Guns to Goods

I went to meet a book club friend for lunch today as she was also recently made redundant. I popped into the library on my way and saw this sculpture of Erinma Bell MBE, a peace activist who has been hailed for her work against gang violence in south Manchester.

Initially taking pride of place inside Manchester town hall's sculpture hall - the first ever sculpture of a woman in the building - it has been moved to the library whilst the town hall is closed for refurbishment.

The sculpture was made by Karen Lyons out of 50 lethal firearms that had been seized by police or surrendered amnesty’s. The weapons, after being made safe, were melted down by Manchester-based artists’ collective Guns to Goods and turned into the sculpture.

Quote for today:
Turn your wounds into wisdom.
- Oprah Winfrey