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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
- 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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