NYCFTC is an all volunteer grassroots organization educating consumers on fair trade and promoting fair trade businesses. http://fairtradenyc.org/ www.facebook.com/nycfairtradecoalition www.twitter.com/nycfairtrade

+ 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 …

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 …

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 …

ATHEISTS GROUP WHOSE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE. FOR DETAILS: WWW.NYC-ATHEISTS.ORG

The hype surrounding Big Data and Data Science is at a fever pitch with promises to solve the world's business and social problems, large and small. How accurate or misleading is this message? How is it helping or damaging people, and which people? What opportunities exist for data nerds and entrepreneurs that examine the larger issues with a skeptical view? This Meetup focuses on mathematical, ethical, and business aspects of data from a skeptical perspective. Guest speakers will discuss the mi …

Imagine… Hundreds of New Yorkers coming together in small groups of neighbors and fellow citizens to discuss topics of intensive interest… Hosted at no cost and at convenient locations and times… Aided by simple guiding principles… Inspired by the city’s grand tradition of robust conversation… Our vision is to inspire, organize, publicize, facilitate and celebrate a renaissance of healthy dialogue in New York City. Our Mission: 1. Encourage and support interesting and important conversations a …

"Wow! The New York Power Team is almost like TED Talks meets highly experiential learning and masterminding.  I was blown away by the quality of members who were up to BIG things. Thanks for putting such an amazing community together" - John V The New York Power Team is the largest monthly meeting personal growth community in New York. We have been meeting since 1993, empowering members to lead inspiring, authentic and fulfilling lives. We are a fast growing group, filled with leaders and lumin …

New York Business Opportunity Seekers and Providers Join Us With ONE EASY Click - All Profile Questions are Optional! Hello Opportunity Seeker and Provider. Welcome To Your New Wave of Prosperity! If you're here, this is probably a good description of who you are: Whether you work for yourself or others, YOU, like our members have an outstanding entrepreneurial mind, a spirit that believes in yourself and are truly passionate about the work you do. You exemplify professionalism because dail …

This group is about getting the latest information on enterprise security trends in Mobile computing, Social Media, Bring your own device (BYOD), Governance and Compliance. The meetings will consist of a featured speakers, emerging vendor demos in the security space, hands on workshops, and networking. We are in midst of an era where Cyber Security is taking front page and enterprises are embracing new technologies to defend. Come and join us to both network and learn from one another.

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 …

Welcome to the Reasonable New York meetup site. http://reasonablenewyork.com/members for more information, and to sign-up with one of our many member organizations' meetups and websites.

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 …

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 …

PHC believes that to be human is to be interdependent and interconnected with all of humanity. The absolute sacred nature of each person is the beginning and the end of a just society. The guiding principles of all human interaction must be empathy, love, and respect. We stand for a fully democratic distribution of power at all levels of society and economic justice through an equitable distribution of wealth. Society must also enable the full human development of all persons, including thier me …

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 …

Meet other local Humanists, people who believe in the basic goodness of the human spirit without supernaturalism.

To those who are interested in learning business Chinese and developing a network for doing business with Chinese people, we are the Meetup group you’ve been looking for! We will help you: 1) Advance your overall understanding of the Chinese language 2) Learn about Chinese business culture (what to do, what not to do) 3) Expand your knowledge of Chinese and international businesses, and ultimately 4) Promote Chinese-International business relations and communication We will hold bi-weekly meeti …

Bright's are people whose ethics and world view are naturalistic and wish to identify themselves as Brights. Read this: http://www.the-brights.net/vision/essays/futrell_geisert_period.html * * *

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.

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.

Are you interested in corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability, and ethical business? Are you a professional in this field, blogger, student, academic or supporter? Do you want to learn more, explore new ideas, start or boost a career in this field? Then our Meetup group is for you! Join and become an active member by attending our events and networking with other professionals who share your interest in CSR. We develop opportunities to learn and get inspired, present and showcase …

The Science of Spirituality (SOS) is directed by Sant Rajinder Singh. Anyone can be initiated for free into the Meditation practices by agreeing to become a vegetarean and to avoid intoxicants. There are many SOS centers throughout the country. In Manhattan, SOS meets each Saturday in the Community Church at 40 East 35 Street, downstairs. There is a quite meditation from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM, followed by a free Public talk from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM, followed by a free vegetarean lunch and social …

We are New York’s premiere professional networking group exclusively for in-house attorneys.  The group was established for in-house counsel, by in-house counsel and has one simple mission: To conduct outstanding, free Continuing Legal Education presentations and networking events for our members on a monthly basis. We work with top law firms and industry-leading service providers to create free CLE programs of particular interest to the in-house community, as well as valuable networking opportu …

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 …

The UX Book Club: NYC has been in existence since 2009. We meet every two months weeks to engage in in lively, in-depth discussions of books with the potential for making an impact on the way we think and work in our field. We’re also a social club, a salon-of-sorts interested in building community among like-minded folks hungry for ideas and good talk. We believe in the concept of sharing diverse perspectives as a way toward enhancing personal practice and promoting greater community understand …

The NYC Satanists/LHP Discussion Group, also known as New York City Satanists, Luciferians, Dark Pagans, and "Left Hand Path" Occultists, is one of only a very few Satanist/LHP groups in the entire world that hold regular meetings open to the general public.  We are the oldest such group (founded in 2003) and the easiest way to meet Satanists, LHPers, etc. in NYC. We hold open discussion meetings and informal social gatherings in Manhattan.  We welcome Satanists, Luciferians, "dark" Pagans, and …

Learn with us—Explore the Films, Fora, & "Arts That Spark" our ideas, discussion, debate. Arts and creative spirit delight and entertain us. They also open our minds, show us different worlds, immerse us in another's culture, and challenge us to learn and explore the great questions of human society— the past, the present and the futuristic. Welcome all students • artists professionals • entrepreneurs Who should attend? If you love to learn, think and share, then we welcome you!  Join our fri …