ACORN Tenants Taking Charge, Running for Seats on the Board in France

ACORN International Citizen Wealth Financial Justice

Grenoble         Every four years social housing tenants in France have the opportunity to run for seats on the board of their city’s housing authority.  Admittedly, the seats allotted for tenant representation are a minority of the board positions, because in France, as elsewhere, a voice for tenants is preferable to allowing real power for tenants.  …

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Figuring Out How to Grow Globally, One Country at a Time, One after Another

ACORN ACORN International International Organizing

Grenoble   Finally with the last of our meetings over in Paris, we headed for Grenoble to focus on our own business, the internal and external work of ACORN International and its affiliates, most importantly, the Alliance Citoyenne and our joint work through ReAct globally. Where do we begin? Well of course everywhere, but we continue …

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