Pamoja

Pamoja Cultural Collective · Hamilton

Treaty-committed neighbours coming Pamoja [together] to create the conditions for social cohesion and collective prosperity.

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The Pamoja tree: a map of this site. Its parts lead to the blog, the events, our story, how we work together, our ethics and values, and why we exist.
Treaty Neighbours 2026Kandakas’ Feminism? Blogstories from the workEvents2 coming upOur storyHow we work togetherEthics and valuesWhy we exist

Who we are

A collective built through relationships.

Neighbours

  • Newcomer and immigrant neighbours
  • Indigenous neighbours
  • Settler and long-established neighbours

Connectors & Partners

People and organizations who can open doors, share resources, create opportunities, connect us to communities, and help build this organization.

Organizers

People who are helping shape, develop, and deliver the work.

What we’ve grown

How we’ve come together so far.

We have developed a number of initiatives that have allowed us to bring our values into practice. Each has grown from relationships and the willingness of people to come together.

Neighbours seated in a circle of garden chairs at the Community Permaculture Lab; a table of glasses, mugs and a flask of tea in the foreground. Pamoja Tea Gatherings Community Permaculture Lab, Hamilton · Every two weeks since 2023 Participants of the first Two Row Citizens gathering standing and sitting together on blankets on the grass at Churchill Park, a greenhouse behind them. Treaty Neighbours Churchill Park, Hamilton · 2024 & 2025 Neighbours seated on chairs and blankets in John Rebecca Park, lending their ears to place-conscious dialogue under a young tree. Coffee Ritual & Place-Conscious Dialogue John Rebecca Public Park, Hamilton · September 2025 A hand pours coffee from a gold jebena into a small white cup at the Coffee Social, with the partner logos below. Coffee Social at McMaster University Black Student Success Centre lounge, McMaster University · 2025 · Video

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Coming up

What’s next.

November / December 2026 · stay tuned · Hamilton

Treaty Neighbours 2026

Coming together to continue the work towards building a sustainable organization for social cohesion and collective prosperity. Coming up in November/December.

With City of Hamilton · The Apothecary’s Garden

January 2027 · Hamilton

Kandakas’ Feminism?

A community event that explores newcomer women’s experiences of care, resilience, and belonging in Hamilton, bringing together visual art, oral storytelling, cultural dialogue, music, and traditional coffee ceremony.

With McMaster CCENA

Seeds

Plant something with us.

Every gathering Pamoja has grown came from seed: a yard offered, a grant trusted, a partner’s time lent. Three ways in, and one first step for all of them: a conversation.

VolunteerHelp shape, develop, and deliver the work.I’d like to help → PartnerOpen doors, share resources, build with us.How we work with partners → SupportSpace, funding, capacity.Offer something →