Save the date!
Boil Alert: A film about Mohawk activist Layla Staats
Sat 25 Apr | 6 – 9pm
Perkins Community Centre, 1429 Main St. E. (at Kenilworth).
Hamilton 350 is presenting Boil Alert, a 2023 Canadian documentary profiling Mohawk artist and activist Layla Staats as she investigates and campaigns around issues of unsafe and unclean water supply in several Indigenous communities in Canada and the US.
Special guest Layla Staats will be in attendance to introduce the film and answer questions after the screening.
Webinar Recordings
This section lists the most recent monthly Action Updates for which we have video recordings. See our YouTube channel for older Action Updates and other videos.
Feb 2026
Permission to Pollute
Don McLean (Hamilton 350: the threat to the Garner Marsh)
Evan Ubene (Environment Hamilton: the latest on AncellorMittal Dofasco)
Kerry Le Clair (Pivot Centre: the real impact on Hamiltonians)
Jan 2026
Protect Our CAs
Lisa Burnside (CAO, Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA))
Cllr. Brad Clark (Chair, HCA)
Tony Morris (Conservation Policy & Campaigns Director, Ontario Nature)
Nov 2025
OCCI Update
Lynda Lukasik (Director, Office of Climate Change Initiatives (OCCI)) describes a series of climate-related initiatives recently approved by Hamilton City Council.
Jun 2025
Fixed Urban Boundary 2!
Ian Borsuk (ED, Environment Hamilton)
Cameron Kroetsch (City Councillor, Ward 2)
Phil Pothen (Pgm Mgr, Environmental Defence)
Supporting a Progressive City Council
Getting off gas
Divesting from Fossil Fuels
Fighting Urban Sprawl
Transit for All
Action groups are where the real work happens in support of our campaigns. Action groups meet every week or two, depending on the group and current needs. Multiple action groups can work on any one campaign, and multiple campaigns can be associated with any one action group.
Climate
Justice
Focusing on a just transition and ethical practices.
Conservation
Matters
Responding to local attacks on the environment.
Elders 4 Climate
Sanity
Taking climate action for the next generation and beyond.
Fossil Fuel
Resistance
Promoting the transition to renewable energy.
Transit
Matters
Pushing for free, frequent and electric transit.
Other Initiatives
A few other groups provide support and direction for Hamilton 350. These include the Steering Committee (responsible for setting overall goals and direction); the Welcoming Committee (responsible for orienting new members); and Digital Communication (responsible for our website, social media content, email bulletins, and general IT matters).
Upcoming Events
350 represents 350 parts per million, the level scientists have identified as the safe upper limit for CO2 in our atmosphere.
We are at 427 as of 1 April 2026
For this statistic—and much more—see the website CO2-Earth .
Hamilton 350 acknowledges that we are on the traditional lands of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Mississauga peoples, which are governed by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Agreement and are covered by the Between the Lakes Treaty of 1792.