The Tree of Life Educational Fund is a non-profit founded by Old Lyme Congregational minister Rev. David Good to support international, interfaith educational tours and conferences in the Holy Land and America, to allow Americans and others to witness human rights abuses in Israel/Palestine and to observe and support the work of peacemakers.
The Tree of Life is an interfaith symbol of mutually dependent life. The group is allied with Native Americans and others who have experienced the suffering of indigenous peoples under foreign colonization. Tree of Life helps to export Palestinian oil and products to benefit Palestinian farmers hemmed in by illegal settlements, and supports a scholarship fund for Palestinian education.
Shoreline UU has received visits from Tree of Life staff, helped to host interfaith conferences, and contributed to the sale of Palestinian oil. Our Social Justice Cttee asks you to support the sale of Palestinian oil, zaatar and soap at our church on Sept 24, to meet and talk with Rev. Good and his staff, to consider joining one his tours, and to contribute through Share the Plate to the peacemaking work of Tree of Life.