Heartening signs and portents talking with labor organizers on our trip through the Northeast U.S., including from Workers United, the Committee of Interns and Residents (SEIU), and the Amalgamated Transit Union.

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Ottawa leader Bader Abu-Zahra gives an overview of the housing struggles he's been involved in, why he joined ACORN, and what keeps him going in the work.

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Labor Jawn, Philadelphia's only locally grown locally focused working class history podcast, interviewed Wade ahead of his swing through the Northeast. They had a wide-ranging conversation about the history of ACORN, Wade's experiences organizing workers in Philly, and what kind of strategy is needed for the labor movement now. Give Labor Jawn a follow here: https://www.instagram.com/laborjawn/?hl=en

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After years of pressure from ACORN and other renters' organizations, the UK government has published its proposed Renters' Reform Bill. Several weeks back, ACORN members and others from the the Renters' Reform Coalition visited their parliamentary representatives to urge them to get behind urgently needed changes, like eliminating "no-fault" evictions that allow landlords to evict tenants for no reason. While there, they secured a commitment from the Housing Minister to do just that, and the introduced bill follows through on the commitment ACORN won.

Nathaniel, ACORN Oxford's organizer, interviews ACORN members from around England and Wales to give a thorough overview of the nationwide policy changes ACORN is fighting for.

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Wade reflects on the meeting with organizers and activists in Boston and Western Mass. "Listening carefully, it’s exciting to hear the interest and see the deep commitments that people are making to their work in social change.  At the same time, it often seems clearer what people are trying to change, than whether they have a clear vision of how to build the power to make the change."

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Amanda Teske talks about her work in a new chapter of Ottawa ACORN fighting what they call "renovictions" in Canada, where an owner pushes renters out with the justification that their property needs renovation.

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Tragic headlines and fears of alienation have made some Americans reticent to knock on their neighbors' doors. Do we have another choice?

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Misha and Khaseya talk about their campaign to get Darnall's streets ship-shape.

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Rizi Yasin and Mike Black talk with organizer Jamie about they used strength in numbers to win more than £40k in repairs as member defense.

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