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PrintUCI Olive Tree Initiative students to share insights from Middle East trip
| Event: | Students from UC Irvine's Olive Tree Initiative who recently returned from Israel/Palestine will share what they learned in a program entitled "Appreciating Narratives: Discovering Dialogue in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict." This was the second OTI group to have traveled to the Middle East since the initiative began in 2007. |
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| Date: | Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009 |
| Time: | 6-7:30 p.m. |
| Location: | UCI Student Center, Crystal Cove Auditorium (bldg. 113, grid E8 on campus map) |
| Supplemental Information: | The event is free and open to the public. Media planning to attend should contact Cathy Lawhon at 949-824-1151 or clawhon@uci.edu. Parking is available for $8 in the Student Center Parking Structure on West Peltason and Pereira drives. For more information, visit the Olive Tree Initiative. |
| Background: | A diverse group of UCI students from Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Druze and nonreligious backgrounds founded the Olive Tree Initiative in 2007 with help from the School of Social Sciences' Center for Citizen Peacebuilding. The students wanted a forum in which to discuss and learn about different perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In fall of 2008, OTI students and faculty members made the first two-week trip to the region, where they met with academics, politicians, religious authorities, community leaders and activists. In April 2009, they held a three-day UC Student Leadership Summit that resulted in other UC campuses adopting the Olive Tree Initiative. |
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