The Tree of Life Project concludes to-day with two events - it has been a joy to present and participate in the Project

To-day is the final day of The Tree of Life Project.

This concludes the nine days of an all-inclusive, community-wide

opportunity for people of all faiths and of none

to come together and rub shoulders with each other.

We have had children's art; a visit to the oldest Synagogue 

on the Australian mainland; we have welcomed the Jewish Shabbat;

we have gone bush and meditated on the major religions of the world

and included, as well,  humanism;

we have remembered the Trees of Faith planted around Ballarat

which testify to the hope of the human spirit;

we have listened to various religious speakers

telling us of The Tree of Life in their traditions;

we have listened to children singing from the Russian tradition;

we have listened to what it is like to be a stateless and displaced person

yet have hope in your heart and solace in art.

We have met and shared with a diverse range of people.

To-day we conclude with poetry, music, food and trees.

From 2pm-4pm we have Poetry

from three published Ballarat poets -

Barry Breen, Ross Gillett, and Lorraine McGuigan -

at The Known World Bookshop, 14 Sturt Street, Ballarat.

We then dash across to the Ballarat Botanical Gardens

for a 4.30pm start to the Conservatory to hear 

Chris Parnell of the Shepparton Interfaith Network speak

and 

to listen to Like Honey, a singing group from Geelong.

And then it will be multicultural food across the courtyard

in the Robert Clark Centre.

At 6.15 pm we conclude.

A big thank-you to all who participated in the many events.

We bless you and hope you took away warmth and good thoughts

from the events.

We hope you will join the members and supporters of

Ballarat Interfaith Network

at future events.

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