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Shovel Made From Firearms Used to Plant Tree at Museum
Published on: August 05, 2013
By C. MacDonald
A shovel made out of recycled metal from firearms was used to plant a tree during “Neighborhood Appreciation Day” at the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) in Long Beach recently.
“Palas por Pistolas” (shovels for guns) was a project by Mexican Artist Pedro Reyes involving turning 1,527 firearms into shovels. The guns and rifles were voluntarily turned into the government by citizens of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. Each shovel is being used to plant trees from France to Canada to the United States and beyond. Read more…>
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