The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
A Liberal Spiritual Community Since 1889
Jennifer WallaceSunday, 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/
Speaker says the federal government’s response falls far short of the size of the housing crisis. Our Affordable Housing Team’s latest event, Housing Affordability: What Ottawa Must Do and Why, featured a clear call for bold action from the federal government. We need an all-out, Team Canada housing program large enough to actually deal with … Read more
Celebrated internationally in October to commemorate the first intersex protest, which took place in Boston, MA outside the annual American Academy of Pediatrics conference in 1996. This day was first established in 2003 by Emi Koyoma and Betsy Driver, as a way to raise awareness and a day of action to end shame, secrecy and … Read more