Following in the lineage of Mexican artist Pedro Reyes Palas Por Pistolas practice and the biblical prophecy of transforming “swords into plowshares”, we offer:

- a public prophetic practice transforming guns into the otherwise, in ceremony, with predominantly black families and community members impacted by the wake of police brutality and environmental racism

- host ceremonial tree plantings using tools made from those transformed weapons at sites impacted by violence (to black folks and/or to the land),

-and ground our work with media, pedagogy, campaigns, and experiences with local partners across our intersections to nurture organizing that fortifies black livability and interspecies liberation.



Photo by Ayse Gursoz of ritualist Adorable EarthAngel holding up a rifle we would later transform into a tool at 2019 Lead to Life alchemy ceremony at Life is Living Festival in Oakland, CA in collaboration with APTP.