Author: eugenia

Public transit riders share a very special common bond (hello, “Back door!”). It seems that transit riders everywhere band together whenever there is a need.

Commuters in Australia recently started an amazing campaign called #IllRideWithYou to show solidarity after the hostage crisis in Sydney earlier this week. In this report, we learn that Australian transit riders are offering to ride the train with their fellow Muslim riders who may be scared to be attacked on public transit for fear of retribution.

After a rider tweeted about seeing a Muslim woman removing her hijab on the train, other transit riders on Twitter started offering to ride with their fellow Muslim commuters. The hashtag went viral and there’s been 150,000 tweets with the hashtag in just 12 hours, according to mic.com.

We know that Muni riders show one another kindness all the time (like in this story of random kindness or this very San Francisco-style sweet gesture). It’s pretty neat to see how this translates across the world.

Photo by @jennifermarielane

You know him as Muni Diaries Live storyteller extraordinaire and haiku champion, and now you can see him at his own storytelling show this Saturday at the Elbo Room! Jesse James and Hostelling International are hosting an evening of travel stories, celebrating the wonders, annoyances, and oddities inherent in going somewhere new. Wonders, annoyances, and oddities? Sold.

Performers include Muni Diaries Live alums Kay DeMartini, Broke Ass Stuart, Gina Gold, and Tarin Towers, as well as Nate Blanchard and special musical guest Miss Sheldra.

Holiday attire is encouraged, so we’ll see you and your ugly sweaters (or fabulous sequin dresses) there!

Travel Tavern: Home for the Holidays
Hostelling International USA
Tickets
Saturday, December 6, 2014, 7pm to 9pm
Elbo Room
647 Valencia St.
San Francisco, CA