The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
A Liberal Spiritual Community Since 1889
Jennifer WallaceFor anyone who has not had the opportunity to tour the Mohawk Residential School in Brantford, Ontario. Although the residential school has been closed to the public during renovations, this virtual tour provides the history of the school, often called the Mush Hole by survivors (because of the poor quality food that was served there). … Read more
A New Newsletter from the Afro-Canadian Caribbean Association Check this out, a very rich resource with lots of local information: Griot Community Newsletter – February Edition (mailchi.mp) . A Challenging New Resource about Black History in CanadaJohnson, Michele A. and Aladejebi, Funke’ (2022) Unsettling the Great White North: Black Canadian History Although this text may appear … Read more
The 8th principle Working Group is holding an evening of conversation between Pauline Kajiura and people in our church who have experienced systematic racism; i.e., BIPOC, along with 2SLGBTOI+, and those with hearing, vision and physical concerns. This conversation, which is being held in the church sanctuary on Monday, March 11th, 7-9 pm, will focus … Read more
With Board approval, the Affordable Housing Team submitted a brief to the federal consultation on the 2024 budget last week. You can read the full letter here. The brief included some of the issues from the letters many in this congregation signed after our National Housing Day service in November. We urged Ottawa to act with … Read more
Book Club Schedule: March-June, 2024 The Book Club is held on ZOOM, 7-8:30 pm on the first Monday of the month (except Tues., April 2nd). The schedule is as follows (also attached). To get notice and zoom links for these book club discussions, it is necessary to register at concernedlaycatholics@gmail.com Mon., March 4th, Alanis Oboamsawin, Indigenous … Read more