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Learn More About Peaceful World Conversations!

Posted on May 20th, 2009 by Sami : social innovator, visionary Sami
Looking for something unique and off the beaten path in San Francisco?

Every Sunday morning at 9am, the historic Red Victorian Bed and Breakfast hosts a free Peaceful World Conversation- open to everyone. The conversations are an opportunity for San Franciscans and travelers alike to get together and share stories of our lives and the lessons we've learned, make new friendships, and engage in open dialogue. We hope to continue building a global network of travelers and conversationalists committed to doing good for the world and each other.

WHO: You! And anyone you want to bring along. The more the merrier! Conversationalists also often include guests of the Red Vic B+B.

WHAT: Peaceful World Conversations typically go for 90 minutes, though everyone is welcome to stay as long as they like. Conversation is free and breakfast is available for a nominal fee.

WHERE: The Red Victorian B+B at 1665 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA

WHEN: Every Sunday morning at 9am (usually until 10:30am, at which time the conversation 'closes' but participants are welcome to stay and chat as long as they like)

WHY: Peaceful World Conversations are an opportunity to meet, connect and share with a circle of people you might never otherwise meet..
Plus, Why not?
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GLOBAL PEACE TOURISM NETWORK

Posted on Nov 1st, 2006 by Sami : social innovator, visionary Sami
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Dear Friends and Creative Thinkers
 
What if we developed a
GLOBAL PEACE TOURISM NETWORK OF TRAVELERS AND HOSTS?
Your participation and creativity are invited!

Picture the following:

1.  Mindful traveler-adventurers traveling the world as mindful travelers. Picture an organization composed of social entrepreneurs mindful travelers staying with and communicating with local hosts facilitated by an umbrella travel web site and thousands of volunteers
 
1.  You and me and all the peace-building people of the world, when we travel, participate in a global network of meeting places, conversations and local small hotels hosts.

Picture an organization composed of social entrepreneurs mindful travelers Picture an umbrella travel web site enabling us to access hospitality centers all over the world.and thousands of volunteers

2. Meetups - World Conversations everywhere
Popularization and fun of meeting and communicating about matters of importance all over the world     World Cafes or similar.  We are talking about a global network of local people with host Inns or cafes which are connected by a huge network of travelers who lodge and meet there.

3. Creating and operating b&b centers. Furnishing, theming and operating local b&b's,   Peaceful World Travel

4.  Construction of b&b meeting places, building the b&bs Habitat for Humanity adds to their "building more than houses,"  the construction of Inns, providing income from thousands of traveler-patrons.  B&b meeting places built in all Grameen locations appropriately situated for tourism
       
5.  Financing for self-employment and for income-generation  Grameen Bank  credit and microcredit" or "microfinance" Grameen adds to their "family of enterprises" small b&b's, increasing local  income generation possibilities and being known in the world

6.  Guide.books educate travelers about participation opportunities.
Informing the public, attracting and educating participants on Mindful Travel  A travel book and web support    Lonely Planet's green pages
 
7. Hospitality Industry reform. Teaching. The hospitality industry redirects tourism by training entrepreneurs and travel agents to make social and environmental goals their motivating force. The hospitality industry and universities train for societal transformation and motivate students to dedicated careers.

Please contact me directly to be a part of this worldwide developing network!

http://www.peacefulworldtravel.com

Tourism Concern    http://www.tourismconcern.org.uk/index.html
Grameen Bank   http://www.grameen-info.org/index.html
Habitat for Humanity  http://www.habitat.org/build/mth/
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