What should be in the 2023 Ontario budget for housing, climate, poverty?

The Social Justice Team encourages you to use the Ontario government’s pre-budget survey to push for priority for affordable housing, climate, and poverty measures. Respond to the short survey by February 10 at https://www.ontario.ca/form/survey-2023-budget-consultations.  ➖ Click on “Other” to propose climate action investments in solar, wind and geothermal energy and energy retrofits, significant increases to … Read more

EVENT – Dr. Tony Rockingham, Addressing the Climate Change Crisis

How Individuals in Hamilton Can Take Action  When: Wednesday February 15, 2023  7:00-9:00 p.m. Where: First Unitarian Church of Hamilton, 170 Dundurn St. S., Hamilton All are welcome, please share this information with anyone who may be interested.   REGISTER:  To attend in-person please register: HERE This event will also be livestreamed on Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/event/2821227 The presentation will … Read more

Climate Action Reading

The church has purchased multiple copies of two excellent books by renowned Canadian climate scientists: Katharine Hayhoe’s “Saving Us” and Marc Jaccard’s “A Citizen’s Guide to Climate Success” Both are available for sign out beginning Sunday January 29/23. These books are also available in hard copy and online in our local libraries. Delve deeper into … Read more

Our First Monthly Food Drive!!

WINTER CLOTHING NEEDED We are through the Holiday crunch and ready to receive donations of clothing.  As always, we need winter clothes for youth, men, and women.  This includes coats, boots, shoes, and sweaters.   FOOD DRIVE – This Sunday, January 29th For the food drive this Sunday, please see the below list of needed goods.  … Read more