The house at 1730 MLK in Berkeley that the Metta Center has been settling into and fixing up for almost one year now has a new addition! It’s our new sign, lovingly crafted by local artisan Bill Denham, who formerly resided in the cottage next to the Metta house. When we first moved to 1730, last October, Bill was an instant member of Metta’s extended family, inviting us to join in the monthly poetry readings he hosted in the garden between the two houses. Over the path leading into the garden was a hand-carved wooden sign reading “Take hope, all who enter here”—a nonviolent reversal of Dante’s famous warning. We instantly recognized a kindred spirit!
A woodworker and printer by trade, Bill hand-carved the intricate cedar sign over a period of months. It now hangs over our front porch, welcoming all who enter to join our growing nonviolence community.
Now that’s [[swadeshi]]!
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By: Erika
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Gandhian activist from Mexico, May 17 at Metta
Michael Nagler speaking to the Islamic Organization of North America
Hope Tank — April 29, 2011
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