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ACORN Birmingham

@acornbirmingham

🚩 Birmingham branch of @ACORNunion. We use collective action to transform our communities and win for our members. Together we are strong.

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We recently met with the council about Durham Tower, and have regular meetings arranged so we can make sure they do all the repairs and installations promised! The residents held them to account brilliantly, giving testimonies about how the failings of the council affect them.

We recently met with the council about Durham Tower, and have regular meetings arranged so we can make sure they do all the repairs and installations promised! The residents held them to account brilliantly, giving testimonies about how the failings of the council affect them.
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We've started another big campaign in Ladywood (Wells Tower), again finding awful disrepair caused by council neglect, and residents ready to fight tooth and nail for their homes and families. Watch this space for updates!

We've started another big campaign in Ladywood (Wells Tower), again finding awful disrepair caused by council neglect, and residents ready to fight tooth and nail for their homes and families. Watch this space for updates!
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🚩On Sunday, ACORN stopped supported accommodation provider Concept Housing, from evicting our member Josh. He had to move out eventually, but we will keep fighting these companies, until vulnerable tenants in supported accommodation have the legal protections they need!

🚩On Sunday, ACORN stopped supported accommodation provider Concept Housing, from evicting our member Josh. He had to move out eventually, but we will keep fighting these companies, until vulnerable tenants in supported accommodation have the legal protections they need!
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Lifeways - the UK’s largest provider of supported living for adults with complex needs - had a revenue of £295 million last year. This investigation has exposed their horrifying neglect of disabled people. All while their CEO pockets £923,000 a year.

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Last Saturday, ACORN went to confront Marston's Holdings, who send bully bailiffs to intimidate vulnerable people. Their director Martin Johnson is profiting off the harassment of working class people, and we're campaigning nationally to stop it!

Last Saturday, ACORN went to confront Marston's Holdings, who send bully bailiffs to intimidate vulnerable people. Their director Martin Johnson is profiting off the harassment of working class people, and we're campaigning nationally to stop it!
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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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“Landlords within the Lords are acting in their own interests and attempting to weaken incoming protections for renters”. - Anny Cullum👏 inews.co.uk/news/ten-peers…

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Quality Bailiffs or 'The Sheriffs' post videos of themselves intimidating people on their doorstep. They are proud of making entertainment out of the suffering of our communities. Would they like it if ACORN showed up on their doorstep? 💪

Quality Bailiffs or 'The Sheriffs' post videos of themselves intimidating people on their doorstep. They are proud of making entertainment out of the suffering of our communities. Would they like it if ACORN showed up on their doorstep? 💪
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When are Bham City Council going to meet the reasonable demands of our bin workers? ACORN went to the mega picket yesterday because the only way to end the strikes is for John Cotton to stick to his claim that 'no-one needs to lose income' and make a deal that ensures this.

When are <a href="/BhamCityCouncil/">Bham City Council</a>  going to meet the reasonable demands of our bin workers? ACORN went to the mega picket yesterday because the only way to end the strikes is for <a href="/CllrJohnCotton/">John Cotton</a> to stick to his claim that 'no-one needs to lose income' and make a  deal that ensures this.
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Last Sunday, we picketed our member Ebrahim's Landlord Aziz Textiles Ltd to push for compensation for failing to deal with awful black mould for years, which caused his family to be hospitalised. Here's how the company director Javed responded. Let's keep fighting! ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏻

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🚨 With Awaab’s Law coming into effect and the Renters' Rights Bill due to become law later this year, this is a crucial time to make sure renters’ voices are heard.  That’s why we’ve just launched our yearly Renters Survey!

🚨 With Awaab’s Law coming into effect and the Renters' Rights Bill due to become law later this year, this is a crucial time to make sure renters’ voices are heard. 

That’s why we’ve just launched our yearly Renters Survey!
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Help us fight for safe, secure and decent homes for everyone by filling out the survey here👇 form.123formbuilder.com/6827704/renter…

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On Saturday, police threatened to arrest Queers For Palestine protesters for the ‘crime’ of holding a banner, following them out to ensure they are excluded from pride. Use of police power to silence protest should not be accepted and we wholeheartedly support the boycott.

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"Victory to the bin workers!!!" Huge thanks to ACORN Birmingham for their support of Brum's bin workers at their branch meeting last night. From bin stickers to banners, public meetings and postcards, the support for the strikers from Birmingham's community has been

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🚩ACORN members went out to talk to Brummies about the welfare cuts, and heard first hand how devastating they will be for disabled people. Liz Kendall's cuts to Welfare will kill if they go through, but you can still pressure your MP to vote against them! acornuk.good.do/englandcampaig…

🚩ACORN members went out to talk to Brummies about the welfare cuts, and heard first hand how devastating they will be for disabled people. Liz Kendall's cuts to Welfare will kill if they go through, but you can still pressure your MP to vote against them!
acornuk.good.do/englandcampaig…
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🚩After contacting us about severe mould, ACORN member Ebrahim and his family of 6 have received almost 5k worth of rent repayment/compensation due to our campaign. Our campaign also pressured the landlord to arrange repairs at his other properties. Direct action gets the goods!

🚩After contacting us about severe mould, ACORN member Ebrahim and his family of 6 have received almost 5k worth of rent repayment/compensation due to our campaign. Our campaign also pressured the landlord to arrange repairs at his other properties. Direct action gets the goods!
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🎉 Announcing a HUGE WIN in ACORN Liverpool’s Welsh Streets campaign, with hundreds of households winning an 80% reduction in a planned massive rent hike…

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Huge vibes at the Eviction Resistance in Spon End✊Abdoubaiyda & family were meant to be booted out their home by the agent but ACORN members stepped up to stop it! We're still organising negotiation meetings with the agent so we need members ready to act🙌

Huge vibes at the Eviction Resistance in Spon End✊Abdoubaiyda &amp; family were meant to be booted out their home by the agent but ACORN members stepped up to stop it! We're still organising negotiation meetings with the agent so we need members ready to act🙌