Thomas in St. Paul, MN, and also a practicing artist. His work has largely focused on community murals as an expression of identity and agency related to social justice. More recently, Mike joined the Pillsbury United Communities in Minneapolis to use creativity to address violence through sculpture as an #ArtisMyWeapon artist: https://artismyweapon.org. Along with 39 other local artists, Mike creates work using decommissioned guns from the streets of Minneapolis. The project is inspired by “Guns in the Hands of Artists” by New Orleans artist and gallery owner, Jonathan Ferrera. Mike will use his time during the panel to cover both his mural art and his sculptural work with #ArtisMyWeapon.