Nichola Taylor connects with Shelly Petite, Chair of the NB Coalition of People with Disabilities and an ACORN member, to delve into the purpose behind the coalition’s existence and the necessary steps for addressing the needs of individuals with disabilities.
Maritimes and Beyond: ACORN and CUPE strengthening their organizational bond
Nichola Taylor engages in a conversation with Steve Drost, President of CUPE New Brunswick, discussing the anti-union policies of the PC government, reflecting on the 2021 strike, and exploring ACORN’s role in paving the way for others in New Brunswick.
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Rama Fayaz explains the history of ACORN Canada’s Internet for All campaign
Rama Fayaz, recently re-elected Downtown Toronto ACORN Chair, shares the history of ACORN Canada’s Internet for All campaign with ACORN Radio, from its initial successes to the current demands moving forward to close the digital divide in Canada
Cristiano Da Silva talks tenant organizing and building power in Toronto and Hamilton
Cristiano Da Silva, recently elected Downtown ACORN Co-Chair, speaks to ACORN Canada Radio about his work organizing with ACORN Tenant Union for tenant rights, healthy homes, and ultimately, social and economic justice for all, in both Hamilton, where he held to found the Stoney Creek chapter, and in Toronto, where he now resides
Monique Dino on joining ACORN and kicking off the Food for All campaign
Monique Dino, recently elected Downtown ACORN Secretary and new ACORN union member, talks about what a whirlwind the past few months have been — you may remember her from ACORN Canada Radio’s two-part episode about Toronto’s citywide forum, where she first discovered us! — and about next steps in organizing a new campaign in Toronto about food justice and grocery price gouging