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Radio for taking what's ours! Featuring:
• Chief Organizer Report: legendary community organizer Wade Rathke's regular updates.
• ACORN England and Wales Calling: in-depth interviews with members, leaders, and organizers of the UK's most dynamic community organization.
• Social Policy: audio versions of journal articles and book excerpts.
• ACORN Canada: Updates from the 130,000-member strong organization.
• Wade's World: Wade interviews "the most interesting people in the world."
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ACORN Bristol: Justice for Barton House
ACORN UK organiser Sam Kidel talks to Bristol leaders Wesley and Fadumo about organising residents of Barton House in Bristol in the UK.
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People Power in Preston
ACORN UK organiser Jamie talks to Gina about getting organised in Preston.
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Carers Fight Back in Leeds
ACORN UK organiser Anna Windsor talks to ACORN Leeds chair Jodi about the branch's win against the local council, and their new campaign to get justice for ACORN members fighting for better employment conditions at a local care company.
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1 Year of ACORN Hackney
ACORN UK's Ben Leonard talks to the ACORN Hackney committee about everything they've managed to achieve in their first year of organising.
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Booting the Bailiffs in Manchester
ACORN UK organiser Louisa Olympios talks to Paula and Alison from the ACORN Manchester committee about their recent victory against Manchester City Council!
Because of their hard-fought campaign, Manchester City Council were forced to stop using bailiffs to collect debt from 50,000 vulnerable households across the city. -
ACORN: Tanya Burkart on ACORN's ongoing fight against financialized landlords in Canada
Farzard Khan interviews Tanya Burkhardt, who is the local leader of PLACORN, and the national spokesperson for the fight against financialized housing.
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