The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
A Liberal Spiritual Community Since 1889
A new city plan for housing and homelessness investments, unveiled yesterday (April 19), calls for annual programs of action. Much of the first year is focused on getting a new Housing Secretariat up and running to coordinate action across city departments to speed developments. The only numerical goal for the first year is to get … Read more
ACORN Hamilton members will be outside City Hall today (April 20) at noon to talk about tenant experiences with renovictions, and to hear ACORN’s response to the staff recommendation described in the previous item. ACORN has been fighting since 2018 for a bylaw like New Westminster’s and held a rally in 2020 to back their … Read more
A report that goes to the city’s Emergency and Community Services Committee at 1:30 this afternoon (April 20) argues that Ontario cities do not have the legal jurisdiction to pass anti-renoviction bylaws. The city has been considering one used in New Westminster B.C. to intervene when landlords seek to evict them to do major renovations. … Read more
This Sunday (April 23rd) during our multigenerational service, we will be collecting donations for the Emergency Pantry at the Eva Rothwell Centre. There is a desperate need for size 4 to 6 diapers, women’s sanitary products and canned goods of all kinds. If you prefer, cash donations may also be made. This is a joint … Read more
On Sunday April 16/23 we came together for a Queer Joy Potluck. Here is what we learned: We want to do social things – we want to learn more about you and your family and things you like to do. We want to plan outings – but in a kind of casual way- we all … Read more