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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
- ORGANIZING FOR RELIEF AND CHANGE IN AN OVERHEATING PLANETWhy talk about heat? The issue: Of all types of weather, extreme heat is the most fatal. 489,000 people die each year due to extreme heat, and 18,970 deaths annually are attributed to workers exposed to dangerous temperatures. The problem is not going away. In fact, due to the climate crisis, it is getting much… Read more: ORGANIZING FOR RELIEF AND CHANGE IN AN OVERHEATING PLANET
- Sign the Petition: BEAT THE HEAT!Extreme heat is deadly and it’s only getting worse. Climate change is fueling longer, hotter summers, and low and moderate income people are being left to suffer the consequences. Tenants are baking in unsafe apartments.Delivery workers are being forced to work in 45°C heat.Governments and corporations are doing too little, too late. OSHA heat protections… Read more: Sign the Petition: BEAT THE HEAT!
- Beat The HeatDeadly heat is rising. Tenants, workers, and vulnerable communities are paying the price. This July 23rd, join ACORN members around the world to demand climate justice that protects people — not profits. ✅ Protests, petitions & public pressure✅ Tenant demands for cooling and retrofit justice✅ Gig workers fighting for heat safety and rights. ✅ Fighting… Read more: Beat The Heat
- Join the 2025 Organizers’ Forum in Romania and BulgariaConnect with local and international organizers for a deep dive into the most effective strategies in community organizing today. From cutting-edge grassroots mobilization tactics to communication skills and electoral campaigning, the Organizers’ Forum is a unique space to share experiences, sharpen tools, and build collective power across borders. This year, the Forum heads to Romania… Read more: Join the 2025 Organizers’ Forum in Romania and Bulgaria
- GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST THE ADANI GROUPACORN’s 55th Anniversary Goes Global On June 18th, ACORN affiliates around the world marked our 55th anniversary not with cake, but with coordinated actions across four continents to confront the corruption, displacement, and environmental destruction of the Adani Group. The Adani Group, controlled by billionaire Gautam Adani, is currently evicting hundreds of thousands of people… Read more: GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST THE ADANI GROUP
- ACORN’s 55th Anniversary Press Release: Global Action Opposes AdaniGlobal Day of Action Targets Adani’s Land Grab in Dharavi, Mumbai ACORN International and Affiliates Around the World Stand in Solidarity with Residents Facing Mass Eviction June 12, 2025 – On June 18, people across the globe will rise in coordinated action to demand justice for Dharavi residents and accountability from the Adani Group, as… Read more: ACORN’s 55th Anniversary Press Release: Global Action Opposes Adani
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