The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
A Liberal Spiritual Community Since 1889
There is a Christmas dinner/dance for lesbian women on Dec 2 in St Catherines. Some of members of the First Unitarian Congregation of Hamilton are going. We have a full car but maybe you would like to get a group together. $65 dinner and dance. Tickets to be purchased by Nov 18th contact Marion Sneyd for … Read more
On Saturday December 2, 2023, from 10am-12 pm, drop in to the Dundas Town Hall (upper level) for the launch of the new Action 13, Dundas Repair Cafe. Enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and have your clothing and other household items repaired at no charge. Volunteers will be on hand to fix … Read more
Thank you! Thank you to those who attended our first Climate Café on Sunday. It was a great turnout! The film Eating Our Way to Extinction is also available online: https://eating2extinction.com/ Book Recommendation On the same topic, a book recommendation from Irene Kaye: The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells, available at local libraries.
When Dr. Carolyn Whitzman spoke at our Housing Affordability event in June, she provided detailed calculations of housing need in Hamilton. Now, she has used the same Housing Assessment Resource Tool—which she has helped develop through the University of British Columbia—for all of Canada. Her report was done for the Federal Housing Advocate. She calculates … Read more
The full recommendation has a second part, to Invest in the acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance of new and existing public, non-profit, and cooperative-owned housing that meets the unique and varied requirements of people experiencing core housing need and homelessness. That second part recognizes that we need capital investments to build new units, funds to … Read more