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Acorn went offline for 2 days, but now they are back
Acorn has nothing to do with this post. In fact, the ACORN group has nothing to do with this site. But as we all know, ACORN was set up to take a fall. Why? Because ACORN helps real people that are real trouble get back on their feet.
This post went up on April 9, 2010 and as of April 11, 2010 the Acorn's URL responded no more. In other words, Acorn has succumbed to the lies that Fox News, Glenn Beck, and Rush Limbaugh helped spread. It is the hope of this blogger that some how, some way they find a way to set up shop again so that folks can donate to them. And next time Acorn, make sure you use PayPal.com or some similar service. Make giving money to you as simple as possible. As of 12:00 midnight, April 13, 2010, EST Acorn.org made its return! Hopefully they have a plan. We will provide the traffic!
About Acorn
ACORN is the nation’s largest grassroots community organization of low- and moderate-income people with over 400,000 member families organized into more than 1,200 neighborhood chapters in about 75 cities across the country. Since 1970, ACORN has been building community organizations that are committed to social and economic justice, and won victories on thousands of issues of concern to our members, through direct action, negotiation, legislative advocacy and voter participation. ACORN helps those who have historically been locked out become powerful players in our democratic system.
Community organizing: Each of the 1,200 local ACORN neighborhood chapters in about 75 and 40 states brings neighbors together to work for stronger, safer and more just communities.
Issue campaigns: Each ACORN office carries out multiple issue campaigns. ACORN members across the country work to raise the minimum wage or enact living wage policies; eliminate predatory financial practices by mortgage lenders, payday lenders, and tax preparation companies; win the development of affordable housing and community benefits agreements; improve the quality of and funding for urban public schools; rebuild New Orleans; and pass a federal and state ACORN Working Families Agenda, including paid sick leave for all full time workers.
A recent study shows that our issue campaign victories have delivered approximately $15 billion in direct monetary benefits to our membership and constituency over the past 10 years.
Service delivery: ACORN and its allied organizations provide extensive services to our members and constituency. These include free tax preparation focusing on the Earned Income Tax Credit; screening for eligibility for federal and state benefit programs; and, through ACORN, first time homeowner mortgage counseling and foreclosure prevention assistance, and low income housing development.
Ballot initiatives: ACORN-backed ballot-initiative campaigns in 2006 helped raise the minimum wage in Ohio, Arizona, Missouri and Colorado, working with community-faith-labor coalitions on successful campaigns in each state.
Voter participation: Since 2004, ACORN has helped more than 1.7 million low- and moderate-income and minority citizens apply to register to vote.
Now you can see why the corporate run GOP and Tea Party participants hate Acorn: Acorn gives power to the people
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