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ACORN Cambridge

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Cambridge branch of ACORN, the community and tenants' union. Fighting for renters & everyday people in Cambridgeshire. You, yes you, should join us ⬇️

Cambridge, UK Katılım Eylül 2020
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ACORN Cambridge@Cambridge_ACORN·
One of our members got both of these through their letterbox on the same day this week. We're fighting to make sure landlords learn the lessons of Grenfell, and take fire safety seriously. Join us at acorntheunion.org.uk/join/!
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Yesterday, we were at Cambridge Market Square, playing Renter Bingo and talking to locals about our Bailiff Free Britain campaign. To get involved, go to acorntheunion.org.uk/join/ !
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ACORN Cambridge@Cambridge_ACORN·
Yesterday, ACORN brought our demand for a meeting to Cambridge City Council, and successfully secured a meeting with the leader of the council, Cameron Holloway, and council cabinet member Simon Smith, within the next 30 days! We demand an end to bailiff use in Cambridge.
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ACORN Cambridge@Cambridge_ACORN·
This month we: - Planned actions for 3 current member defense cases ✊ - Agreed next steps for the Bailiff Free Britain campaign 🏠 - Decided our next doorknocking location and outreach stall 👋 Come along next time: Tuesday 10th March, social from 6pm and meeting at 7pm.
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ACORN Cambridge@Cambridge_ACORN·
Yesterday, ACORN Cambridge were at Mill Road Winter Fair, playing Renter Bingo, talking to people, and getting the word out about our campaign for a Bailiff Free Britain. Thanks to everyone who stopped by! To get involved, join ACORN: acorntheunion.org.uk/join/
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This year, ACORN launched the Bailiff Free Britain campaign. Last week, ACORN Cambridge took action to demand change from Cambridge City Council. To get involved, join ACORN: acorntheunion.org.uk/join/
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🎉 Announcing a HUGE WIN in @AcornLiverpool’s Welsh Streets campaign, with hundreds of households winning an 80% reduction in a planned massive rent hike…
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ACORN Cambridge@Cambridge_ACORN·
We've been knocking on doors and organising with our members, and for our fire safety campaign. We've heard from the residents of one block that Encore Management has failed to remove dangerous cladding -like Grenfell Tower's- and is putting them at risk every day they don't.
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Invest in proper support services and social care to give people the help they need, and invest in the NHS to cut waiting times, and empower people to get back to work sooner if they are able to.
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Reform our council tax system to stop those struggling to pay from being pushed further into debt, and replace it with a system that taxes wealth and land ownership.
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Fix our broken housing system - a key driver of ill health - by introducing rent controls & investing in council housing so people can afford a good home and public money isn’t lining the pockets of private landlords.
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Instead of cuts that take from those who need help most and will push more people into poverty, the Government could…
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At the same time, the Government is paying private landlords £14 billion via housing benefit each year, due to our broken housing system, sky high rents and lack of social homes.
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Yesterday work & pensions secretary Liz Kendall announced plans to reform the welfare system in a bid to save £5billion, with cuts that could see up to 1.2 million people £thousand worse off each year. (🧵)
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Last week, Mayor Nik Johnson confirmed that bus franchising will go ahead in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. ACORN Cambridge campaigned hard for a year to galvanise the public in support of a bus network run in their interest instead of profits. And we succeeded big time!!
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