New Orleans The headlines were all topspin, which is the way most people follow politics. The influential and growing political force in New York State, the Working Families Party, had made a deal, significantly brokered by the new Mayor of New York, and longtime WFP and New Party activist, Bill de Blasio, and would now …
Category: ACORN
Proving Registration and GOTV Work for Lower Income Voters Once Again
Vancouver It’s that time of the cycle. Reporters are riding from paper to television shouting the warnings: the elections are coming! the elections are coming! the elections are coming! Time to hide the small children it seems. And, of course do everything possible to suppress the participation of lower income voters. At the ACORN Canada board meeting, head organizer Judy …
Campaigning for New Standards for Pay Day Lending in British Columbia
Vancouver The first national campaign for ACORN Canada a decade ago had been to reform the payday lending industry. The federal government sidestepped the issue by pushing the primary responsibility for regulation to each individual province. In Quebec, the provincial parliament set a cap on payday lending annual industry rates at 30%, so the industry …