Don’t Feel Bad America – We Have Two Acorn Groups In Canada
photo credit: beautifulcataya
It’s a little confusing… and maybe we should start a fund to make one of them change their name….
1) GOOD: Acorn Canada is committed to sharing the care and healing presence of Christ with all.
It has come to our attention that we are being confused with another Acorn Canada that has a nearly identical internet address. This other organization is also known as the “Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now“. We wish it to be known that the Acorn Canada of our website is in no way associated with any pressure or reform group.
2) BAD: The Canadian version of the criminal organization Acorn:
Does this sound familiar?
Since 2004 ACORN has taken action and won victories on issues of concern to their members. Their priorities include: better housing for tenants, living wages for low-wage workers, more investment in our communities from banks and governments, and regulation of payday lenders. ACORN achieves these goals by building community organizations that have the power to win changes — through direct action, negotiation, legislation, and voter participation.
ACORN Canada’s goal is to represent and champion the interests of Canada’s low- and moderate-income urban communities on the critical issues of social and economic justice. We believe that transforming the conditions that adversely affect millions of Canadians can best be achieved with an active national membership – members deeply invested in their organization and focused clearly on lasting socio-economic change.
The time is right for ACORN Canada, with our local offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Hamilton and Ottawa, to build this truly grassroots, community-driven organization. ACORN members participate in local meetings and actively work on campaigns, elect leadership from the neighborhood level up, and pay the organization’s core expenses through membership dues and grassroots fundraisers.
So far they have completely avoided the media limelight.. although this may be intentional.
We can only hope Acorn is brought down soon and closes up shop here in Canada.
September 12th, 2009 at 5:28 am
Their goals sure do sound familiar. Sounds like the same talking points we’ve been hearing coming from the liberals, ndp and green party. Maybe this acorn is bigger in Canada then we know, backing all the left wing parties. How exactly did the liberals increase their donations and memberships so much this year?
September 12th, 2009 at 6:56 am
You are dead on right!! The “bad” one is definitely one to watch after the illegal behaviour going on down south.