Peace Portraits
MEETING FOR THE WEEK OF JAN. 20, 2025
This Meeting at a Glance:
Program: Peace Portraits
Speaker: Claudia Weingart and Christine Buering
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Message from our President
Welcome our members, fellow Rotarians, friends, and guests. Thanks for joining our weekly meeting!
WEEKLY FUNNY WITH SHAGS
We believe laughter is an important part of life, and we should all make time to laugh a little. This segment of our meeting is meant to tickle you just enough. These funnies are curated by member Steven "Shags" Shagrin!
No Tables Available
I went to a restaurant. It was full. There was no place to sit and the wait was over thirty minutes.
I took out my cell phone, placed it to my ear, and said loudly, "Hey, get over here! She's here with someone else!"
Six couples got up, paid, and quickly left.
INSPIRATION
Ximena Abogabir is a Chilean activist focused on how society sees those who are older. Is there something in your community that similarly seeks to honor the abilities of senior citizens? Thanks to PBS' Brief But Spectacular series for sharing Abogabir's story.
LEARN SOMETHING NEW
How It's Made
Ball bearings!
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PROGRAM: Peace Portraits
SPEAKER: Claudia Weingart and Christine Buering
We bring you a new program every week on innovation, entrepreneurship, and education and how they contribute to service to others.
Christine has been a German Rotarian since 1995, elected to become a member of the Rotary International Board of Directors for the period of 2025-27. Her passions are peace in all its meanings and Rotary as a network to promote Rotarians to become role models in their communities and join forces to create knowledge and understanding internationally.
Claudia is a new member of the eClub of Silicon Valley from Berlin, Germany. As a photographer she has worked internationally and has accompanied Christine since 2016 in Rotary events. Together, they search for a new imagining of Rotarians in an ever-changing world.
Pictures of Rotarians from several Middle Eastern countries were taken by Claudia during the District 2452 conference in Amman, Jordan. Christine interviewed all participants on the questions, "What is peace for you?" and, "What can Rotary do to help seed peace?"
This work is planned to be the foundation of playful peace conversations in local communities, schools or Rotary Clubs in Germany and hopefully in other countries, too.
Members and guests, please welcome Claudia Weingart and Christine Buering!
Our Three Podcast Series
Our main program speakers are available as podcasts in addition to YouTube videos! Each week, they are available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.
Or you can click below for this week’s speaker:
The Weekly Rotarian
Inspiring Solutions
And our original podcast, featuring some of the best of our previous speakers, is still available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
Development Success Stories
Our third podcast features success stories about economic development from around the world. It is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, or you can click below.
UPCOMING PROGRAM RECORDING SCHEDULE
All of our guest speakers and programs are recorded live online over Zoom video conference. We welcome members and guests to join us in one of these upcoming recordings. Recordings are approximately 30 minutes long and are subject to change without notice.
Our online video conference room link for these recordings is always http://zoom.siliconvalleyrotary.com/. You are welcome to join us! Please note the timezone listed for all recordings is US Pacific Time (San Francisco, California, USA).
If you can’t join the live recording, please send your questions for an upcoming speaker to programs@siliconvalleyrotary.com.
THE ATTENDANCE SURVEY
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