credit Programme was quietly removed and opened up for deforestation after being linked to demands from the Adani Group. Records show that the Gujarat government asked the Union government to withdraw multiple forest parcels from the conservation… Read more: Adani Group Remove Forests from Conservation Program.
- Adani faces backlash over plot to takeover South Africa’s $25bn electricity upgradeSouth Africa is facing growing public backlash after Gautam Adani’s conglomerate was shortlisted as a bidder for a 26 billion dollar overhaul of the country’s electricity transmission grid. The project is central to addressing South Africa’s long running power crisis, but news of Adani’s involvement has sparked intense debate, mistrust, and public scrutiny across social… Read more: Adani faces backlash over plot to takeover South Africa’s $25bn electricity upgrade
- Adani Fraud Case Remains Stuck in Legal LimboA major New York Times report has revealed that the U.S. fraud case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, long accused of corruption, land grabs, and political favoritism, has stalled with no progress for a full year. Despite being indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice on wire fraud, securities fraud, and bribery charges, Adani’s case… Read more: Adani Fraud Case Remains Stuck in Legal Limbo
- Adani & DharaviWhat’s at Stake in Dharavi For nearly two decades, ACORN International has supported organizers working in Dharavi, a vibrant community in the heart of Mumbai home to hundreds of thousands of working families. Now, this community faces the largest mass displacement in India’s modern history. The Adani Redevelopment Plan In 2022, a special purpose vehicle… Read more: Adani & Dharavi
- 2025 ACORN International Organizers ConferenceFrom November 7–10, organizers representing more than a dozen affiliates gathered in Brussels for the 2025 ACORN International Organizers Conference; an inspiring weekend of strategy, solidarity, and shared commitment to building working-class power across continents. Delegates attended from ACORN Canada, ACORN Union (England & Wales), OnEstEnsemble Cameroon, ACORN France, ACORN Sicily (Justice Ensemble), Solidarjetà Belgium,… Read more: 2025 ACORN International Organizers Conference
- Living Rent historic victory!After years of tireless organizing, their government has officially passed the Housing Bill, securing rent controls for tenants across Scotland. This landmark bill introduces caps on rent increases between tenancies, clamps down on disrepair, and strengthens joint tenancy rights. All these new measures would not exist without the persistence of Living Rent members. This is… Read more: Living Rent historic victory!