Peacemaking is her passion
Peacemaking is her passion
- December 5, 2012
- UCI's Olive Tree Initiative is featured in UC Berkeley News Center December 4, 2012
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From UC Berkeley News:
On a journey to Israel this summer, Berkeley undergrad Shannon Thomas visited the
hill where Jesus delivered his Sermon on the Mount.... For Thomas, however, “Blessed
are the peacemakers” was the “big line” — the one that spoke to her viscerally. A
third-year double major in peace and conflict studies and Middle Eastern studies with
a minor in Arabic, Thomas has been keenly interested in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
since her youth in San Diego. Once she came to Berkeley, she went hunting for more
information.... She did learn of a group, founded at UC Irvine, that promotes “conflict
analysis and resolution through experiential education” for college students. Impressed
by its approach, Thomas decided to bring the Olive Tree Initiative to Berkeley, and
now serves as founding president of the organization’s campus chapter.
For the full story, please visit http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/04/peacemaking-is-her-passion/.
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