ACORN Radio

Wade’s interview on United Nations past and future with grandson of U-Thant, the Secretary-General from 1961-70

Nichola has an informative discussion with Janis Irwin, the NDP Shadow Minister for Housing and MLA for Edmonton Highlands-Norwood, regarding the housing situation in Alberta. They discuss the private member’s bill that Janis introduced during the winter of 2023-2024, expressing frustration over the UCP’s unwillingness to address this pressing issue that impacts so many tenants across the province...

ACORN UK organiser Sam Kidel talks to Bristol leaders Wesley and Fadumo about organising residents of Barton House in Bristol in the UK.

ACORN UK organiser Jamie talks to Gina about getting organised in Preston.

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.

ACORN UK's Ben Leonard talks to the ACORN Hackney committee about everything they've managed to achieve in their first year of organising.

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.

Farzard Khan interviews Tanya Burkhardt, who is the local leader of PLACORN, and the national spokesperson for the fight against financialized housing.

A member of Live and Rent; Scotland's National Tenants Union.

Wade interviews Tahira Rehmatullah on cannabis, specifically on its legalization and tie to racial justice.

ACORN Canada Radio interviews the mother daughter duo of Stephanie Hanyes and Elaine Bruce-Haynes who have organized the Panorama Court ACORN Tenant Union at their building in Calgary’s Beltline.

Wade interviews Professor Jane Spinak, who has been teaching and practicing Family Court for over 40 years. Why do we need to abolish the Family Court? Your questions answered!

Wade talks to Todd Vachon, who is a professor of labour studies and employment relations at Rutgers University. This episode looks into labour and climate; not two peas in a pod!

Annie Craig from Living Rent speaking at an Enough is Enough rally! __ Support the International by subscribing to ACORN Radio! Your $2.99 helps us cover costs and gets you subscriber only content from the archives and more: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/acornradio/subscribe

Dan Edwards, member of the Board of Directors of ACORN in Wales, chats with Kat Wright and gives us a broad overview of Wales' unique position, working-class history, and how ACORN came on the scene. This is the first Welsh episode of ACORN Radio! __ Support the International by subscribing to ACORN Radio! Your $2.99 helps us cover costs and gets you subscriber only content from the archives a...

Wade reflects on a thorny dilemma faced by some of the upstart organizations we encountered on our training tour of the US Northeast--can organizations be run and maintained by volunteers alone? __ Support the International by subscribing to ACORN Radio! Your $2.99 helps us cover costs and gets you subscriber only content from the archives and more: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/acornrad...

Newly elected Ottawa board member Amanda Teske on what made her step up! __ Support the International by subscribing to ACORN Radio! Your $2.99 helps us cover costs and gets you subscriber only content from the archives and more: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/acornradio/subscribe

Wade chats with Ahmed White about his groundbreaking new look at the legal repression inflicted on the Industrial Workers of the World during the union's heyday. Read more about the book and order it here: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520382404/under-the-iron-heel "In 1917, the Industrial Workers of the World was rapidly gaining strength and members. Within a decade, this radical unio...

Organiser Naomi sits down with former ACORN Brighton's chair Kate to discuss how ACORN Brighton grew from 0 to 800 members, the challenges and opportunities of organising in a city badly affected by the housing crisis, the necessity of empowering women leaders, and more. __ Support the International by subscribing to ACORN Radio! Your $2.99 helps us cover costs and gets you subscriber only con...

This is a speech by Living Rent (ACORN's Scotland affiliate) member Elle Glenny at an event in Liverpool. Here they are talking about how we fought and won the rent freeze and what needs to come next! __ Support the International by subscribing to ACORN Radio! Your $2.99 helps us cover costs and gets you subscriber only content from the archives and more: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho...

Heartening signs and portents talking with labor organizers on our trip through the Northeast U.S., including from Workers United, the Committee of Interns and Residents (SEIU), and the Amalgamated Transit Union. __ Support the International by subscribing to ACORN Radio! Your $2.99 helps us cover costs and gets you subscriber only content from the archives and more: https://podcasters.spotify.com...

Ottawa leader Bader Abu-Zahra gives an overview of the housing struggles he's been involved in, why he joined ACORN, and what keeps him going in the work. __ Support the International by subscribing to ACORN Radio! Your $2.99 helps us cover costs and gets you subscriber only content from the archives and more: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/acornradio/subscribe

Labor Jawn, Philadelphia's only locally grown locally focused working class history podcast, interviewed Wade ahead of his swing through the Northeast. They had a wide-ranging conversation about the history of ACORN, Wade's experiences organizing workers in Philly, and what kind of strategy is needed for the labor movement now. Give Labor Jawn a follow here: https://www.instagram.com/labor...

After years of pressure from ACORN and other renters' organizations, the UK government has published its proposed Renters' Reform Bill. Several weeks back, ACORN members and others from the the Renters' Reform Coalition visited their parliamentary representatives to urge them to get behind urgently needed changes, like eliminating "no-fault" evictions that allow landlords to...

Wade reflects on the meeting with organizers and activists in Boston and Western Mass. "Listening carefully, it’s exciting to hear the interest and see the deep commitments that people are making to their work in social change.  At the same time, it often seems clearer what people are trying to change, than whether they have a clear vision of how to build the power to make the change." _...