The Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County, in Teaneck, NJ, was founded in 1953 as a religious, progressive and humanistic community. While most religions are concerned with ethics, Ethical Culture puts ethics, human flourishing, social justice and political action at the center of the search for a meaningful life. Join this Meetup group and, better yet, come for a visit! All our Meetup group meetings are open to the public and include more than just Meetup members. Our typical audience …

… YPAI is structured around a monthly event that combines social and action-oriented activities focused on addressing human rights issues. YPAI is designed to provide young professionals the opportunity to exchange ideas, grow professionally, and proactively address the state of human rights worldwide. Learn more about Amnesty International’s Young Professional Network: http://www.amnestyusa.org/resources/young-professionals.   If you have any suggestions for future meetups please let us know!

This group participates in local as well as national politics.  We are interested in supporting candidates who promote a non-interventionist foreign policy, sound monetary policy, an audit of the Federal Reserve and economic policies that provide the greatest value for the majority of people.  From time to time we have speakers, debate viewing parties and gatherings to discuss ways to improve the Democratic Party and take action. Prior to a primary we will support particular candidates that cham …

… you knew someone who could tell you, or could lend you the book - you are generally well-read and appreciative of world literature and culture - you identify yourself with the bengali culture, but you are certainly not parochial in your thoughts and actions   What you will not find in this group - PNPC (if you are a bengali, you know what it is) - anything even remotely to do with organization of pujos   We will meet initially at parks, museums, coffee shops and restaurants to know the members, …

Have Fun Stormin' the Castle?.. The New York Libertarian meetup is New York's no compromise pro-freedom political group. It's the place to learn about Libertarian principles and then put them into action. "Peace, Freedom Prosperity"

… vertising   Join us to plan activist events and projects; get together to discuss feminism, current events, and anything else of interest; plan creative projects like advertising campaigns, videos, stories, spoken word and poetry; and start activist actions on issues that matter to us!   Group Organizer: James French (347-881-3935, feminist.fray@gmail.com), Radical feminist activist dedicated to ending male supremacy, patriarchy, and inequality. Website: www.radicalfeministactivists.co.cc

The Amnesty International NYC Women's Human Rights Action Team (NYCWHRAT) welcomes all who want to do activist work for women's human rights globally and at home.  Our mission is to become advocates globally and locally for the promotion of women's human rights. We work on a range of women's human rights issues that support Amnesty International's mission.

This is the meetup group for the We Are Change NYC chapter. We will keep you informed about NYC events including details on the weekly Ground Zero educational street actions. We will also be holding events, film screenings, special seminars, protests, confrontations and other actions.

We’re looking for Choreographers, Dancers, Organizers, and Movement Artists of all kinds who are interested in bringing their art form to the Occupy Movement. A group is forming and will be meeting regularly to incubate ideas for creating dance that aligns with the Occupy movement in either content or form. There’s a focus on planning a day of creative-action for May 1, as well as exploring how we might participate in Dance Parade (May 19th). But most importantly, we’re interested in bridging th …

The goal of this group is to bring together Asian and Asian-American men with strong socio-political conscience for the purpose of diaologue, mutual support and action. We will share our stories, ideas, hopes, ambitions, as well as our individual talents, knowledge and resources for the purpose of bettering our lives and that of posterity.

Meet other local citizens who are interested in discussing the events of the 9/11 attacks, and the subsequent investigation, commission, and report. Gather for support and possible action on this critical topic.

Our mission is to raise awareness and educate the electorate of our Individual Rights and the Government trampling thereof. Ideas, such as those enumerated in the Constitution, are the ultimate cause for historical change. Empty slogans and political rhetoric are not the requirement of these times. This Age requires an understanding of why citizens are entitled to Life, Liberty, Private Property and the Pursuit of Happiness. Our purpose is to speak about and take ACTIONS to protect these preciou …

Local Libertarians joining together to bring local government under control. We will work to improve the openness of government, and hold elected and appointed public officials accountable for their actions. We will push for smaller and less expensive local government, and run candidates who support those goals. Members of other political parties who agree with our aims are welcome to join.

… The "Reset America" concerts will raise money to support community activism and sponsor action teams that will constructively engage the corporate and political power structures.    The first phase of our outreach will be the distribution of "Reset" buttons that people can wear on their caps, shirts , bags etc. We will ask for donations ranging from $2.00 to whatever a donor feels comfy contributing.  Hopefully, in the very near future we will look out on our country and the world and be moved b …

How do we as New Yorkers respond to economic crisis, peak oil, and climate change? These have been the central questions of this Meetup since its formation back in 2004.  T he group held monthly meetings at a now-closed restaurant in Chelsea.  Some of its members organized an epic but poorly attended NYC peak oil conference back in 2006.  After experimenting with format changes, aiming to shift the focus of the Meetup from talk to action, Bill Burke and I decided to end monthly meetings …

Libertarians: We are not primarily political, we simply respect property rights and thus live by a code of non-aggression. Property rights are sacred to us because civilization is built on social cooperation and social cooperation is only made possible by the clear delineation and respect of property rights. Entrepreneurs: in a general sense, we are the creative and energetic members of society seeking to produce value; weather it be economic, social or personal. The Society …