Dallas At the ACORN Canada staff training and then the management meeting in Montreal, we spent a LOT of time assessing and strategizing about our next steps on our Digital Access to Opportunities campaign which, plainly stated, continues to be our effort to build bridges for lower income families across the digital divide. In Canada the …
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Is the Web Anti-Women?
Houston Eventually as the evidence mounts, you have to wonder whether the internet is stacked up against women. You can look at the gatekeepers in the pantheons of tech in Silicon Valley. Recently released employment statistics at Apple are representative and there 80% of the hires are men, and not to put too fine a …
The Toronto Star Supports ACORN’s Digital Access Opportunity Campaign
New Orleans In a Canada-wide day of action, ACORN used the occasion of children heading back to school to hit the major, monopoly internet companies, demanding low cost access to internet. The Toronto Star editorially supported the campaign, and their arguments were excellent, which I’ll share. Breaking down the digital divide for lower-income families: Editorial …