The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
A Liberal Spiritual Community Since 1889
Jennifer WallaceSunday, Dec. 10th we will take up our annual holiday collection for the EVA ROTHWELL CENTRE. This has been a cooperative effort by the Social Justice Team and CYRE for a number of years. The following items are being sought to help the community Eva Rothwell serves during the holiday season: Gift Cards from: SHOPPERS … Read more
Our next Queer Joy Potluck is December 17th following the service. Open to all in the Queer community. A small selection of main dishes will be provided, please feel free to bring a salad or side dish, fruit etc. to round out the table. You are welcome here; we look forward to sharing with you.
Limiting consumption or “buying less stuff” is an important way to reduce personal and household greenhouse gas emissions. Our collective consumer habits generate emissions here in Canada but also in other countries like China where many consumer items are produced. Holiday season gift buying tends to be a major focus of concern about environmental impacts. … Read more
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or is it? The seasonal holiday celebrations bring light to the darkest time of the year but there is an environmental impact. According to researchers at the Stockholm Environment Institute the 3 days of Christmas celebrations on December 24th, 25th, and 26th account for 5.5% of our … Read more
A new study done for the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association shows building more non-profit housing units would boost Canada’s lagging economic productivity. To grasp the connection between having enough affordable housing and economic productivity, let’s start with what productivity is. Productivity is a measure of efficiency. It measures how much output we get from … Read more