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Remembering the 65th Anniversary of NAKBA, ‘The Catasthrope’

Joe Staiano — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:59:00 +0000

In 1948, the state of Israel was declared. Over 700,000 Palestinians (2/3 of the entire population) were driven out of their homeland by Zionist forces and over 400 villages were destroyed. I am a US citizen, a Christian. I am human. Today, I reflect on this. I pray for equal rights, for human rights and [...]

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Meaningful Trip Attends Women in the World Summit

Joe Staiano — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:48:43 +0000

It is so very hard to describe the power…. the inspiration… the hope.. felt while attending the Women in the World Summit, April 4/5 in New York City. The summit brings together and celebrates courageous women leaders and activists from all over the world who are fighting, doing, inspiring to make a difference and make [...]

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A Happy – Tappy Week…

Joe Staiano — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:12:54 +0000

We had an awesome and meaningful week, and we hope you did too. Please COMMENT and tell us what made your week meaningful. On March 20, we celebrated International Day of Happiness. We believe that the pursuit of happiness is a fundamental human goal. The country of Bhutan recognized this decades ago and measures GNH, [...]

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Happy International Women’s Day

Joe Staiano — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 02:17:46 +0000

International Women’s Day started back in 1911. In 100 years since, we celebrate the tremendous progress that has been by women; however, we must remind ourselves that women today are still victims of inequality, discrimination, violence, and sexual, physical and emotional abuse. We Celebrate! Just yesterday, President Obama signed the Violence Against Women Act [...]

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Meaningful Trip Supports ECPAT and Signs Code of Conduct

Joe Staiano — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 02:07:18 +0000

Meaningful Trip joined the fight against child trafficking by signing the Tourism Child-Protection Code of Conduct (The Code). The Code is a set of six guidelines travel and tourism companies can implement to protect children from sexual exploitation. From: Joe Staiano, Founder of Meaningful Trip I am blessed by my 20 -year career in responsible [...]

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One Billion Rising — V-Day — Keep on Rocking!

Joe Staiano — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:33:29 +0000

Thank You ONE BILLION RISING For Rocking The World and for making Feb 14 2013 the largest global action in history to end violence against women and girls! Thank you Even Ensler, author of the Vagina Monologues and creator of V-Day. “Together on 14 February, we expressed our outrage and joy and our firm global [...]

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Responsible Travel ‘Trip Talks’ in Seattle, WA

Joe Staiano — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:20:47 +0000

Upcoming Trip Talks / Slide Shows in Seattle, WA Feb 19 – Responsible Travel 101, 7 pm, Wide World Books, Wallingford Feb 20 – Responsible Travel 101, 7 pm, Parkplace Books, Kirkland Feb 26 – Responsible Travel 101, 6 pm, Columbia Sportswear, Downtown Seattle Mar 05 – Trekking NEPAL, ……… 6 pm, Columbia Sportswear, Downtown [...]

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One Billion Rising! We’re “Rising Up” today. Are you?

Joe Staiano — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:16:16 +0000

ONE BILLION RISING – A Global Movement to Stop Violence Against Women & Girls. 1 in 3 women on the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime. With the world population at 7 billion, this adds up to more than ONE BILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS… one billion daughters, mothers, grandmothers, sisters, lovers and [...]

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Welcome to Responsible Travel Week, Feb 11 – 15, 2013

Joe Staiano — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:22:41 +0000

Welcome to Responsible Travel Week’s fifth annual ‘unconference’, hosted by Planeta.com. Its goal is to help people fall in love with responsible travel. The ‘unconference’ uses social media to show responsible tourism in action and to share stories, comments and perspectives. - Please tell us: What does ‘Responsible Travel’ mean to you? - Do [...]

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Joe Staiano Presented at Eco & Sustainable Tourism Conference

Joe Staiano — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:06:35 +0000

Meaningful Trip is a pioneer in responsible, adventure and volunteer travel born out of two decades of experience spanning 75 countries worldwide. Experience the best in sights, culture, activities, food and accommodations of some of the world’s most exciting destinations AND give back and make a difference by supporting global development issues such as: women’s [...]

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