Penny HC Dinh

It's finally the week of my HALF MARATHON SWIM and I'm delighted to say we've now raised over £25,000 for Dorothy House and @cancerresearchuk.org

Can we get to my target of £30k before I finish the swim on Thursday afternoon?

🔗 Fundraiser link: www.givewheel.com/fundraising/...

Do you live in Cardiff/South Wales, and you're also faced with bullying from landlords and letting agents? Fill out our enquiry form and we'll get in touch with you: acorntheunion.org.uk/contact/defe...

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Despite the aggressive and unprofessional conducts from the landlords, all ACORN members remained polite, considerate, and professional. We are not asking the landlords to fetch us the moon. We just want him to give our members their money back! (6)

In July, we decided to try to meet Nikki and Sion's landlord again by visiting the address listed in their contract - which is in Newport. A group of us went with Nikki, who brought with her all the necessary documents and evidence to make it easy for the landlord. At last, we met the man! (5)

To recap:
- Emails: Ignored ❌
- Invitation to meet in person: Declined ❌
- Phone call: Responded to with threats of physical violence 💥
So far, NOT so good at all. But £730 worth of deposit (not to mention interest) is too big of an amount for our members and so ACORN could not give up! (4)

But what if we deliver a physical letter ✉️ to the landlord? That would be hard to ignore, right 🤔? So, in June, a group of us visited one of the landlord’s businesses, Heavenly Desserts in Cardiff. Here’s how that went 👇
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Bit of backgrounds: Nikki and Sion moved out of their last flat in December 2025. Despite following all due processes, their £730 deposit has been withheld with no reason provided 😱. As their union, ACORN helped them draft a letter of demand, which also got ignored.
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A group of ACORN members wearing ACORN shirts and holding up signs, flags, and leaflets. All members also have their fist raised in the picture.

A little thread 🧵
Over the past couple of months, ACORN Cardiff have been taking on the case of our members Nikki and Sion, whose deposit has been unfairly withheld by their landlord for 8 months!
Content warning:
- Profanities
- Threats of violence
- Physical aggression
(Not committed by us)
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At the top of the poster is a landscape photo from an ACORN workshop, with attendees sitting round a circle, looking like they’re having a lively discussion. Underneath the image is information on the timing and location of the event: 15/07/2025 96-98 Neville Street 6 - 9 PM CF11 6LS Further text reads: HOW TO STAND UP TO YOUR LANDLORD: THE ACORN WAY Over the first half of 2025, ACORN Cardiff have won numerous cases for our members, from overturning deposit thefts to resisting evictions. This training session will demonstrate how we achieve these wins for ACORN members up and down the country. Non-members welcome! Snacks provided ACORN Cardiff / Caerdydd

We are putting on a FREE training session, open to absolutely EVERYONE!
How to stand up to your landlord: The ACORN way
6PM, 15th July 2025
96-98 Neville Street, Cardiff CF11 6LS

The movement for a Free Palestine is not antisemitic and framing it as such is nothing more than propaganda.

The existence of Palestinians, of Muslims, of Arabs, is not antisemitic.

And I think this speaks to the importance of raising awareness etc… The name will catch on if we start using it more, especially in the media and in PR campaigns and all that jazz.

In my experience, some Welsh people don’t even know it’s Eryri either. I was on an uber the other day (in Cardiff) and the driver told me about his family trip to Snowdonia. I corrected him and said “Eryri now”. And he had to ask me to repeat myself and explain what I just said.

Link here: literacytrust.org.uk/events/creat...

You mean
Let’s
Get down to
Business
To defeat the TERFs?

ACORN Cardiff/Caerdydd Tell the Welsh Government to Boot Bully Bailiffs! Take action! Deadline: 23rd July 2025

Text reads: The Welsh government is running a consultation on the administration and enforcement of council tax in the country. This is an opportunity for us to shape the direction of council tax collection. This includes the use of bailiffs, a long time enemy of ACORN members everywhere! The situation is a dire one - in the last year, 1.2 million more people have fallen into council tax arrears. Across the UK, the total arrears was £7.5 billion in 2024. Households on the lowest incomes spend more than three times as much of their income on Council Tax as the richest. Tens of thousands of families are struggling to keep up with extortionate council tax rates, and bailiff companies are making millions from robbing them. We aren't going to put up with these lowlife scum thinking they can rip us off. Screenshot from the consultation page, with text as follows: OPEN CONSULTATION Improving the administration and enforcement of Council Tax in Wales We want your views on the changes we want to make on how unpaid Council Tax is collected.

Respond to the consultation using ACORN's template: Arrow pointing towards a QR code bit.ly/BootBullyBailiffsCY Or visit the link in our bio!

🚨Petition: Boot Bully Bailiffs out of Wales🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The Welsh Gov wants to know what you 🫵 think of the Council Tax System — we say it robs working families, and benefits bully bailiffs who profit off people's misery!

Want change? Sign ACORN’s petition by 23rd July: acornuk.good.do/cymru/wales-...

The background image is a group of ACORN members marching behind a banner that reads "ACORN: Taking what's ours". Text reads: Case won! £130 fee waived for Ashley and Kate. acorntheunion.org.uk/join. ACORN Cardiff/Caerdydd.

Kicking off the week with an ACORN victory: Over £100 of fees waived for Ashley and Kate
Our members Ashley and Kate were living with serious disrepairs in their flat. The Rent Guru, their letting agency, was not only unprofessional in arranging repairs but they also demanded maintenance fees.

Should renters get compensation from their landlord when they're evicted? The Welsh government has rejected a proposal for renters to receive two months of rent in compensation when they are evicted.

Diolch yn fawr to @bigissue.com for speaking to ACORN Cardiff members in your article about compensation for eviction. Well done to Kate and Dan for articulating why this is fair and necessary. www.bigissue.com/news/housing...

Not only are you on a train that runs but also the internet works on said train? Truly a miracle.

When will Starmer learn that no matter how good his Nigel Farage impression gets, it won't save him from wipeout at the hands of Reform? Here's another idea - how about doing the work that's needed to actually make people's lives better? 🧵

In my 30 years in the UK I have felt shat on by its politics and people 3 times. After the EU referendum in 2016 and the 2019 election victory for BJ, this is the third one, for the first time from the side of Labour.

Timely reminder: If you have "legitimate concerns" about immigration - you don't

The tl;dr on this? It feels extremely bad to have this happen, but there's v little difference between this one enterprising scammer in Pakistan and huge multinationals buying up local papers, gutting them, & rolling out AI. Latter does harm on a much deeper, larger scale!

A pretty novel form of psychic damage is losing your news media job, having your entire portfolio of work wiped from the Internet, only for it to then be resurrected without your consent to promote an AI slop factory scam! Find out more about this headache here 👇

A group of ACORN members standing together on the pavement outside our meeting hall. All members have their fists raised. The member in the middle hold a red flag with ACORN's logo on it.

Hello! ACORN Cardiff is now on Bluesky!
Shwmae pawb! Dyma ACORN Caerdydd, ar Bluesky!

@puregym.bsky.social this thread is about discrimination at Puregym. They have banned me from the women’s facilities, and have told me that they are implementing a sex-assigned-at-birth policy regarding changing rooms. This happened before the Supreme Court ruling and new ehrc guidance.

Sheryl's basic rules for protesting.

(This isn't legal advice. The whole point is to NOT need me. Also, if you're a person who won't suffer any harm from going to a protest no matter what you do, congratulations! Most people aren't so privileged, and stop thinking you're the default.)

The @welshgovernment.bsky.social have announced £19 million to support the higher education sector.

@welshlabour.bsky.social have listened & stepped up to support higher education 👏

Now it's time for the UK govt to follow Wales' lead 👇

Hello people of Bluesky! I have joined this platform after all. Looking forward to connecting with other good eggs on here 😇.