The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
A Liberal Spiritual Community Since 1889
Stay for a Q&A session and to sign letters to politicians. What drives Medora Uppal, CEO of the Hamilton YWCA, to keep pushing for the housing and other rights of women? And what gives her hope that affordable housing and anti-violence efforts will, as the YWCA’s slogan puts it, “change the lives of girls and … Read more
Open to all in the Queer community. A small selection of main dishes will be provided, please feel free to bring a salad or side dish, fruit etc. to round out the table. You are welcome here; we look forward to sharing with you. Next one is this coming Sunday Nov 19 in room 9. … Read more
The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was set aside to memorialize those who have been lost due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The first candlelight vigil occurred in 1999. TDOR provides us all an opportunity to publicly mourn and honour the trans lives lost in our community over the past year, in addition to helping … Read more
If you missed our October 24th event, you can watch the recording or read a transcript of the event at https://uuhamilton.ca/affordable-housing/ Scroll down a bit to see them. The transcript includes footnotes to make sure you can understand all of the references made by Jacob Gorenkoff, of the Canada Housing and Renewal Association, as he … Read more
Sunday, November 19 is our National Housing Service. The Affordable Housing Team is delighted that Medora Uppal, CEO of the Hamilton YWCA, is our speaker for our National Housing Day service on Sunday November 19 at 10:30 am. Medora has 25 years of experience working on issues of housing, homelessness and violence against women, … Read more