EGA 2006 7th april day 5
From SI Exco News
Buon giorno Latina 2006! Zehu yom nifla. (Hebrew) issue: SATURDAY 8th April 2006
RUMPLESTILTSKIN STRIKES! Well here is something for you to read. We once had a visitor. I had about 4 calls from our host complaining about this young man, he used to lay in bed and scream for his breakfast can you believe it? He never left even after the 2 days. So I told them to tell him he was invited stay with me. He came and stayed and at the end of the 2nd day I told him he would have to leave tomorrow and that was the rule of Servas hosting. I asked for his travel papers I took a red pen and made a long cross through it. I told him it meant he was now forbidden from going to stay with any more hosts in my country because the way he had treated people was unacceptable. He said goodbye and then unbelievably started to try staying with my own grown-up children; my 1 daughter who lived 100km away and had in fact already hosted him. They immediately phoned me to tell me hed turned up. Now her husband was a police inspector and he took this arrogant young man aside offering him a place he could stay free for a long long time - but it would mean having to be comfortable with bars and locked doors! E.g. jail! Would he be comfortable with that? Suddenly like Rumplestiltskin this young man jumped up and disappeared. Maybe his is belonging to another group somewhere? Or perhaps he needs that site that Mary-Jane has told me about: www.freeloaders.com Susanita South Africa!!
ANKITA KALBERNMAN FROM SERVAS URUGUAY SPEAKS OUT!
I SEND ALL MY FRIENDS at Servas at this e GA Conference, a big hug and best
wishes – I wish I could be with you. I miss
all! Received by email: Marisa – Servas Uruguay.
☺ THANKS ☺
We would like to thank Alejandro Casin for his commitment. He has been seen at late hours working on texts to be presented at the next day. Super human! We love & appreciate you!
BABY SITTERS I would like to praise those who gave me time to write the Daily Bulletin by looking after my baby until the very late hours 2 - 3am!!
Carla Budjhawau, Julie Dotsch, Sylvia Krogh, & Harold Seiffert
Demelza (Malawi)
ASSEMBLY HEROS
BIG thanks to Uwe who has been so patient & supportive of our IT needs this week.
TROYA MEETING
Servas Turkey welcome you to our 3rd Euro Asian Meeting 16-20th August 2006 in Troya.
www.servas.org
OK LETS TRY AGAIN!
Please send all electronic WORKSHIP MATERIAL – we want it emailed to us. State clearly: Your name/country/ subject/workshop title. This will save months of work!!
egapapers@googlegroups.com
Claudio Pacchiega (Italy)
SERVAS ITALIAN
youve been ABSOLUTLEY GREAT -, Anna, Claudio, Elena, Mario, Uwe . BRILLANT!
PARK HOTEL STAFF !
Good venue, posh rooms, great food $ weve appreciated your professionalism & flexibility sorry if weve so often been late thanks for your tolerant smiles.
Demelza Malawi.
DEVELOPMENT
The big debate - should we advertise or spread the word about Servas and how? Well the easiest way was found in Latina; An Italian man staying at park Hotel came down to enquire about the our conference. He talked to Anna and those at the reception desk, he was so impressed by the idea of our practical peace-building and the friendliness he saw, he decided to join up at once. Anna gave him the address of the web page. Getting new members – easy huh! Marisa – Uruguay.
DAY 6 FRIDAY APRIL 7th DAILY SUMMARY – eGA DELIBERATIONS
- Election: International
Youth Coordinator: Pablo CHUFENI (Argentina) Youth Project Coordinator: Ann GREENHOUGH (Britain)
- EXCO was directed to set up a procedure & operations committee to develop a ‘Mandatory Operating Procedure Manual’.
- Appeals Committee; renamed as Conflict Resolution Committee.
- Information & Communication Team: to be appointed by EXCO and not elected by GA.
- Abstentions: These DO count towards the 2/3rds vote needed to change the statutes.
- Statutes: That there should be 3 contact people for each Servas Group.
- EXCO & Governance: EXCO to appoints a working group to continue the work of the workshop.
- Definition of areas: EXCO In conjunction with national groups will propse areas.
- Area coordinators: To be elected by the national groups of that area.
- Youth Action Plan: Adopted.
- Youth Age: Defined as 18-30 but age is not a factor which should exclude anyone.
- Budget for Youth Team: It was agreed that there was a need for a separate youth team budget.
- Host list Systems: 10 motions were passed including the need to have one world wide system with each country controlling their own data.
- SI Officers: Are individuals elected or appointed as the members of EXCO or convenors of committees.
- Convenors: Defined as being responsible for the team work of their committee.
- Officer replacement: EXCO authorised to replace officers who bring Servas into disrepute.
- Financial Operating Proceedures: Adopted as developed in Barcelona.
- Annual Grants: EXCO has the authority to give annual grants of up to $200 to help countries that apply for them.
- Distant Voting: Servas regulations as revised are adopted.
- Structure of electronic data: Each country to use the same structure of data on and off line.
- Servas Travellers Directory: EXCO directed to prepare and publish a printable directory.
- Host lists: National groups will be responsible for updating and confirming the host list at least annually.
Addition to: DAY 1 Monday April 3rd - DAILY SUMMARY – eGA DELIBERATIONS. RE: Officers
Recalls/Actions:
- GA voted for the motion to bar Vice President, Bibendra PRADHANANGA, from holding or being nominated for any
position in Servas International until he had settled his outstanding accounts to the satisfaction of the GA.
- The GA voted for the motion to bar Marco KAPPENBERGER from holding or being nominated for any positions in Servas
International until he had settled his outstanding accounts to the satisfaction of the GA.
WORKSHOPS:
Hospitality Club – An open doors system like Servas for people to learn about cultural diversity. It is entirely internet based and has currently 120,000 members and is rapidly growing. www.hospitalityclub.org SOCIAL ACTIVITY: Farewell party and presentation of attendance certificates.
Demelza – Malawi & Jane (Britain)
SO PLEASED, SO HAPPY ☺
I would like to say ‘Muchas Gracias’ for the great positive vote for the youth proposal – it means a lot to me. I am aware of the responsibility and I fully intend to carry out and meet the expectations you have of me. Its going to be hard work but I am ready for it. You will hear a lot about me in the next three years – and I hope it will all be positive as I take Servas forward in a ‘youthful’ direction. This is also my chance to grow personally within Servas and do my little bit for world peace – and that makes me feel good and very hopeful! If you are a delegate and you have a Servas youth who you think may like to be involved in our programme – get them to contact me! pablochufeni@yahoo.com.ar Yours in peace, Pablo Chufeni (Argentina)
POINT OF ORDER
Commander Robert was a US Army officer who was involved in a minor border skirmish with Canada in the last century. He subsequently retired from a military career and later in life made a much more positive contribution to humanity by composing Roberts rules of Order These have been in use in their original and amended form ever since. Countless meetings have benefited from his work. They are easily obtainable via the internet.
Chris Jones (Canada) and Grant Baynes (USA).
ROMANS, DEAR FRIENDS!
I am so sorry not to be with you. At the last minute my
wifes poor health prevented me from traveling. Sorry not to be able to share with you such an important event but I hope I have your understanding. Servas Mexico thanks those of you who are supporting democratic growth in Servas. Warmest regards to all.
Hector Peralta NS Servas Mexico.
DANES MEET
The general assembly of Servas Denmark will be on May 7th 2006. You are all welcome to join the social gathering and meeting (in Danish) in the town of Odense. For address and details see www.servas.dk
Sus (Denmark)
SI NEWS 2007/MONTHLY NE WS
Where are your articles reports. Needed now but not to be put in the place where Jane sleeps see the other notes email Jane on newsletter at servas.org
WHAT A DELIGHTFUL CONFERENCE MOMENT
On Sunday evening I shared the table with Uzbekistan. Anatoly Ionesov was making with considerable skill a crane in origami. He then told me a story of its origin. There was a 10 year old girl in Japan who was diagnosed with leukemia. She was 2 when the Hiroshima bomb went off. She was told that if she made 1000 cranes she would live. She began to make cranes, many 100’s. She unfortunate died having only made 644. Her class mates were so in support of her they continued to make the cranes and they encouraged everyone in the world to make them as a symbol of peace. In the town Hiroshima, in the peace garden, there is a statue of her as a reminder of this girls journeys of adorned with 100s of cranes - a statement of peace. Anatoly has such skill in making these cranes in origami form that he has been asked to teach this to Japanese children.I treasured the colourful crane that Anatoly made. It has though ‘flown’. Has anyone seen it? I would appreciate being re-united with this symbol of peace that has been next to the New Zealand conference name.
Marijke Batenburg (New Zealand).
New Zealand host lists up for grabs:
NZ has 5 of the coverted 2006 host lists available see me fast while stocks last!!
Marijke Batenburg (New Zealand).
BI-NATIONAL MEETING; Mexico/US.
A bi-national meeting between Mexico and the US will be held on June 4-6th 2006 in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Hotel, meals and registration and excursion cost $220. Anyone wishing to attend should contact Mary Jane Mikuriya. mikuriya at aol.com or Grant Barnes gbarnesesq at aol.com
Bienvenidos a Mexico!
THANKS TO MULLAI FOR HER SPECIAL CLUB
Those of you in it – know who you are – you lucky things – I hope it was fun! Go get them! Why settle for one!?
SERVAS PAPARAZZI
Amir, Uwe, Michael – what would we do without you and your cameras harassing us. We appreciate your dedication to the task!
FRIENDS: God won’t ask how big your house was. He will ask how many people you invited into your
home. God won’t ask how many friends you had. He will ask how many people will say that you were
their friend. Good friends are like stars, you do not always see them, but you know that they are always
there. Thank you for being my friend.
Amir Levy (Israel).
BRITISH HOST LISTS
Please see Jane – who really does not want to carry back in her car the lists she brought with her. She needs the space and she wants to sleep in the place of the host books – nice as they are!!
EMPOWERED
She’s not a loud woman – she’s an empowered woman! Had you noticed how super gender balanced we are at this conference. 21 men and 21 women – now that is great!
Demelza Benbow Malawi
SI NEWS 2006
Have you collected your copy STILL hot off the press! Please see Jane ASAP – again she need the space.
BUdhuism
JaiNism
HInduism
Vipassana
SEcularism
ChRistianity
ParSi
JudAism
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MODERATOR FAN CLUB So wonderful. Your patience, persistence, calmness, kindness and super skills has made the conference a much happier place.
GOODBYE TO ALL CONFERENCE ATTENDEES: Au revoir, Kwa heri, Arriverderci, Adios, Tsamaya sentle, hej hej, Ciao, Valete, Auf Wiedersehen...................
