Olive Tree Initiative at Berkeley

The purpose of The Olive Tree Initiative is to promote education on the UC Berkeley campus concerning the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. In an effort to discover the multiple narratives surrounding the conflict, OTI will engage students holding a myriad of perspectives. The goal is for individuals who participate in this initiative to come with open minds and hearts to hear narratives that differ f

rom their own. Students will cooperatively fund raise and work with the community to take an academic trip to Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan. There they will meet with politicians, political think-tanks, religious leaders, NGOs, and citizens in the region in order to comprehensively study the conflict. OTI at UC Berkeley expects that our initiative will act as a catalyst so that upon return, its members will educate their own communities, promoting a space for dialogue and relieving tensions on our campus and in our communities. http://cal.olivetreeinitiative.org