Anny Cullum
@AnnyCullum
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Mummy. Policy Officer and Researcher for ACORN - for housing justice and community power. All opinions my own.
Joined June 2022
NEW CAMPAIGN 🚨 Right now, people are pushed into poverty when councils send in bailiffs for council tax debt. But there’s another way. Together, we can stop this. Together, we can have dignity not debt. Together, we can make Britain Bailiff Free👇 🔗 https://t.co/KQQ8h43eJ4
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A few weeks ago @AcornNorwich took action at the Eastern Landlords Association conference. Since then, the landlords have been busy trying to paint themselves as the reasonable people in the room. But as this recording passed to ACORN shows the reality is a little different…
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A real privilege to represent @ACORNunion at the Junior Housing Law Practitioner's Association Conference conference speaking about the contribution of our union and the wider @RentersReformCo to changes in housing law
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A privilege to represent the experience of @ACORNunion's members at the @covidinquiryuk roundtable on housing and homelessness today. In a pandemic or not, we need safe, secure and affordable homes for all
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🎙️ This morning ACORN’s @AnnyCullum told LBC’s Matthew Wright why Labour MUST prioritise more social homes… Listen back to the full interview on @LBC
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After 6 long, sweaty hours, the eviction was finally called off. Badhaso, his partner and two young kids should never have been put through this ordeal, but they're at least still safe and housed. Direct action gets the goods! ❤️ (And join @ACORNunion )
Still here, still strong! We've held the line for more than 2 hours so far. Police are busy trying to figure out how they can legally facilitate the eviction of a vulnerable refugee Muslim family during Ramadan. All we're asking is the eviction be called off. @cardiffcouncil
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🚨 In other groundbreaking news: water is wet. The sky is blue. More as we get it!
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40 top economists including 4 nobel prize winners call on govt to invest in social housing - we know it makes sense!
🚨BREAKING: Private rents are forcing key workers out of their communities.🚨 Our new analysis shows private rentals are unaffordable in almost half of England for new nurses. Over 40 top economists say: invest in social rent homes now. https://t.co/n3hsc6C3rl
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Local authorities referred 600,000 people to bailiffs last year for council tax debt - over one a minute! We’ve put an end to this practice in some cities, but it’s time to grow our campaign and put an end to it across the country. Chip in to help us👇 https://t.co/2yhCEbRRs7
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❄️Snow should be something to get excited about❄️ But for millions living in fuel poverty, today's cold weather is more ominous. 📅Join us to talk about how we can make uninhabitable homes history at Fuel For Thought. 6.30pm Thursday, online. RSVP: https://t.co/nv0qGxysXB
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Asked my gen-z partner if they knew who Akon was and they replied “you mean the tenants union?”
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@AcornHackney moving council tenants to action, winning themselves millions of ÂŁs in repair works and replacements. No complicated organising theory behind this one, just lot's of hard work, hours spent doorknocking, planning actions & a massive win for our class as always.
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Social housing is there for the common good. It’s all about giving long term secure homes to people… and it is more important that everyone has a home than people being able to buy an asset.” - @AnnyCullum talking to LBC about why we need to scrap Right to Buy📢
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🥾 @ACORN_BRIGHTON HAVE BOOTED THE BAILIFFS! 🥾 Brighton council have announced that, after our year-long campaign, they're stopping the use of bailiffs to collect council tax debt from the most vulnerable & working towards eliminating their use entirely!
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We can make small changes to the Renters Rights Bill that will make a huge difference to stopping illegal evictions and keeping tenants in their homes! @SaferRentingCH @RentersReformCo @ACORNunion
Data from @SaferRentingCH shows there was only 26 prosecutions relating to illegal evictions in 2022, despite there being 9000 cases they were aware of. @AnnyCullum speaking to the Renters’ Rights Committee about why the bill needs to go further to stamp out illegal evictions!
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The barriers the Tories introduced in 2015 should be removed. Landlord licensing is supported by our union @ACORNunion and environmental health officers themselves @The_CIEH ✊️
ACORN’s Policy Officer, @AnnyCullum, talking to the Renters’ Rights Bill committee about why local authorities need more power to implement landlord licensing schemes👇
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In Parliament tonight, all the Reform MPs voted AGAINST giving workers extra job security and better rights after being kicked around by bad bosses for far too long. Remember that when they pretend to be the voice of ordinary workers.
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Privileged and proud to be on the way to give oral evidence to the Public Bill committee on the Renters Rights Bill on behalf of @ACORNunion - proper honoured to represent the views and experiences of our members who fight day in day out for fair housing for all
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On Wednesday ACORN London members went to Waltham Forest Town Hall to speak to @AhsanKhan_wf about their failure to take action against criminal landlords who assault their tenants. Despite repeated requests Cllr Kahn refused to come down from his office and speak to Michael
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