“ I want to see a group of articulate intellectuals willing to honestly and openly discuss race and politics in a respectful manner. ”

“ I'm fairly new to the area. Graduated from connecticut college last year as a philosophy major and almost a religion minor. I also have been studying and practicing buddhism as well as other forms of spiritualty. I would love to meet people and chat ”

“ I am a former Canadian lawyer recently returned to the U.S. With the popularity of the religious right, I'm not sure I believe that there exist any other reasonably intelligent, left-leaning non-believers. For once, I would like to be proven wrong! ”

“ I am new to the area so I am looking to meet others who have a similar lack of religious and theistic beliefs for friendship. ”

“ I want local Cultural Creatives Meetups because the book about Cultural Creatives by Paul Ray explained to me how we created the situation we are in and it also shed light on how we collectively can move toward more conscious community building. ”

“ I want local Architecture for Humanity Meetups because I want to help the world be a better place & I know that architecture is one area I know we can succeed in improving the world around us! Every entity on this earth is affected by human design. ”