The Web of Life is Interconnected

Chief Seattle's response to President Franklin Pierce when asked to sell their land, eloquently describes the philosophy of the interconnection of all life.  Let's hear him once again :

" Every part of this earth is sacred to my people.  Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every clearing, and every humming insect is holy in the memory and experience of my people.  The sap which courses through the trees carries the memories of the red man.   So, when the Great Chief in Washington sends word that he wishes to buy our land, he asks much of us..."
 This we know:  All things are connected.  Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of the earth.  Man did not weave the web of life; he is merely a strand in it.  Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself. "

We are weaving a web of support with restorative projects, other than Trees for Hope.  Please support this web and shake the strands that brings forth life, and warmth to the hearts of so many.  

REDES, Senegal

Redes in Senegal helps 'traditional communities become ecovillages by blending deep-rooted culture with modern ecological and community-building methods.'  Their 'ecovillage network of trust which now includes over 100 villages in Senegal and Mauritania address the critical needs of the Sahel’s people and nature through on-the-ground, tangible results.'
  redes-ecovillages.org

Watering Olive Trees in Palestine
​with Aida Shibli

​A basic foundation of the Palestinian long last resistance and resilience is the understanding that we are as humans an extension of trees, plants, stones, and nature in general.
As most of our history has been land based communities, we draw our love of life from observing nature and learning from nature.
Nature's main plan is thriving, continuing and creating the next generation. Therefore every attempt to cut our connection with land is answered by more attachment to land.
In the Palestinian indigenous narrative, the olive tree stands in a very special place, the tree is considered sacred and has a cultural significance .
The ongoing attacks on Palestinian farmers is very strategic to the war machine, as it was always in the settler colonial mindset , cutting the people from their source of existence.
Our answers are always based on love. What would love as an organizing principle say ? 
Plant trees, harvest them with dignity and pride, protect them .

This fall, we aim to host a group who would spend 2 weeks in Palestine helping farmers to harvest their olives.
This group would gather first in Tamera Portugal for a week of preparation and group building and training in harvesting olives. Then this group will travel together to Palestine and spend 2 weeks of olive harvesting with active solidarity.
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Olive Harvest in Tamera, Portugal, November 2025
Dates
25 - 29 October 2026  Tamera Portugal.
31 October  traveling to Palestine
2 -12 October  Olive harvesting in Palestine 
13 -15  reflection time.

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