The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
A Liberal Spiritual Community Since 1889
Jennifer WallaceThe 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
Trans Parent Day 1st Sunday in November – Nov 5, 2023 This day was first established in 2009 and is a day to celebrate and honour transgender parents instead of the traditional Mother’s or Father’s Day. Today the day also includes parents who have transgender children. This day typically involves small celebrations and gift-giving to … Read more
We don’t often see the kinds of housing some of our fellow Hamiltonians have to put up with. Here’s a link to an article and a video taken on a basement Hamilton apartment that’s circulating on social media. https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2023/10/someone-ontario-renting-sketchy-room-basement/