Jennifer WallaceJennifer Wallace

Tell City Council that the Solution to Homelessness is Homes NOT Tougher Laws

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Some Ontario mayors have asked Premier Ford to use the notwithstanding clause to cancel the human rights of people experiencing homelessness and living in encampments. The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness has organized a campaign to oppose this and push for real solutions to homelessness. At  https://action.caeh.ca/homelessness-crisis-not-crime?utm_campaign=eml_071124_caeh_ont_notwithsta&utm_medium=email&utm_source=caeh you can sign a letter to our city … Read more

Tomorrow, live in the sanctuary and livestreamed, Keys to Affordable Housing 

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Our biggest and we hope best public event on the challenges of affordable housing and the solutions is tomorrow evening, 6-9 in our sanctuary. Doors open at 5:45. If you haven’t, please register at Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/keys-to-affordable-housing-a-hamilton-burlington-tenant-forum-tickets-1060413889489 and come and bring friends. If you can’t attend in person, please email housing@uuhamilton.ca and we’ll send you the … Read more

Book Recommendation for November

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November’s book is, How to be a Climate Optimist: A blueprint for a better world by Chris Turner “This is a book that moves past the despair and futile anger over ecological collapse and harnesses that passion toward the project of building a twenty-first century quality of life that surpasses the twentieth-century version in every way.” Copies … Read more

The Theme for November is Repair

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Why Repair? The worship theme for November is Repair. A common definition of repair is “to restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken” At one time people would routinely repair household items, clothing and other possessions. Over time this practice changed and damaged items tend to be discarded. Many no longer have … Read more