Bridging Generations: Climate Stories, Wisdom, and Action in Hamilton
Elders 4 Climate Sanity (E4CS) has sent the following letter to Employment and Social Development Canada in support of funding the project Bridging Generations: Climate Stories, Wisdom, and Action in Hamilton by the New Horizons for Seniors Program. The funding decision will be made in January 2027. New Horizons for Seniors ProgramEmployment and Social Development Canada […]
Water Is Life
On Saturday, May 2nd, Eco-Locke and the First Unitarian Climate Action Team held a Water Is Life event, bringing together various groups from the region to talk about the importance of water. The presentations, accompanied by informative slides, covered a variety of topics from cleaning up the harbour to the importance of native plants to […]
Does MP J.P. Danko Actually Exist?
A member of Seniors for Climate Action Now (SCAN) posted this video to X, describing his attempt to first locate MP J.P. Danko’s office, and then to actually speak to someone. As the narrator says, “It looks abandoned… There’s just a sad little sign in front with a phone number.” On calling the number, he […]
Don Brown Recognized in the House of Commons
On January 29, MP Aslam Rana made the following statement in the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa. “Mr. Speaker, on December 19, we had the great joy of celebrating one of my constituents, Mr. Donald Brown, as he turned 100 years young. “Mr. Brown is a treasure and inspiring member of our community. It was a […]
Protests work!
In it’s article “Here are some fantastically uplifting stories from 2024“, The Hamilton Spectator highlighted the activities of “the Dundas Four”, Hamilton 350’s elders who were arrested at the RBC branch in Dundas in March this year. Here’s an extract from the article: Aged agitators take on banks and big oil A group of seniors, […]
Later is Too Late!
About 45 seniors and their supporters, including one on stilts, gathered Tuesday at King Street West and Sydenham Street in Dundas, where four of Canada’s major banks each occupy a corner. The protest, organized by Seniors for Climate (SFC), was one of dozens planned across the country on National Seniors Day. In a media release, SFC said the goal was to highlight “frustration with government inaction on the climate emergency.” From an article by Cathie […]
The “Dundas Four” under arrest at RBC!
Four members of Hamilton 350’s Elders 4 Climate Sanity (E4CS) were arrested inside the RBC branch in Dundas at the Stop Destroying Earth rally on 22 March. They are due to appear in court in April. It took six police officers in five patrol cars to accomplish the arrest. For more details and interviews with […]
Five Years of Elders For Climate Sanity
Elders 4 Climate Sanity (E4CS) was founded by six members of Hamilton 350 in the summer of 2018. We wanted to address the climate crisis and attempt to wake more people up to the fact that the earth was burning and that the youngest and most vulnerable would suffer greatly. We felt compelled to take […]
RBC Protest at the Centre on Barton
The Elders for Climate Sanity were at RBC at the Centre on Barton on Friday, 14 April, talking with customers and passersby outside the bank about RBC’s fossil fuel investments and encouraging people to put their money into a credit union instead. Two members tried to meet with the manager and were angrily turned away. Outside, a […]