Mahatma Gandhi led India to independence through nonviolence. Last week, his grandson, Dr. Arun Gandhi, taught the people of Chattanooga to embrace Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolence. During the five-day event, Dr. Gandhi presented the keynote address at the 2012 Connecting the Dots Summit, an annual affair exploring arts and social issues. Co-sponsors included Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga, United Way of Greater Chattanooga and the City of Chattanooga Department of Education, Arts & Culture. The moderators incorporated mediation and conflict resolution training presented by the Chattanooga Bar Association and facilitated by Executive Director Lynda Minks Hood, Gang Task Force Director Boyd Patterson and City Councilwoman Carol Berz. Pictured above are (back row, L-R) Dan Bowers, president, Allied Arts; Hood; and Rodney Van Valkenburg, director of grants and initiatives, Allied Arts; and (bottom row, L-R) Dr. Gandhi, Missy Crutchfield, administrator, EAC; and Eva Dillard, chief executive and president, United Way of Greater Chattanooga. More pictures on page 2. (David Laprad)