The Red Victorian is an historic hotel

Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...

 located in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district

Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, California

Haight-Ashbury is a district of San Francisco, California, named for the intersection of Haight and Ashbury streets. It is also called The Haight and The Upper Haight.-Location:...

, two blocks from Golden Gate Park

Golden Gate Park

Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, is a large urban park consisting of of public grounds. Configured as a rectangle, it is similar in shape but 20% larger than Central Park in New York, to which it is often compared. It is over three miles long east to west, and about half a...

 and well served by public transit.

The hotel was constructed in 1904 as the Jefferson Hotel. In 1967 during the Summer of Love

Summer of Love

The Summer of Love was a social phenomenon that occurred during the summer of 1967, when as many as 100,000 people converged on the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, creating a cultural and political rebellion...

 it was called the Jeffrey-Haight. In 1977, Dr. Sami Sunchild, environmental artist and social activist, acquired the building, painted the Victorian facade red plus 9 other trim colors, and named it the "Red Victorian". She intended the business to embody the ideals of the area, including the peace movement, the environmental (or "green") movement, the cooperative community movement, and the social justice

Social justice

Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being. The term and modern concept of "social justice" was coined by...

 movement.

The Red Victorian hosts World Conversations, also known as conversation cafes and is featured on Conversation Cafe

Conversation Cafe

Conversation Café is an international movement, started by author Vicki Robin fostering coffee house meetings on a regular basis for interesting communication about relevant issues amongst strangers in the Socratic tradition of respectful dialogue. Conversation Cafes started in Seattle after 9/11...

's website Featured Conversation Cafe. These World Conversations are held every Sunday morning at 9am in the Peace Cafe. Sami Sunchild states: "As part of a movement to restore the lost art of conversation, Peaceful World Conversations bring people together to talk about topics that matter in their own lives and in the world as a whole." Peaceful World Conversations.

"The Red Vic" has been decorated and restored celebrating these themes; each of the 18 guest rooms has a unique design. The building also houses Peaceful World Foundation, the Peace Center, Peace Arts Gallery and Gift Shop and Red Vic Peace Cafe.

External links

• http://www.redvic.com/