The Olive Tree Initiative, a diverse group of UCI students, and the second set to  
travel to the Middle East, just returned from listening to perspectives from Israeli and  
Palestinian academics, community leaders, politicians and activists. Come hear what they learned.  
 
"Appreciating Narratives: Discovering Dialogue in the Israel-Palestine Conflict"  
 
Tuesday, October 13, 2009  
6:00-7:30 p.m.  
UCI Student Center - Crystal Cove Auditorium  
 
Reception immediately following public forum  
 
For further questions and information, please contact Paula Garb, pgarb@uci.edu.  
 
About the Olive Tree Initiative:  
Founded in 2007 by the Center for Citizen Peacebuilding in the School of Social Sciences, UCI's Olive Tree Initiative is a diverse group of students who travel to the Middle East to hear perspectives from Israeli and Palestinian academics, community leaders, and other figures with first-hand knowledge of the conflict. Through their journey, the students seek to gain an understanding of the issues beyond the stories found in media and to share their findings with the community upon their return. This year's group is the second to visit the Middle East since the initiative was founded.