The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
A Liberal Spiritual Community Since 1889
The crisis of housing affordability affects millions of middle and low-income Canadians. But it is worse for Blacks, Indigenous people, and all racialized minorities. In keeping with the Board’s statement on racism, on the church homepage, and its commitment to learning more about systemic anti-Black racism, the Affordable Housing Team has prepared information on racism … Read more
Amid the COVID crisis, as many tenants struggle to pay their rent, the Ontario government has introduced and is moving ahead with Bill 184, which tenant groups say weakens protections for tenants. The Affordable Housing Team, as noted in past Social Justice Friday emails, is concerned about the lack of financial help for tenants. This … Read more
The Affordable Housing Team strongly encourages congregants to write to Members of Parliament to support an extraordinary proposal—a collaborative effort to build 3,000 affordable housing units in Hamilton over the next three years! Plus another proposal to preserve existing affordable units. The Board and the Affordable Housing Team have unanimously endorsed the proposals. CLICK HERE to learn … Read more
CLICK HERE to see an example of a letter to federal MPs, which you should rewrite in your own words. Make appropriate adjustments to write to MPPs. (This is a PDF file. To get a Word file, please contact Bill Johnston directly at housing@uuhamilton.ca.) CLICK HERE to find instructions and templates from the Affordable Housing Team … Read more
A huge thank you to all of you for your generosity. A total of $2,299.25 was collected at our Christmas Eve service for Sacajawea Non-Profit Housing. This was on top of the $6,060 raised at the Fall Festival for Sacajawea. In total, this congregation has contributed more than $38,000 over three years to help Sacajawea … Read more