Acorn Bristol

On June 1st Lettings Fees will be banned - ACORN is holding a national day of action to let lettings agents know that we're watching them if they break the law.
Come along to this meeting to plan what actions we're going to take and what lettings agents we'll be demanding to sign our pledge.
As it's a single, national action, some of the foundations have already been laid so this is a great chance to get involved in a short campaign and build the union.

Next Friday we're at The Kitchen, Silver Street between 2-4pm as part of Bristol Homeless Action Week 2019. This will be a sofa drop-in session, alongside Crisis & Shelter, for people to come along to chat and find out more about ACORN and how to get involved.
Check out some of the other events happening throughout the week in the event page below!

Members voted in February for our new BS5 campaign to be around the problem of fly-tipping in the area. Now, with our demands, targets and the overarching strategy of the campaign sorted, it’s time to plan our first wave of tactics.
A great time for new members in BS5 to get involved in planning and learn the ropes of how we work.
If you're a BS5 member, come along and get involved, we’re in it to bin it!
... ACORN Offices, CWU Building, Church Road, BS5 9JA. We hope to see you there!
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Come along to our next campaign planning meeting and get stuck in with the fight for social and affordable housing in Bristol!
We’ll be reviewing where we’re at with the campaign, deciding where we’re going next and planning what action we’ll be taking!
Join us on Monday 20th May at 7pm at the ACORN Office, CWU Building, Church Road, BS5 9JA.

✊Direct action gets the goods!✊
Some great results coming out of the Bristol University rent strike! Kudos to Bristol, Cut the Rent, check out their page for more information.

Tomorrow! Planning meeting for BS5 anti-litter/fly tipping campaign and upcoming action.
We’re in it to bin it, are you?!

✊You may remember that ACORN member Cyrus's landlord tried to illegally evict him 3 times in recent months. Each time the evictions were resisted by Cyrus' fellow ACORN members.
The landlord tried taking it to court today - but we won once again and the eviction has been quashed!
Union power in action! Join us - link in the comments below✊

Tomorrow evening we’re meeting to plan the next steps and an upcoming action for the campaign, which will take place in two location simultaneously in the city in the coming weeks. Come along and make it happen!

This starts in an hour! If you’re in BS5, drop in between 11-2 to meet your local ACORN crew and find out about the anti-litter & fly tipping campaign that’s kicking off with an action planning meeting on Wednesday eve!

Second time lucky...today members of ACORN BS3 paid a visit to Paul Goverd, Director of CJ Hole Southville, to again demand that they sign up to some basic minimum repair times.
This follows on from a range of complaints being made against CJ Hole from ACORN members and people we've spoken to on the doors; from repairs being repeatedly ignored to rents being jacked up the day before they move in.
Here's to hoping that CJ Hole listen and we don't have to try a third time!
... If you're having or have had any bad dealings with CJ Hole or you would like to get involved in our campaign, give us a message!
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Come along to our next campaign planning meeting and get stuck in with the fight for social and affordable housing in Bristol!
We’ll be reviewing where we’re at with the campaign, deciding where we’re going next and planning what action we’ll be taking!
Join us on Monday 15th April at 6.30pm at the ACORN Office, CWU Building, Church Road, BS5 9JA.

🎨 Next month! Art exhibition highlighting the city’s housing crisis, proceeds going to ACORN Bristol. Over 3 nights at PRSC. £5 advance tickets. More details in the event below! 🎨

BS5 Coffee Morning this Sunday!
If you live in the area and want to find out about more about ACORN or want to find out how to get involved then come along! A great chance to meet the local crew in a relaxed and informal environment.

Over 150 Bristol University students who live in University accommodation are currently on rent strike over ridiculous rent hikes, lack of accessibility to emergency housing and transparency.
Tomorrow they’re holding a demonstration - 13.00 at the Hawthorns, Woodland Road.
Check out the event page linked to below for details. If you’re able to, get along to show solidarity!

Live or work in or around St Philip’s Marsh, Lawrence Hill, Easton Way or the Temple Quarter?
Up Our Street are hosting public meetings, this evening and tomorrow, along with local planning groups and representatives from BCC to explain and take questions on how the Local Plan will affect developments in the area.
We encourage any members or supporters who are to get along to one of these. It’s vital that local people have a say and that social & affordable housing and loca...l jobs are at the forefront of any development in the area!
The first, for the St Phillips & Temple Quarter is this evening, 18.30 at St Phillips Nursery - https://www.facebook.com/events/273648893 575695/?ti=icl
Tomorrow it is for Lawrence Hill Roundabout & Easton Way, at 18.30 at Barton Hill Settlement - https://www.facebook.com/events/331133574 213950/?ti=icl
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Great discussion at our quarterly general meeting tonight and a photo op in front of our snazzy new banner! 🚩
We had updates from our local BS3 & BS5 groups as well as a city wide updates, heard news of some national wins (ending Section 21 and getting NatWest to drop discriminatory clauses in their buy-to-let mortgages 🙌) and voted on our involvement in the next nationwide ACORN action (watch this space!).
We’ve also got plans in motion for the next steps of our affordable housing campaign. You can read more about it and sign the petition here - https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/affor dable-housing-now/

Tomorrow evening! Come on down to our QGM, 18.30 at Tony Benn House on Victoria Street.
We’ll have updates on campaigns and local groups, as well as a discussion on future campaigns.
If you’re new to the union or want to find out more, drop in from 17.45 for a chat and a coffee with other members.
... The venue is fully wheelchair accessible. Children are welcome. We hope to see you there!
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☕️If you’re in BS3 and want to know more about ACORN, what we do and our current campaigns, drop in to the BS3 coffee morning between 11-13.00 today for a chat with the local crew! ☕️

Need advice and support on how to challenge your landlord on evictions, repairs and deposit issues?
Want to help others?
Join our online community and become part of our support hub organising tenants for decent, affordable and secure housing!

Wonderful community organisation that is doing so much for renters and social housing tenants experiencing issue with rogue landlords and shoddy housing.Ignore all the one star reviews and petulant insults being posted by angry rogue landlords and their chums.

These folks are the real deal. Get involved and build the Bristol we all need and deserve.

The best bunch of people who care about others.

Incredibly grateful for any help and advise from them .

Power to the people

If the government won't do it the people will, great organisation, houses should never be a commodity.

Great organisation.

Great organisation, very helpful and immediate support !

Giving a voice to vulnerable tenants and power to the people. These guys make a real, tangible difference locally, and the fact there are landlords and their mates trying to troll them online shows they're doing the job good. Respect guys �

Fantastic organisation giving the most powerless and vulnerable a voice.

Do excellent work for the local community.

Amazing organisation, smashing it with social issues and amazing job in keeping the council tax reduction! GOOO ACORN!!

Acorn helped us out massively when we were revenge evicted by our landlord Northwood Bristol for refusing to pay £600 fees for a service that took 30 seconds

Acorn do an amazing job protecting and campaigning for any tenants, including someone the most vulnerable, that need help from landlords with no interest in really providing decent homes. Keep on winning!

Acorn are great. Louis and Nick helped me get a new boiler from my landlord and a reduced rent for the 3 months I spent with no hot water:-) a great group of real people power !

Acorn are great and have been really supportive with us in situations where Landlords and letting agents won’t pull their weight or have tried to rip us off.



Thankfully in a house now with a great Landlord (she manages to be ace and get stuff sorted from Canada so no excuses 1 star giving landlords!), but Acorn have always been there if we’ve needed help.

ACORN does sterling work putting housing back on the agenda and fighting for ordinary people. Everyone should join!

ACORN are the one place I would go for any advice regarding housing issues.. in fact any issues! Everything that is ACORN is for the good of everyday people like you and me. Fighting for the rights of all and always with a warm and welcoming attitude. �

ACORN are doing excellent work, not least by providing a handy place for arsehole landlords in Bristol to out themselves- simply check the 1 star reviews of ACORN here. If your potential future landlord has rated Acorn 1 star, then avoid if you can. If you can't, join Acorn and get ready to stand up for yourself...

Well played Dick, you've clearly rattled them, keep it up! ��