Guns to Gardens Archives - Oakland Voices

April 15, 2026

inside a police car, you see a bunch of metal and wooden handled rifles in the backseat

“Guns to Gardens” Encourages Residents to Surrender Firearms this Saturday

November 15, 2023 Connie Harden

Guns to Gardens encourages Oakland area residents to surrender firearms, no questions asked, in exchange for gift cards worth up to $300

a table with gardening tools, along with a vase of red and orange flowers

Beating Swords into Plowshares in East Oakland

June 17, 2023 Bill Joyce

The popular biblical phrase, “swords into plowshares,” is often used to describe turning weapons of destruction to something for everyday use. Led by Paula Hawthorn and Cara Meredith of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church’s social justice