Ink Your Story
Join us for a day of storytelling and community building across the Denver Metro area.
Saturday, September 6, 2025 | 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
A semicolon tattoo symbolizes hope, resilience, and continuation in the face of mental health challenges, particularly suicide, depression, and self-harm. It represents a choice to live and keep going, similar to the grammatical semicolon that marks a pause in a sentence rather than an end. This tattoo serves as a powerful reminder of one's inner strength and an enduring bond with a supportive community that understands and shares this journey.
Hope;ink serves as a meaningful extension of the broader worldwide initiative, providing a local platform for individuals to "ink" their story, unite in solidarity, and express themselves through the semicolon symbol. For a minimum donation of $60, attendees can choose from a selection of impactful semicolon tattoos. Donation options are available for those unable to attend or who would like to make this experience possible for another individual. All proceeds from this event will benefit Jefferson Center’s programs and services. Click here to learn more.
Hope;ink began as the Suicide Awareness Semicolon Tattoo Event (SASTE), hosted for several years by Dreambent Studios Tattoo in Thornton, and benefiting various non-profit organizations. In 2023, Dreambent chose Jefferson Center as the recipient of the proceeds, and a friendship was born! The event was re-named Hope;ink, and in 2024 it grew to include multiple locations across the Denver metro area.
At Jefferson Center, we're dedicated to helping individuals share, heal, and possibly rewrite their stories through our mission and services. Attendees will have opportunities to engage by sharing their stories, honoring lost loved ones, or celebrating their resilience. Additionally, there will be mental health resources and education opportunities available at every location.
For a minimum donation of $60, you can choose from this selection of meaningful semicolon flash tattoos.
Sign Up to Get Your Tattoo!
Choose your preferred tattoo studio below, then select your desired one-hour time window.
(More studios coming!)
PLEASE NOTE:
- You must be at least 18 years old to receive a tattoo.
- You will be required to show a valid photo ID when you arrive for your tattoo.
- Each individual tattoo appointment must be entered and completed as a separate transaction.
Tattoo Studio Locations
DREAMBENT STUDIOS TATTOO | 3972 East 104th Ave, Thornton, CO 80233
$60 Saturday Sep 6, 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm MDTTicket sales end on Friday September 5, 2025 at 5:00pm MDT.
DEEDS OF THE FLESH TATTOO | 2669 E 120th Ave, Thornton, CO 80233
$60 Saturday Sep 6, 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm MDT Piercing also available!
LOVE ALWAYS DESTROYS HATE TATTOO | 1451 Florence St, Aurora, CO 80010
$60 Saturday Sep 6, 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm MDTTicket sales end on Friday September 5, 2025 at 5:00pm MDT.
NOCTURNAL TATTOO | 6474 West 20th Ave, Denver, CO 80214
$60 Saturday Sep 6, 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm MDTTicket sales end on Friday September 5, 2025 at 5:00pm MDT.
THE TATTOO SHOP | 2163 S Chambers Rd, Aurora, CO 80014
$60 Saturday Sep 6, 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm MDTTicket sales end on Friday September 5, 2025 at 5:00pm MDT.
TRIBE TATTOO | 698 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204
$60 Saturday Sep 6, 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm MDTTicket sales end on Friday September 5, 2025 at 5:00pm MDT.
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Important information regarding the event and getting your tattoo:
- You must be at least 18 years old to receive a tattoo at this event. You will be required to sign a waiver and present a valid photo ID when you arrive.
- You will be able to choose from the 25 standard semicolon designs pictured above. They all are black ink only and are approximately one to three inches in size.
- Each tattoo appointment will last approximately 15 minutes, start to finish. To keep the wait time at a minimum, the appointments are scheduled in one-hour time windows, and there will be multiple tattoo artists available at each location.
- Tipping your tattoo artist is not required, but tips are allowed and will be happily accepted! Tips may be in cash or credit card if the artist has a payment app such as Venmo.
A few helpful tips if this is your first tattoo:
- It’s best to decide ahead of time where you want your tattoo placed. Things to consider are whether you want it somewhere visible or private, and your level of pain tolerance. Getting a tattoo typically involves some pain, but the location and your personal tolerance will affect how much it hurts. Fleshy areas are less painful, while bony areas such as the neck, spine, ankles and feet are more painful.
- For best results, arrive for your appointment well-rested and hydrated. Limit caffeine and avoid alcohol and pain medications such as aspirin and ibuprofen 24 hours prior to receiving your tattoo.
- Wear clothing that will leave the area to be tattooed exposed, or wear something loose that you can easily move aside.
- Your tattoo artist will provide you with aftercare instructions once your tattoo is finished.
YANA Benefit Concert
To kick off Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in September, The Buffalo Rose presents the YANA (You Are Never Alone) Suicide Prevention Benefit Concert featuring the music of INXS tribute band, Devil INXSide. Proceeds benefit the programs and services of Jefferson Center.
YANA Suicide Prevention Benefit Concert
Thursday, September 4, 2025
6:00 pm - Doors Open | 7:00 pm - Devil INXSide
The Buffalo Rose
1119 Washington Ave, Golden, CO 80401
Sponsors & Event Partners
About Jefferson Center
Celebrating our 67th year, Jefferson Center is a nonprofit, community-focused mental health care and substance use services provider. We offer hope and support to individuals and families who are struggling with mental health issues and substance use disorders. At Jefferson Center, it is our policy and our mission to be inclusive and mindful of the diversity of everyone who comes through our doors.
Jefferson Center has adopted the Zero Suicide policy. The foundational belief of Zero Suicide is that suicide deaths for individuals under the care of health and behavioral health systems are preventable, and it presents an aspirational framework toward safer suicide care. Zero Suicide is based on the realization that people experiencing suicidal thoughts and urges often fall through the cracks in health care systems. There is an opportunity to make a real difference by transforming how patients are screened and the care they receive.
