The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
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Jennifer WallaceYou don’t want to miss Keys to Affordable Housing: A Hamilton-Burlington Tenants’ Forum. The proportion of renters is rising, as are rents and evictions. We’ll hear of the challenges and proposed solutions from local tenants, from Toronto tenant organizer Sharlene Henry (born in Hamilton), and from housing policy expert Dr. Carolyn Whitzman (a McMaster grad), … Read more
The term emerged in Japan in the 1980s as a physiological and psychological exercise called shinrin-yoku (“forest bathing” or “taking in the forest atmosphere”). The purpose was twofold: to offer an eco-antidote to tech-boom burnout and to inspire residents to reconnect with and protect the country’s forests. National Geographic, Oct. 18, 2019 Click here to … Read more
Fourteen local artists have created a depiction of what life in a homeless encampment is like, an “immersive art experience” called We’re All Neighbours Here that will be presented in Powell Park (53 Birch Avenue) tonight (October 16), Friday and Saturday, 7-9 p.m. plus Saturday 3-5 p.m. The artists have either experienced homelessness or have … Read more
A good way to grasp how much landlords have increased Hamilton rents recently is provided by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ “rental wage.” It’s the hourly wage you’d need to pay rent if you could find a 40-hour week, 52 weeks a year, and spending no more than 30 per cent of one’s income on housing—that … Read more
When Maclean’s magazine did a cover story a year ago on Toronto’s growing tenant movement, it focused its article on Sharlene Henry, a longtime tenant in a high-rise apartment building where she is leading a rent strike. Henry will bring her expertise to our November 15th event, Keys to Affordable Living: A Hamilton Tenant Forum, … Read more