Alex Ballagh

Congratulations @mtaylorndp.bsky.social for your spectacular victory today securing the NDP nomination for Hamilton Mountain in the next Federal Election!
It was a privilege to celebrate with you and @robertohenriquez.bsky.social as you both take the next big step toward taking down Pollievre

Conservatives and Liberals vote NO to Homes Ontario - the largest homebuilding program in the province’s history.
We need leaders with the strength of conviction to build homes for Canadians, even if it is hard. Support the NDP!

Landlords let prime real-estate in the downtown core of Hamilton decay into dangerous hazards in the name of speculative investment.
Not only are there 325 vacant buildings like this one falling apart in Hamilton... but we are in the middle of a national housing crisis with record homelessness.

I was honored to be an organizer and panelist with the Keys to Housing Town Hall with guest speakers, Dr. Carolyn Whitzman, renowned author of Home Truths, and Sharlene Henry, Co-chair of the York-South Weston Tenant Union!

Teaching people to save lives with naloxone! Volunteering with Student Overdose Prevention & Education Network at the Punk Rock Flea Market in downtown Hamilton! 55 people and counting!
Thank you to the Punk Rock Flea Market for letting us set up a table!

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing. Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.

They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.

The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...

Run by billionaires, for billionaires

A Merry Kringle in the Creek last night and fantastic meeting with Marit Stiles and Monique Taylor in Stoney Creek's The Royal Canadian Legion and Canadian National Autism Foundation (CNAF)!
It's fantastic to see leaders brave the cold to show their support for our community

A great Friday standing in solidarity with CUPE 7800, CUPW STTP, Ontario Health Coalition, Hamilton & District Labour Council, and Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) to demand the government fund Hamilton Healthcare!

You can't solve homelessness by charging homeless people money or imprisoning them.
It makes it HARDER to get a job, HARDER to contribute to their communities, and its FAR MORE EXPENSIVE than building adequate housing for all.

www.youtube.com/live/k6jjG93...

Stoney Creek Makers Space: art aggregate hosted a fun workshop last weekend teaching community members how to program computer numerically controlled machines to make our own cutting boards!

artaggregate.ca
www.eventbrite.ca/o/art-aggreg....

Stopped by to show my support to the CUPW STTP Local 548! Support your postal workers!

Organizing WORKS! Stoney Creek ACORN's State of Parkades Tour stopped at 3 buildings to deliver a failing grade for tenant access to parking, and we WON a meeting with Effort Trust to discuss increasing accessible parking!

Such a great night training Hamilton ACORN members to administer Naloxone with Student Overdose Prevention & Education Network (SOPEN).
With the opioid epidemic a continuing hazard, carrying Naloxone and knowing how to use it can save lives! Get trained:

sopen.org
acorncanada.org/locations/ha...

Landords are rushing to evict tenants through the renovations loophole before the bylaw protects them next year.
It gives me hope to see so many Hamilton ACORN members and supporters show up to protect renters from these exploitative practices!

acorncanada.org/join-us/

Fantastic day yesterday with ACORN at the Hamilton Central Library in Jackson Square. We met so many great people and have all the more lined up to join us at the ACORN Monthly meeting at Beasley Community Center this Dec 3rd and Gala on Dec 4th!

Come on down and join the crew looking out for you

Lets get some of this year in here

Guess I'm making a blue sky account. Have some balloons!