Meet with other NYC IT Professionals and Hackers. We are gathering to discuss solving problems, breaking systems and securing our networks. Ethical & Black Hat hacking in today's world is almost one in the same. We want our meetup to be about sharing tips, networking, and talking shop! Come all as this is an open invite to anyone who wants to learn and have some enlightening discussions.

Hello my fellow social workers!!! I'm a licensed social worker, psychotherapist, psychoanalytic candidate, and member of the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service Alumni Advisory Board.  Over the years I worked as clinical consultant with the New York City Children’s Services and was a member of the Queens Borough President, Helen Marshall: Task Force on Domestic Violence, Child Maltreatment and Elder Abuse. I have consulted with numerous organizations regarding LMSW exam developm …

The Compass Cultural Association support events in the New York area concerning the harmonious development of mankind. The possibility of having an aim is what makes the difference between an ordinary person and those persons who has felt the urge to locate themselves, to escape from those daily prisons which constantly impoverish them without giving them direction. It is hence essential, once the goal has been identified, to determine a route and the vehicle with which to undertake the journey …

Welcome, Less Wrong/Overcoming Bias, New York - New York, NY is for Thinkers. It is for those who think rationally (or who think they can think rationally), those who are interested in improving their thinking and are not afraid of having their thoughts and ideas explored and challenged. Anyone who is interested in rationality, honest inquiry and the free uncensored exchange of ideas should come to these meetups. Below are a few websites about thinking, rationality, honest inquiry and the free …

Animal Protection League of NJ is dedicated to eliminating animal suffering and exploitation by promoting respect for animals. To reach this goal, we educate to increase public awareness of the institutionalized and legalized abuse of animals. We encourage activism in our own communities to end the cruelty. We promote lifestyle changes to reduce and eliminate the suffering Issues of concern include testing on animals, the killing of wildlife for management or sport, the fur industry, animals ra …

The Manhattan Great Books Reading and Discussion Program is based on the idea that by reading from the great books of our civilization and discussing them with other people - sharing your insights and questions - you can reach a fuller understanding of these works than you could on your own. We meet in room 508 at the NY Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West (entrance is on W. 64th Street) the first Wednesday of each Month (Sept thru June) at 7:30 PM All are invit …

A Sustainable Conversation is part think-tank, part support network and all about ethical and ecologically-sound business practices. From the worlds of fashion, interior and industrial design, architecture, and craft-making,  we are an interdisciplinary and international group of people committed to positive social change. At our meetings, we provide a space for generating and discussing new ideas, networking, connecting business to design, and turning concepts into realities. Our mission is to …

Are you intelligent, knowledgeable, an intellectual who thrives on stimulating conversation? Then you will likely enjoy this lively meetup, where we will discuss issues relevant to us all, from politics, philosophy, ethics, news, history, spirituality, relationships; the floor is wide-open to topics. We’ll pick a subject at the beginning of each meetup and discuss it over dinner at a reasonably-priced restaurant or café at a location in the west village or Chelsea. All ages are welcome, especial …

Thank you for checking us out. I'm a Loss Prevention Professional with 12 years experience in the field, currently employed by a Fortune 500 Retailer as a Regional Loss Prevention Manager, tasked with overseing Loss Prevention Operations throughout the New York Market. Do you find criminal and law enforcement topics exciting? If you think you'd be interested in working as a plain clothes detective, observing and apprehending shoplifters, but have no idea how to go about obtaining such a job, the …

Explore*Attract*Create Inspired Action is a consistent and empowering energy source.  You'll receive, act out, observe, and directly integrate motivation and inspiration - intelligently exploring the self-awareness and fearless transformation it takes to live life by your own design. "You aren’t learning when you’re just listening to someone tell you how something is done.  You’re learning when you try to do that something - acting out the inspiration and then putting that inspiration into actio …

Dog people who are interesting in more than "the basics" of dog owning. Monthly seminars are a new monthly dog-centric seminar series designed to enrich the relationship between canines and their human companions. "Your Dog is Smart, Now it's Your Turn" is presented on the second Thursday of each month at 7 pm at the Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park West, 11215. Seminars are co-hosts and co-produce by FIDO in Prospect Park, in conjunction Brooklyn Bark, dog walking & pet sitting service …

A Meetup Group for fans of The Partially Examined Life podcast! We'll listen to the podcast and continue the discussion together! You don't have to know any philosophy, or even to have read the text we're talking about to (mostly) follow and (hopefully) enjoy the discussion.

Philosophy and Our Lives is a NYC meetup that dwells in the tension between individual life that is lived for the first time, and civilization as a shared creation over generations. Can philosophy be of any value to our being in this world? We read and discuss the uniqueness of the present moment - the philosophy of our time - through the lens of thinkers such as Nietzsche, Camus, Sartre, Adorno, De Beauvoir, Benjamin, Kant, Kierkegaard, Spinoza, Husserl, Habermas, Levinas, Kafka, Althusser, Bub …

Membership is comprised of Women either in the Information Security field or wanting to enter the field. The purpose of this group is to advance women in Information Security by promoting networking, education, mentoring, resource-sharing, and opportunities. Regular workshops will be offered to bridge the gap of theory and/or minimal hands-on labs from a course you took or self-studying. You will get to learn and practice in an environment of like-minded women. Workshops will be led by SME's in …

Based in Fort Greene, I'd like this meetup to offer fellow rational, free-thinking Brooklynites an opportunity to come together to learn, share, or just sit and stare. Our meetups will generally be topic-driven and conversational.  Members should feel free to bring any reading or viewing material to contribute to the discussions and debate and argument is definitely allowed. Of course, people of all backgrounds, genders, ages, sexual orientations, races, and even religions are welcome. There is …

"It is what it is" or "to be or not to be" or "I know one thing for sure and that is that I know nothing" this last one expressed by Plato's teacher, Socrates. The purpose is to to gather occasionally in a local place (bookstore, library, restaurant, park etc.,) for a slow motion relaxing time where we can exchange ideas, points of view, or just think out loud and get a response. Schools of thought, fundamental nature or knowledge, reality, values, existence, ethics, good, bad and other subjects …

Welcome! This group is for people interested in reading and discussing philosophy, theology, their intersections, and their divergences. This group is open to people with or without a background in philosophy or theology. Our general task is to attempt to understand interesting and challenging texts in the history of philosophy with an emphasis on key texts in the "Continental" canon. Our theological inquiries will primarily be concerned with finding ways in which these philosophical texts provi …

How does one live a good life? This simple question can be surprisingly difficult to answer. Yet not taking an honest try at answering it (or even worse: ignoring the question entirely) can lead to the risk of misliving one's life. One of the main goals of ancient philosophy in the West was to help guide people in answering this question rigorously and well, and then helping people to live in accordance with their life's philosophy (literally "the love of wisdom"). One of the most successful and …

Do you enjoy stimulating conversation with other philosophical individuals?  Are you interested in publicizing your thoughts through some form of media?  If so, this might just be the group for you! We engage in deep conversations about various topics.  We also enjoy strategizing on how to successfully publish and promote our work.

+ Cooperation Hub is daily networking meetups for co-founders classified by professions. + We're launching the first organized bartering system; where you can exchange you talented hours with other professionals in a safe and ethical environment. watch the video : http://www.CooperationHub.com --------------- Looking for co-founders in New York? tired of going to the big events which happens once in months only !? Join us for a daily meetups in small intimate groups classified by professions; w …

A grass-roots progressive political party working for economic, social and political justice for all and ending the duopoly that controls our system. It can be a reality through an engaged, active citizenry.

5 over 4 is a multi-media zine. We take field trips and make live events to connect and inspire. Example: go to nyc/brooklyn to hear live jazz, write/draw/video, make an event live or on-line that showcases the work created including the source of inspiration.

Do global issues require global politics? What does democracy mean in a global era? What would the democratization of global governance look like? Is this feasible? Desirable? What can be done to advance it? Who else is working on this? This is a group for New Yorkers interested in Global Democracy. Join us to discuss the theories and praxes of Global Democracy; connect with a diverse global network of those mobilizing under its banner; and maybe even do some organizing of our own.