The Climate Action Team Wants Your Input!

Complete the Climate Action Survey The Climate Action Team needs your input! In order to plan an effective Climate Action focus, we want to learn the interests and knowledge of our congregants. How do you want to engage in this initiative? Your survey answers will inform our work going forward. Access the Climate Action Survey … Read more

SWAP Drop-in Centre Opens

Hamilton Sex Workers’ Action Program (SWAP) Opens Physical Space SWAP Hamilton has opened a drop-in centre to support sex workers in our community. The space contains a variety of resources and will host community and education events such as film screenings. Additionally, on-site counselling will be available for sex workers, provided by psychotherapist Arleney Jane … Read more

2 Guides to the Housing Issues

Here are two quick guides to the housing issues in this provincial election: The Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association has five handy charts that show the positions of the four major parties under five categories: Build Reinvest Implement Commit  Pledge. Check it out at https://qc.onpha.on.ca/2022/05/what-the-major-ontario-party-platforms-say-about-affordable-housing/    Generation Squeeze goes beyond listing the campaign promises and actually … Read more

The Eva Rothwell Update, May 26th, 2022

Summer has arrived. Spring was so quick, many of us missed it. 😊 Our focus in the Clothing Room is on putting out clothing for all ages and genders. We need more children’s clothing (sizes 6 to 16) and shoes. We also need men’s clothing and shoes.   The number of people coming in to use … Read more

Call to Action: Stop Plastic Pollution

Vote Climate!               Stop Plastic Pollution: Call to action for the next Ontario government      From  Environmental Defence     Plastic packaging is the biggest single source of plastic waste in Ontario and most of it ends up in landfills, incinerators and the natural environment.  The next provincial government must act to: Expand deposit return to make … Read more