Alberta ACORN

Live tweeting thread on the ACORN town hall speaking out against the transition from AISH to ADAP. About 50 people have showed up at today’s town hall to express their anger and frustration. /1

73% of Canadians believe non-profit housing is a solution to the housing crisis. 4% of Canada’s housing is non-market. In the Netherlands it’s over 30%. What we lack is political support and funding. Time to demand leaders step up. They're dragging their feet for profit.

You really can’t make this stuff up. UCP MLAs have voted to give themselves a ‼️14% rental allowance increase ‼️due to the rising costs of rent in Edmonton. Tell us YOUR rent increase in our bio! Alberta needs regulation NOW. Rent Control NOW.

Happening TODAY! ACORN & allies are calling on the feds to fund social & non-market housing as too many low-to-moderate income Canadians struggle to realize their right to adequate housing. Read more & take action: acorncanada.org/news/expand-te… #NationalHousingDay

On National Housing Day, ACORN & allies are calling on the feds to fund more social & non-market housing! Actions in 10 cities. tinyurl.com/57yv66b6 Send a letter to @JustinTrudeau @cafreeland @SeanFraserMP & your MP. acorncanada.org/take_action/st… #NationalHousingDay

Join us on Wednesday at 6:00!! facebook.com/share/bPFiQ2ua…

Lots of these posters all over downtown and area #calgary

Tell us your most recent rent increase by filling out our short survey, here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Signed up. If you’re in Alberta, sign up and support @AlbertaACORN

@N8V_Calgarian Thanks!

⛓Tenants in Canada face predatory fixed-term leases, especially in Nova Scotia, Alberta, and New Brunswick. Landlords can evict without cause when leases end, worsening housing instability. 🚨 Tell your MLA: Ban these unfair leases now! tinyurl.com/mwmnybpb

🥊@AlbertaACORN FIGHTS BACK against grocery gouging! 🍽️ACORN members in Calgary marched from store to store to deliver demand letters to management... From Shoppers all the way to Calgary Co-op, all stores felt the pressure! Check out the action here! tinyurl.com/ufzrtr92

📢Tell the UCP: Alberta Needs Rent Control NOW! Rent hikes of $300, $400, even $600/month are forcing Albertans out of their homes. Alberta has no rent limits. @AlbertaACORN demands a 3% rent cap to protect tenants. tinyurl.com/5xfcp58d 📝Demanding a rent cap for Alberta!

🌡️🔥Beat the Heat, Protect Tenants! Calgary's intense heat is hitting low-income tenants hard! @AlbertaACORN is urging the city to act now to protect vulnerable residents. acorncanada.org/take_action/te… ✉️Send a letter to the Mayor and city council demanding urgent action!

Recently I had the pleasure of meeting with @AlbertaACORN. They advocate on issues impacting low- and moderate-income people. We talked about the importance of affordable housing and community organizing. Thank you for empowering community to make change! #affordablehousing #yyc

Sign our online action calling on Calgary to implement our Beat the Heat Campaign demands! We should not be made to cook inside our homes just because we are renters!

Wonder which cities have bylaws to prevent renovictions/demovictions? Very FEW! That's why ACORN supports @NDP announcement in London today to call on the feds to use prog like Housing Accelerator Fund to ensure cities have such protections. Take action: tinyurl.com/582nh6cs

ACORN launched our Campaign for a municipal max temperature bylaw in rentals at 26°! We should not have to cook inside our homes just because we’re renters! People have and will continue to die unless the city of Calgary takes action! Thx @ClimateHubYYC for joining us!

Our good friends at @AlbertaACORN are launching a new campaign focused on #TenantsRights to Temperature Control called #BeatTheHeat! Their campaign launch event is THIS WEDNESDAY July 31st at 10am. Full details below via Facebook event page facebook.com/events/1662598…

Thank you to @AlbertaACORN for meeting with me this morning. I'm glad ACORN are using their voices to bring attention to housing & rental crisis affecting #yyc & Alberta. Many are struggling, including in Calgary-Foothills. @Alberta_UCP need to address this crisis. #abpoli