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Upcoming Events
Check out the FAQs for the Guns to Gardens events. (Preguntas Frecuentes) Compensation rates may vary, see event links for specifics.
If you’d like to host an event with Mike Martin and RAWtools, Shane Claiborne and RAWTools Philly, OR BOTH please fill out this form. We will do our best to create an event within your budget, that integrates the voices of people who have been impacted by gun violence, along with other musicians or artists. We will also send you the details of what is required to bring the blacksmithing equipment and do a LIVE demonstration, transforming a gun into a garden tool in your community.
*Event Links added as details announced
2025 RAWtools Colorado/National
- Feb 21 – RAWtools Birthday Celebrating 12 years Pop-Up Market: 3-7pm details
- March 22 – Guns to Garden Safe Surrender Firearm Disposal Denver Community Church 10am to Noon details
- March 23 – Sparking Peace Book Launch! 10am-Noon Live Blacksmith Demo at Roots Moravian Church, Minneapolis/St. Paul Book Preorder Link – Event Details
- April 8th – Sparking Peace Book Launch #2! Live Blacksmith Demo 6-8 pm at Beth-El Mennonite Church Colorado Springs Book Preorder Link – Event Details
- May 10th – Guns to Gardens Safe Surrender Firearm Disposal – Most Precious Blood Catholic Church 10am to Noon details
- Aug 3 – Sparking Peace Book event and blacksmith demonstration. Noon to 2pm Details
- Aug 4 Sparking Peace Book event and Blacksmith Demonstration – Anchor Church Buffalo – Details
- Sep 6th –10am to Noon – Guns to Gardens Safe Surrender Event – Living Water Christian Center/Aurora First Presbyterian- Details
RAWtools Philly
- July 20 – BLOCK PARTY!!! Noon to 5pm 3200 Potter St details/flyer
- Nov 21-23 – PeaceMaker Summit – FLYER – Registration is open! Click here to register
RAWtools South
2025
- June 21-22 – Southern Appalachian Yearly Meeting Annual Sessions, Berea College, Kentucky
- August 16 – Blacksmithing Demonstration and Ritual, Hendersonville, NC
- September 6 – Guns to Gardens Safe Disposal Event, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
- September 7 – Guns to Gardens Safe Disposal Event, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
- September 23-27 – Atwood Institute for Congregational Courage, Massanetta Springs Conference Center, Harrisonburg, VA. Details Here
- September 27-28 – RAWtools Firearm Safety Officer Training, Massanetta Springs Conference Center, Harrisonburg, VA. Details Here
- October 4 – 12-3 p.m. Guns to Gardens Safe Disposal Event, Friendship Community Gardens, 1111 Arsenal Avenue, Fayetteville, NC
- October 15 – 6:30-7:30 p.m. Lecture, Cultural Life Program, Furman University, Plyler Hall, 126, Patrick Lecture Hall, Greenville, SC
- October 16-19 Blacksmith Demonstration: Guns to tools & Forging for Peace at LEAF Festival, Black Mountain, NC. Details Here
- November 1 – 1:00-2:30 p.m. Blacksmithing Demonstration and Conversation. Myers Park Presbyterian Church.
- November 19-20 – RAWtools Firearm Safety Officer Training, Philadelphia, PA
- November 21-23 – Peacemaker Summit, sponsored by RAWtools Philly, The Simple Way, and Others, Details Here
2026
- March 13-15 – Peace Building Conference of the United Methodist Church Southeastern Judicatory, Lake Junaluska, NC
- March 28 – Guns to Gardens Safe Disposal Event, Athens, GA, Details to Come
- April 25 – Guns to Gardens Safe Disposal Event, Charleston, WV, Details to Come
- May 30 – Guns to Gardens Safe Disposal Event, Charlotte, NC, Details to Come
- June 13 – Guns to Gardens Safe Disposal Event, Raleigh, NC, Details to Come
RAWtools Buffalo
- Aug 4 Sparking Peace Book event and Blacksmith Demonstration – Anchor Church Buffalo – Details
View Other RAWtools Locations
Philadelphia
Find out more about our Philly location and browse the unique products from our Philly shop. You can donate a gun and join the local and/or national disarming network as well.
Colorado Springs
Our flagship Colorado Springs location is the hub for our organization. You can browser their shop, donate a gun, and join the local and/or national disarming network as well.
South
Browse the unique products from our Asheville, North Carolina, shop and keep up with all they're doing. You can donate a gun and join the local and/or national disarming network as well.
Buffalo
We're excited to launch our shop for Buffalo, New York, soon. Keep an eye out for that!