Using Trees As A Symbol Of Peace Is In Keeping With A Widespread African Tradition. For Example, The Elders Of The Kikuyu Carried A Staff From The Thigi Tree That, When Placed Between Two Disputing Sides, Caused Them To Stop Fighting And Seek Reconciliation. Many Communities In Africa Have These Traditions.

-Wangari Maathai

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Using Trees As A Symbol Of Peace

Wangari Maathai

Using Trees As A Symbol Of Peace Is In Keeping With A Widespread African Tradition. For Example, The Elders Of The Kikuyu Carried A Staff From The Thigi Tree That, When Placed Between Two Disputing Sides, Caused Them To Stop Fighting And Seek Reconciliation. Many Communities In Africa Have These Traditions.

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Fighting

Two

Community

I’m Very Conscious Of The Fact That You Can’t Do It Alone. It’s Teamwork. When You Do It Alone You Run The Risk That When You Are No Longer There Nobody Else Will Do It.

Teamwork

Running

Risk