Jul
19
to Jul 21

Festival of Nonviolence & Peacemaking

Location: Akron, Canton & Cleveland Ohio

This weekend will be a celebration of nonviolence and peace through music and festivities. It will also provide nonviolence and peacemaking trainings, amplify the work of nonviolence being done in our cities, and conclude with a beautiful ceremony where we turn guns into garden tools.

Learn more here: https://www.togetherneo.com/#:~:text=The%20Festival%20of%20Nonviolence%20and,peace%20through%20music%20and%20festivities.

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Aug
31
6:00 PM18:00

RLC Revival!

Location: Santa Ana, Southern California

Red Letter Revivals stand in direct contrast to the Christian nationalism we know to be on display during the ongoing election cycle and to demonstrate to the country that there is a growing movement of Christians who want love, peace, justice, and nonviolence to be at the core of our policies on war, immigration, guns, healthcare, racial justice, the death penalty, and more. Join the Red Letter Christians movement for these transformative, high-energy, open to the public Revivals as we shape the very culture of Christianity in our country to have Christ’s love at its core. This is a mechanism for movement building – bringing together faith and nonprofit leaders, activists, pastors, thought leaders, artists, musicians, and those impacted by injustice. The long-term objective is to break down silos, connect leaders with creative solutions to the challenges of injustice, and sow the seeds of collaboration for years to come. We can’t wait to meet you!

Register: https://redletterchristians.org/event/red-letter-revival-southern-california/

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May
25
11:00 AM11:00

Delmarva North Conference

Location: Wilmington, Delaware

Shane will bring the forge and there will be an opportunity to surrender guns. Sponsored by the “Youtherans” group of the Delmarva North Conference of the Delaware-Maryland Synod, all are invited to join hands and voices against gun violence, as we witness to the hope and peace we find in God.

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Mar
11
7:00 PM19:00

Beating Guns: Hope for People Who are Weary of Violence

Location: Our Lady of Angels Convent - 609 S. Convent Rd. Aston, PA 19014 (next to Neumann University)

REGISTER HERE (in-person or virtual)

Gun violence is a public health crisis. It is also a spiritual and moral crisis. God changes hearts, but people change laws.

The biblical prophets Micah and Isaiah imagine a world where God’s people beat their swords into plows and their spears into pruning hooks, building a world free of violence. Come hear Shane Claiborne speak about his community's work transforming hearts, laws and guns - turning tools of death into garden tools and other instruments of life!

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Feb
22
5:00 PM17:00

Another World is Possible, Beating Guns @ University of Pennsylvania

Location: The Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral - 19 S 38th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104

REGISTER HERE

The Biblical prophets Isaiah and Micah speak of a time where people will “beat their swords into plows and their spears into pruning hooks” – it is a vision of a world where we turn from war to peace, and transform tools of death into tools of life.  More than a decade ago, Shane began taking this literally, turning donated guns into garden tools as part of a national movement called “RAWtools” (which gets its name from flipping “WAR” around).  This event will involve a blacksmithing demonstration with the forge and anvil, where participants will be able to take the hammer and beat on the barrel of a gun.The program will feature a presentation on gun violence by Shane, a live blacksmith demonstration transforming a gun into a garden tool, music from Common Hymnal, and guest speaker Reverend Sharon Risher - daughter and cousin to three victims of the Emanuel 9 murdered by a white supremacist at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. There will be a variety of other local organizations who will invite people to take concrete actions to address gun violence in Philadelphia and around the country. Find more information here.

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Jun
1
to Jun 12

UK Tour

You can find Shane at all of these events in the UK! For more information visit RLC UK.

June 2nd and 3rd: ‘Empowering People’ Conference, Nettle Hill Venue, Coventry*
June 4th: Gas Street Church, Birmingham, 9:30AM, 11:30AM, and 6PM services
June 5th: Oasis Church Waterloo, London, 7:30PM–9:30PM**
June 7th: Newbigin Public Lecture, Lodge Road Community Church, Birmingham, 7PM–9PM** (Featured Red Letter Christians UK event)
June 9th: Malvern Link with Cowleigh, Malvern, 7PM (Details forthcoming)
June 11th: Kings Cross Church, London, 10am and 12pm

*Event requires payment and pre-booking
**Free event but requires pre-booking

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May
27
2:00 PM14:00

RAWTools Event - Milton, PA

Join Shane for a RAWTools event at Bethany United Methodist Church (107 S Front St. Milton, PA 17847) from 2pm-4pm on May 27th.

This event will be a time of worship, special music, and message on gun violence.   Then we will walk down the street to the Milton Veteran’s Park, where Shane will melt down guns and repurpose them into gardening tools.

Special music by Derek Sandstrom

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