The Popular Struggle Coordinating Committee has continued their essential work documenting and spreading awareness of the atrocities in Palestine, utilizing social media and other online resources to build international andvocacy and solidarity.

A Community Voice continued their vital work protecting homes in the Lower 9th Ward against unjust demolition on a variety of fronts. Most recently, they have been working with Louisiana Representative Candace Newell to block funding for the expansion of the Industrial Canal and keep homes safe.

Living Rent Glasgow is campaigning the Glasgow City Council to implement NPF4, which would see developers having to commit to a minimum of 25% genuinely affordable housing in their new builds. As history tells us, community resistance and direct action are essential for winning our demands.

We want social housing, not luxury flats!

Following last month’s successful outreach event, ACORN Cardiff marched on Letting Station offices to demand repairs and compensation for a member living with severe mould and other issues. As we build our community, we build our power!  

ACORN Cambridge rallied a group of tenants at Radiance House, citing urgent issues such as mould, excessive heat, and concerns around fire safety. Representatives from housing association Places for People, which lets flats within the building, were invited but did not attend – a spokesperson said they encourage residents to raise issues through the complaints process. With ACORN behind them, these residents continue to fight for safe and fair housing!

Alliance Citoyenne in the Monod District came together to celebrate the start of a potential thermal renovation project on an old building, which would bring cheaper electric bills and a more eco-friendly building for residents.

ACORN Kenya held a member meeting on August 15th in preparation for the Stakeholders forum on enhancing environmentally friendly neighborhoods in Korogocho, with over 35 members attending, and five new members added!  

ACORN Honduras played a major role in an an important town hall for children and young people’s rights that is up for approval in the Central District, and they also participated in the swearing-in ceremony of the Municipal Council for the Defense of Children’s Rights.

The Affiliated Media Foundation Movement (AM/FM) continues to move forward with their wide-spread Voice of the People campaign, with an approved construction permit in North Carolina, and a series of successful meetings this month with station applicants in Fayetteville, NC, Helena, AR, Fresno and Antioch, CA, and Richmond, VA under our belt.

In response to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project, a government initiative aimed at transforming Asia’s largest slum. Building on momentum from last month, the Hawker’s Joint Action Committee organized a regional meeting of street vendors to demand trade licenses and social protections.