ACORN Bristol
@acorn-bristol.bsky.social
Bristol Branch of @ACORNunion.bsky.social.
Community union of organised Bristolians, fighting for fairness in our neighbourhoods, housing, & public services.
Join today - https://www.acorntheunion.org.uk/join
Community union of organised Bristolians, fighting for fairness in our neighbourhoods, housing, & public services.
Join today - https://www.acorntheunion.org.uk/join
🚩Last weekend ACORN members paid a visit to Holbrook Moran Estate Agents after they left tenants at risk of death after a fire broke out in the building they were living in with inadequate fire escapes. There's also damp, mould, rodents and repairs that they have refused to fix
December 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🚩Last weekend ACORN members paid a visit to Holbrook Moran Estate Agents after they left tenants at risk of death after a fire broke out in the building they were living in with inadequate fire escapes. There's also damp, mould, rodents and repairs that they have refused to fix
We held our AGM at the lovely Cafe Conscious in Barton Hill
we held Committee elections & discussed
-ongoing campaign against bailiffs
-tower block safety
-ACORN's Villain of The Year!
#BailiffFreeBritain #AcornCommunityProtection
Join ACORN today acorntheunion.org.uk/join/
we held Committee elections & discussed
-ongoing campaign against bailiffs
-tower block safety
-ACORN's Villain of The Year!
#BailiffFreeBritain #AcornCommunityProtection
Join ACORN today acorntheunion.org.uk/join/
October 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
We held our AGM at the lovely Cafe Conscious in Barton Hill
we held Committee elections & discussed
-ongoing campaign against bailiffs
-tower block safety
-ACORN's Villain of The Year!
#BailiffFreeBritain #AcornCommunityProtection
Join ACORN today acorntheunion.org.uk/join/
we held Committee elections & discussed
-ongoing campaign against bailiffs
-tower block safety
-ACORN's Villain of The Year!
#BailiffFreeBritain #AcornCommunityProtection
Join ACORN today acorntheunion.org.uk/join/
👋 See ya @ccuauk.bsky.social
Imagine being unwelcome at your own conference! 300 ACORN members took over, and the bailiffs ran. No posh free lunch for you while the people you bully, harass and intimidate go without so they can feed their kids.
Imagine being unwelcome at your own conference! 300 ACORN members took over, and the bailiffs ran. No posh free lunch for you while the people you bully, harass and intimidate go without so they can feed their kids.
October 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
👋 See ya @ccuauk.bsky.social
Imagine being unwelcome at your own conference! 300 ACORN members took over, and the bailiffs ran. No posh free lunch for you while the people you bully, harass and intimidate go without so they can feed their kids.
Imagine being unwelcome at your own conference! 300 ACORN members took over, and the bailiffs ran. No posh free lunch for you while the people you bully, harass and intimidate go without so they can feed their kids.
Last week, @acornunion.bsky.social hosted our national congress in Bristol & it was a complete blast!
A dozens of workshops & talks, amazing food, & brilliantly energising company.
Join your local ACORN branch today to get involved in organising your communities for good!
A dozens of workshops & talks, amazing food, & brilliantly energising company.
Join your local ACORN branch today to get involved in organising your communities for good!
September 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Last week, @acornunion.bsky.social hosted our national congress in Bristol & it was a complete blast!
A dozens of workshops & talks, amazing food, & brilliantly energising company.
Join your local ACORN branch today to get involved in organising your communities for good!
A dozens of workshops & talks, amazing food, & brilliantly energising company.
Join your local ACORN branch today to get involved in organising your communities for good!
🚩NO MORE HIRED THUGS 😡
Almost every Labour councillor has signed our open letter.
Tony Dyre - where are you? Every day your bailiffs are harassing low income and vulnerable Bristolians!
Where is Bristol Council's commitment to end bailiff bullying?
Almost every Labour councillor has signed our open letter.
Tony Dyre - where are you? Every day your bailiffs are harassing low income and vulnerable Bristolians!
Where is Bristol Council's commitment to end bailiff bullying?
September 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🚩NO MORE HIRED THUGS 😡
Almost every Labour councillor has signed our open letter.
Tony Dyre - where are you? Every day your bailiffs are harassing low income and vulnerable Bristolians!
Where is Bristol Council's commitment to end bailiff bullying?
Almost every Labour councillor has signed our open letter.
Tony Dyre - where are you? Every day your bailiffs are harassing low income and vulnerable Bristolians!
Where is Bristol Council's commitment to end bailiff bullying?
It's ACORN convention day at the Malcolm X Centre in Bristol!
Come on through with your tickets for a day of friendship, workshops, & the launch of our national campaign!
Come on through with your tickets for a day of friendship, workshops, & the launch of our national campaign!
August 30, 2025 at 9:16 AM
It's ACORN convention day at the Malcolm X Centre in Bristol!
Come on through with your tickets for a day of friendship, workshops, & the launch of our national campaign!
Come on through with your tickets for a day of friendship, workshops, & the launch of our national campaign!
Community Hub Defended by ACORN ✊
Incompetent council threatening an invaluable community hub, we took action at temple street and forced the council to agree to meet for a negotiation!
Sign below to insist that that hubs like Jill's MUST be protected. 🚩
Letter: acornuk.good.do/southwest/sa...
Incompetent council threatening an invaluable community hub, we took action at temple street and forced the council to agree to meet for a negotiation!
Sign below to insist that that hubs like Jill's MUST be protected. 🚩
Letter: acornuk.good.do/southwest/sa...
August 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Community Hub Defended by ACORN ✊
Incompetent council threatening an invaluable community hub, we took action at temple street and forced the council to agree to meet for a negotiation!
Sign below to insist that that hubs like Jill's MUST be protected. 🚩
Letter: acornuk.good.do/southwest/sa...
Incompetent council threatening an invaluable community hub, we took action at temple street and forced the council to agree to meet for a negotiation!
Sign below to insist that that hubs like Jill's MUST be protected. 🚩
Letter: acornuk.good.do/southwest/sa...
No genocide profiteers in OUR communities! 🚩
Our members were outside Allianz's Bristol offices, standing in solidarity with the Palestinian people & supporting the demand that Allianz drop Elbit Systems, Israel's no. 1 weapon supplier 🕊️ ❤️🖤🤍💚
Our members were outside Allianz's Bristol offices, standing in solidarity with the Palestinian people & supporting the demand that Allianz drop Elbit Systems, Israel's no. 1 weapon supplier 🕊️ ❤️🖤🤍💚
August 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
No genocide profiteers in OUR communities! 🚩
Our members were outside Allianz's Bristol offices, standing in solidarity with the Palestinian people & supporting the demand that Allianz drop Elbit Systems, Israel's no. 1 weapon supplier 🕊️ ❤️🖤🤍💚
Our members were outside Allianz's Bristol offices, standing in solidarity with the Palestinian people & supporting the demand that Allianz drop Elbit Systems, Israel's no. 1 weapon supplier 🕊️ ❤️🖤🤍💚
Our outreach at Forward Festival couldn't have been more warmly received! Wonderful to have had a supportive visit from @zarahsultana.bsky.social as well ✊
August 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Our outreach at Forward Festival couldn't have been more warmly received! Wonderful to have had a supportive visit from @zarahsultana.bsky.social as well ✊
LIFE-CHANGING WIN for ACORN members Wesley, Jess, and their kids ❤️✊
After more than 5 years of reporting maggots coming up from the floorboards in their flat, we took action and FINALLY the council have recognised their accommodation as unsafe and moved them!
After more than 5 years of reporting maggots coming up from the floorboards in their flat, we took action and FINALLY the council have recognised their accommodation as unsafe and moved them!
August 23, 2025 at 9:21 AM
LIFE-CHANGING WIN for ACORN members Wesley, Jess, and their kids ❤️✊
After more than 5 years of reporting maggots coming up from the floorboards in their flat, we took action and FINALLY the council have recognised their accommodation as unsafe and moved them!
After more than 5 years of reporting maggots coming up from the floorboards in their flat, we took action and FINALLY the council have recognised their accommodation as unsafe and moved them!
After initially refusing to meet with us until AFTER their decision-making meeting this month, we planned a follow-up outreach session outside We The Curious...
The CEO found out and emailed offering us a negotiation meeting immediately! Direct action WORKS 💪
The CEO found out and emailed offering us a negotiation meeting immediately! Direct action WORKS 💪
August 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
After initially refusing to meet with us until AFTER their decision-making meeting this month, we planned a follow-up outreach session outside We The Curious...
The CEO found out and emailed offering us a negotiation meeting immediately! Direct action WORKS 💪
The CEO found out and emailed offering us a negotiation meeting immediately! Direct action WORKS 💪
Let's turn this NATIONAL 🇬🇧
The UK Gov has launched a consultation on council tax & we have a chance to tell THEM what WE think about bailiffs 😡@acornunion.bsky.social has produced a guidance document: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Or use the QR to email our response! Make them hear your voice! ✊
The UK Gov has launched a consultation on council tax & we have a chance to tell THEM what WE think about bailiffs 😡@acornunion.bsky.social has produced a guidance document: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Or use the QR to email our response! Make them hear your voice! ✊
August 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Let's turn this NATIONAL 🇬🇧
The UK Gov has launched a consultation on council tax & we have a chance to tell THEM what WE think about bailiffs 😡@acornunion.bsky.social has produced a guidance document: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Or use the QR to email our response! Make them hear your voice! ✊
The UK Gov has launched a consultation on council tax & we have a chance to tell THEM what WE think about bailiffs 😡@acornunion.bsky.social has produced a guidance document: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Or use the QR to email our response! Make them hear your voice! ✊
We're asking @wethecurious.bsky.social to do the right thing this board meeting: To not launder the reputation of arms companies by hosting them in your space!
August 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
We're asking @wethecurious.bsky.social to do the right thing this board meeting: To not launder the reputation of arms companies by hosting them in your space!
Another month another fantastic meeting!
Join your local branch of ACORN today to find community in building community power ✊ 🚩
Join your local branch of ACORN today to find community in building community power ✊ 🚩
August 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Another month another fantastic meeting!
Join your local branch of ACORN today to find community in building community power ✊ 🚩
Join your local branch of ACORN today to find community in building community power ✊ 🚩
An ACORN member fled home after their landlord's behaviour left them feeling threatened & unsafe. Further harassment led us to march on the estate agencies he uses; which secured a face-to-face meeting to hear & make good on our member's demands.
Direct action gets the goods ✊
Direct action gets the goods ✊
August 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
An ACORN member fled home after their landlord's behaviour left them feeling threatened & unsafe. Further harassment led us to march on the estate agencies he uses; which secured a face-to-face meeting to hear & make good on our member's demands.
Direct action gets the goods ✊
Direct action gets the goods ✊
Children's education should be free from war🕊️
Our open letter, signed by hundreds of people on Saturday, calls on @wethecurious.bsky.social to cut ties with the arms trade: just last month they hosted arms manufactures for a graduate careers event😡
Add your name now: acornuk.good.do/southwest/WT...
Our open letter, signed by hundreds of people on Saturday, calls on @wethecurious.bsky.social to cut ties with the arms trade: just last month they hosted arms manufactures for a graduate careers event😡
Add your name now: acornuk.good.do/southwest/WT...
July 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Children's education should be free from war🕊️
Our open letter, signed by hundreds of people on Saturday, calls on @wethecurious.bsky.social to cut ties with the arms trade: just last month they hosted arms manufactures for a graduate careers event😡
Add your name now: acornuk.good.do/southwest/WT...
Our open letter, signed by hundreds of people on Saturday, calls on @wethecurious.bsky.social to cut ties with the arms trade: just last month they hosted arms manufactures for a graduate careers event😡
Add your name now: acornuk.good.do/southwest/WT...
Our stance is clear: We love expanding access to education for kids, but it is simply not right if it's being funded by companies involved in the destruction of other children's educational potential.
This was a day of joy for 100's of people who may not have otherwise been able to afford a ticket.
This was a day of joy for 100's of people who may not have otherwise been able to afford a ticket.
July 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Our stance is clear: We love expanding access to education for kids, but it is simply not right if it's being funded by companies involved in the destruction of other children's educational potential.
This was a day of joy for 100's of people who may not have otherwise been able to afford a ticket.
This was a day of joy for 100's of people who may not have otherwise been able to afford a ticket.
We The Curious bosses start smear campaign against ACORN!
After our action, CEO Donna Speed emailed accusing us of being "intimidating" & treating visitors with "aggression".
Then, anonymous accounts started making the same accusations online.
This shows what REALLY HAPPENED:
After our action, CEO Donna Speed emailed accusing us of being "intimidating" & treating visitors with "aggression".
Then, anonymous accounts started making the same accusations online.
This shows what REALLY HAPPENED:
July 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
We The Curious bosses start smear campaign against ACORN!
After our action, CEO Donna Speed emailed accusing us of being "intimidating" & treating visitors with "aggression".
Then, anonymous accounts started making the same accusations online.
This shows what REALLY HAPPENED:
After our action, CEO Donna Speed emailed accusing us of being "intimidating" & treating visitors with "aggression".
Then, anonymous accounts started making the same accusations online.
This shows what REALLY HAPPENED:
WE THE CURIOUS OPEN FOR FREE ENTRY TODAY!! 🚩
ACORN Bristol has occupied the building. No tickets needed today - they've taken enough money from war profiteers anyway!
CEO Donna Speed: cut ties with the Israeli killing machine NOW! 🛑
ACORN Bristol has occupied the building. No tickets needed today - they've taken enough money from war profiteers anyway!
CEO Donna Speed: cut ties with the Israeli killing machine NOW! 🛑
July 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
WE THE CURIOUS OPEN FOR FREE ENTRY TODAY!! 🚩
ACORN Bristol has occupied the building. No tickets needed today - they've taken enough money from war profiteers anyway!
CEO Donna Speed: cut ties with the Israeli killing machine NOW! 🛑
ACORN Bristol has occupied the building. No tickets needed today - they've taken enough money from war profiteers anyway!
CEO Donna Speed: cut ties with the Israeli killing machine NOW! 🛑
Happy Pride from all of us at ACORN! Trans Rights, not Rent Hikes!
July 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Happy Pride from all of us at ACORN! Trans Rights, not Rent Hikes!
2 days to go until the consultation deadline & we at the office are blasting through your submissions! 🫡
We've gotten more than 400 already! Kettle has been put on for a thrilling night of data entry 😜
We've gotten more than 400 already! Kettle has been put on for a thrilling night of data entry 😜
July 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
2 days to go until the consultation deadline & we at the office are blasting through your submissions! 🫡
We've gotten more than 400 already! Kettle has been put on for a thrilling night of data entry 😜
We've gotten more than 400 already! Kettle has been put on for a thrilling night of data entry 😜
Only 4 days remain to contribute to Bristol Council's housing consultation.
We're urging everyone who can to fill it out, using our guidance if they so wish, to secure justice at last for many Barton House residents ✊
⬇️Further information quoted below ⬇️
We're urging everyone who can to fill it out, using our guidance if they so wish, to secure justice at last for many Barton House residents ✊
⬇️Further information quoted below ⬇️
July 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Only 4 days remain to contribute to Bristol Council's housing consultation.
We're urging everyone who can to fill it out, using our guidance if they so wish, to secure justice at last for many Barton House residents ✊
⬇️Further information quoted below ⬇️
We're urging everyone who can to fill it out, using our guidance if they so wish, to secure justice at last for many Barton House residents ✊
⬇️Further information quoted below ⬇️
🚩5 DAYS REMAIN to contribute to Bristol Council's HomeChoice consultation. 🚩
Secure justice for Barton House residents & win gains for ALL future Bristolians facing extended housing emergencies.
⬇️ Link to our guidance below ⬇️
Secure justice for Barton House residents & win gains for ALL future Bristolians facing extended housing emergencies.
⬇️ Link to our guidance below ⬇️
July 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🚩5 DAYS REMAIN to contribute to Bristol Council's HomeChoice consultation. 🚩
Secure justice for Barton House residents & win gains for ALL future Bristolians facing extended housing emergencies.
⬇️ Link to our guidance below ⬇️
Secure justice for Barton House residents & win gains for ALL future Bristolians facing extended housing emergencies.
⬇️ Link to our guidance below ⬇️
🚩ONE WEEK REMAINS to contribute to Bristol Council's HomeChoice consultation. 🚩
Secure justice for Barton House residents & win gains for ALL future Bristolians facing extended housing emergencies.
⬇️ Link to our guidance below ⬇️
Secure justice for Barton House residents & win gains for ALL future Bristolians facing extended housing emergencies.
⬇️ Link to our guidance below ⬇️
July 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🚩ONE WEEK REMAINS to contribute to Bristol Council's HomeChoice consultation. 🚩
Secure justice for Barton House residents & win gains for ALL future Bristolians facing extended housing emergencies.
⬇️ Link to our guidance below ⬇️
Secure justice for Barton House residents & win gains for ALL future Bristolians facing extended housing emergencies.
⬇️ Link to our guidance below ⬇️
🚨 We're close to a HUGE win! 🚨
After campaigning for justice for Barton House for a year and a half since the chaotic evacuation, we're now urging everyone to complete BCC's consultation to secure housing for the victims of this crisis.
Consultation guidance: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
After campaigning for justice for Barton House for a year and a half since the chaotic evacuation, we're now urging everyone to complete BCC's consultation to secure housing for the victims of this crisis.
Consultation guidance: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
June 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🚨 We're close to a HUGE win! 🚨
After campaigning for justice for Barton House for a year and a half since the chaotic evacuation, we're now urging everyone to complete BCC's consultation to secure housing for the victims of this crisis.
Consultation guidance: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
After campaigning for justice for Barton House for a year and a half since the chaotic evacuation, we're now urging everyone to complete BCC's consultation to secure housing for the victims of this crisis.
Consultation guidance: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...