LOS ANGELES COUNCILMEMBER PAUL KORETZ AND ARTIST LIN EVOLA, AND RECIPIENTS OF THE ANGEL OF PEACE AWARD ANNOUNCE ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 AT 9:00 AM IN THE SPRING STREET FORECOURT AT LOS ANGELES CITY HALL, 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, THE CREATION OF THE LOS ANGELES PEACE ANGEL MONUMENT PROJECT.

THE MONUMENT WILL BE SIXTY-FOUR FEET TALL AND MADE OF ONE MILLION MELTED GUNS AND OTHER WEAPONS, REFLECTING THREE DECADES OF COMMITMENT TO STOP GUN VIOLENCE.

THE IMPACT OF EVOLA’S WORK IS PROFOUND, AS IS EVIDENCED BY HER 13-FOOT RENAISSANCE PEACE ANGEL SCULPTURE WHICH IS IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM AND WAS UNVEILED IN AUTUMN, 2018.

THE PEACE ANGELS PROJECT SPANS THREE DECADES AND HAS TOUCHED CITIES AND COUNTRIES FROM THE LOS ANGELES TO SOUTH AFRICA. LIN EVOLA RECENTLY ACCEPTED THE DONATION OF THOUSANDS OF WEAPONS FROM LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT FOR USE IN CREATING THE MONUMENT PLANNED FOR THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES.

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MEDIA INVITED TO ATTEND.

WHO: City of Los Angeles Councilmember Paul Koretz

Artist Lin Evola

WHEN: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2019, 9:00 AM

WHERE: 

City Hall, Spring Street Forecourt
200 N Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012