Day of Action, Rally + Concert at Hamilton City Hall
Join Hamilton First at a Rally+Concert at Hamilton City Hall Across Canada, workers’ unions, climate scientists and advocacy groups are urging the Canadian government to present and pass its Just Transition Bill, which it first proposed in 2019, at the earliest opportunity. Hamilton 350 presents a Rally and Concert for a Just Transition. FAMILY FRIENDLY … Read more
A Case For Co-ops: How Co-operative Housing Can Help Solve Hamilton’s Housing Affordability Crisis.
Representatives from two local housing co-operatives, Halam Park and Corktown, and from the Golden Horseshoe Co-operative Housing Federation will take part in the discussion. Rental co-ops reduce housing costs by taking the profit out of development. They provide mixed-income communities in which people manage their own affairs. Several local co-ops are ready to expand to … Read more
Reboot Hamilton 3
Feel free to come whether you attended Reboot 1 or 2. We will summarize our first 2 Reboots, look to our future and explore how to incorporate our 8th Principle work into the life of the congregation. To register, contact Barb at president@uuhamilton.ca . More information will be sent out closer to the date.
Social Justice 101
What is the purpose of Social Justice (SJ) in a faith community? How does SJ work transform us as a congregation and as individuals? Are you curious about how the congregation connected with Sacajawea and Eva Rothwell Centre? When was Hamilton First initially certified as a Welcoming Congregation? How did the Hamilton congregation win the … Read more
Walk & Talk Event for LGBTQIA+ Congregants
The Welcoming Congregation Team (AKA Gender and Sexual Justice) are inviting 2 Spirit and LGBTIA+ congregants of our church and their LGBT+ friends for a walk and talk event! Let’s get to know each other, and discuss what issues are important to us that our team might address, for an hour’s walk starting from the … Read more