Join us on Monday, August 16th at 6:30 as we send solidarity to prisoners during our monthly Letter Writing Night. With our problematic justice system and alienating prisons, letters of solidarity make a big difference for those behind bars.

We will provide the materials and a list (of primarily political prisoners and POW's, as well as others) that are currently incarcerated. Donations are welcome.

The Hamilton Peace Cafe recently hosted two successful events! Last Thursday, Erin Stanley facilitated a zine workshop as part of our ongoing How To series. Zines are basically home-made publications that are self-titled and about whatever you want them to be. The skill-share workshop was attended by an eclectic group of folks that created several zines, and everyone had a fun time.

The other recent event was the Letter Writing Night on Monday. This was the first of what will hopefully be many more nights dedicated to writing letters to prisoners. The letter writer's drew on lists of political prisoners in Canada and the United States, and we sent thirteen letters of much needed solidarity and support. Some of the organizers from Hamilton's own Books to Bars were on hand to provide insight and information to what they do, Canadian prisons and prisoners, and to write letters. There were also generous donations of stamps and stationary from participants that supplemented the materials provided by the HCTP.

Thanks to everyone that attended and helped out with these events at the Sky Dragon. We hope to continue this momentum and see even more interested participants at the upcoming Letter Writing Nights, How To workshops, and more! Stay tuned to the website, cheers.