Hamilton ACORN

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Hamilton ACORN’s Yard Sale Fundraiser is today!
Join us on Saturday May 30th from 8:00am-12:00pm at Sackville Centre North Parking Lot (780 Upper Wentworth)

Members are welcome to donate or sell goods.

Another awesome meeting! Thank you to all East End chapter members who attended! Congratulations to Tim on his new role as co-chair of the chapter— he is joining Kayla (co-chair) and Christine (secretary) on the board. Until next time!

The third meeting for Hamilton ACORN’s newest campaign is this Friday!

Join us to help finalize our demands and discuss next steps. Let’s fight for stronger protections during housing emergencies!

📅 Friday, May 29th at 6:30pm
📍 Online on Zoom - register at https://bit.ly/4d2xppC

FOLKS! Our East end chapter meeting is TODAY, at 6:30, at the Sir Winston Churchill Recreation Centre (1709 Main St E). See you there!

On May 13, the tenant union of 221 St. Joseph’s Drive visited their landlord’s office in Woodbridge to drop off an ACORN letter. The address was a law firm under a different name, and the office was closed — so the letter was taped to the door, along with a dead cockroach from the building.

Tenants have been living with numerous issues, including pests, insufficient heating and cooling, maintenance problems, access to garbage and recycling, safety issues, and a lack of communication from their landlord.

Residents first requested a meeting to address these issues on March 16. The landlord was initially cooperative, but later declined to meet. After multiple follow-ups and more than six weeks of silence, we received a single reply on April 28 from Mark Gonneau, Co-Founder and Director of Real Estate, stating: "We have addressed the tenants' concerns; as far as I'm aware, there is no longer a reason to meet." The tenant union, through ACORN, replied with photo evidence of the unresolved concerns and reiterated the request to meet.

Tomorrow!! Join ACORN members at Eastgate Square bus terminal on Wednesday, May 20th at 2:00PM as we launch outreach for our new rent bank campaign.

We’ll be talking to the community, collecting petition signatures, and handing out flyers fighting for stronger tenant protections!

Join ACORN this Sunday for a documentary screening on affordable housing and tenant protections! We will also be tabling and speaking on the panel.

The film is called Thinking Beyond the Market - learn about what is happening across Canada when it comes to building real affordable housing and tenant protections from displacement.

This event is co-hosted by Hamilton Community Benefits Network, The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton and ACORN Hamilton.

When: Sunday May 17th at 2pm
Where: The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton - 170 Dundurn St South

Register to come or just show up!

Hamilton ACORN’s Yard Sale Fundraiser is only two weeks away!

📅 Saturday May 30th from 8:00am-12:00pm
📍 Sackville Centre North Parking Lot (780 Upper Wentworth)

Members are welcome to donate or sell goods — Please arrive early to set up at 7:30am

Hamilton ACORN's newest campaign is in progress!

Hamilton's Housing Emergency Fund isn't enough — Let’s fight for stronger protections during housing emergencies. Join our next meeting to hear updates, discuss next steps, and choose a name for the campaign!

📅 Friday, May 29th at 6:30pm
📍 Online on Zoom - register at https://bit.ly/4d2xppC