When people take action together and win, it changes how they look at the world. Sabrina talks to leaders from ACORN Canada about their experiences waking up to their own power. 

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Transitions music by the inestimable Eliza Edens: https://www.eliza-edens.com/

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Wade Rathke on Tyre Nichols, the latest of the endless victims of police killings in the US. 

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Rob in York discusses his journey as an ACORN leader with Channy, from getting evicted to recruiting and leading a branch committee. 

"I think if we can build not just a union, but also a culture in York where people get together and discuss their problems and find out that a lot of people, a lot of their neighbors have the same problems as them, I think it builds a consciousness in people. It's built a consciousness in me and , not just consciousness, but also the power that comes with that. And that's what I want to happen in York because otherwise we're gonna get bowled over."

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Jane Fonda may have made their work famous with her movie and Dolly Parton with her music, but Ellen is clear in her  that the real accomplishment was collective action by women workers, not “leaning in”.  In 1981, they affiliated much of their work with the Service Employees International Union, becoming District 925 and then Local 925, which continues, but their strongest legacy may be their role in leading the way to policy changes for women around equal pay, sexual harassment, and other issues.

Check out Ellen's book here! https://ellencassedy.com/

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Short but sweet: Shelly Anne joined ACORN Canada after getting evicted and hasn't looked back. 

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Kat Wright talks to Wade about how ACORN aggressively develops women leaders and organizers.

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In Manchester, bailiffs can seize people's property if they owe council tax, which is a form of local tax in the UK. ACORN members, like Manchester Chair Viv, are fighting to stop this terrorizing form of enforcement. In this episode, Member Defence Organiser Louisa interviews Viv, who talks about the campaign and how joining ACORN has transformed her life for the better.  

Read more about the bailiffs in Manchester here: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/bailiffs-council-tax-manchester-council-25606001

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ACORN International's French affiliate, Alliance Citoyenne, organizes ordinary people--disabled people, tenants, Muslim women--to take what's rightfully theirs. 

Head Organizer Adrien Roux speaks with Wade about European campaigns around weatherization/retrofitting, the Muslim Women's Union victories, and more.

Check them out here: https://alliancecitoyenne.org/

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Holly, ACORN UK's Senior Remote Organizer, interviews Dan, secretary of ACORN Falmouth and Penryn in Cornwall: what it was like to start a group from scratch, the power of collective action that ACORN harnesses, organizing during the pandemic, and more. 

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Wade interviews Phil Allen, Jr. about the recently-published, “The Prophetic Lens: The Camera and Black Moral Agency From MLK to Darnella Frazier” and the way video and cameras are tools for social change.

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