The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
A Liberal Spiritual Community Since 1889
The Ontario government is doing a survey as input to the 2026 provincial budget. There are eight questions and in four of them—1, 4, 5 and 8—you can tick a box for more affordable housing. Go to https://www.ontario.ca/form/survey-2026-budget-consultations It will only take a couple of minutes. Deadline to fill out a survey is January 30.
The documentary Push made a big splash when it was released in 2019. It follows United Nations Special Rapporteur for Housing, Leilani Farha as she investigates what’s behind soaring housing costs. Now you can watch it, online, on Thursday January 22, 7 p.m., by registering here https://hamiltondiocese.com/reel-justice-film-festival/ It’s part of the Hamilton Catholic diocese’s Reel … Read more
Your donations this year to our Christmas Eve offering totaled $2,160. The money will help Sacajawea Non-Profit Housing acquire appliances for the main kitchen at the 204 Gage North project, which will offer a meal plan for the tenants of its 40 units of supportive housing. Supportive housing is an affordable home with health and … Read more
1️⃣ Register for the Webinar, (register for Zoom link) 2️⃣ Take Action (sign petition) Protect Our Conservation Authorities! The Ford government wants to dismantle Ontario’s 36 Conservation Authorities (CAs) and replace them with seven much larger ones directed by a new provincially-appointed agency. The knowledgeable and effective Hamilton Conservation Area (HCA) would be combined … Read more
We are making resolutions to act for a healthy environment and climate. See below a wish list from climate advocacy organization Environmental Defence. You can take action now with Environmental Defence. Current actions include prioritizing climate, fighting plastic pollution, and a ban on “forever chemicals”. https://environmentaldefence.ca/take-action/