Looking for the Hidden Signs

For my practice experience, I am working with the East Bay Sanctuary Covenant (EBSC) located in Berkeley, Ca. Essentially, the  EBSC, "provides sanctuary---support, protection, and advocacy-- to low-income and indigent refugees and immigrants."

In preparation for this blog, I went searching for a multimedia link that would be able to show all of the great services offered by the EBSC. The sanctuary does so much to serve its client database and quick video only touches on the diverse group of people that come into our office. 

I actually started my practice experience about 2 weeks ago; every time I go into the office there is always something new that I am learning and new people that I am interacting with. 

At the 20 second mark, the video begins to describe the hand painted mural that, "greets visitors with colorful and moving scenes of military persecution, displacement, and sanctuary". I have seen this mural each time I have gone into the sanctuary, but I did not think much of it and did not realize how much significance it held for the sanctuary and the message it is attempting to convey. I am only starting to appreciate its meaning and what it means for the organization that I am working with. 

As we embark or prepare to embark on our PE journeys, I challenge all of us to keep our eyes peeled for these murals, signs, or other physical objects that give us more insight into organization and people that make our practice experiences.