Meet other local people who support Permaculture design for creating more-sustainable human environments. Everyone welcome, including all regional residents, friends & supporters! Permaculture offers practical solutions to many of the problems facing the world by using ecology as the basis of organizing systems of food production, housing, technology, economics and community. Please join us as we cultivate a beautiful, delicious and healthy tomorrow! Activities include discussion groups, tours, …

… Awareness of your energetic state (how you feel, where you feel what, how your environment is affecting you, how to not feel drained after meetings, phone calls, long travel, long days at the office, etc). We're also trained in some more well-known asana yoga traditions and martial arts traditions. If you're interested, jam session, but aharaj yoga is a bit different so you'll have to come and experience this ancient tradition that is pre-preparation for stressful meetings, jury duty, sports com …

The Philadelphia Area Songwriters Alliance (PASA) is an organization of songwriters in the Philadelphia, PA, area. Our purpose is to provide an environment for the nurturing of songwriting craft and performance. Originally formed in the 1980's, we continue to provide monthly and annual events that are free to members and provide them with both support and community. We provide a safe and healthy environment for creativity. No smoking, no alcohol, no illegal substances, no violent behavior, etc. …

When Skinner wrote Walden Two in the summer of 1945, Hitler was dead, the Depression was forgotten, Russia was a trusted ally, Hiroshima hadn't been nuked, and wisps of smog seemed to be the environment's greatest threat.  In that idyllic historical context, Skinner's blueprint defined "an environment in which people [would] just naturally do the things they need to do to maintain themselves (with something to spare for the future) and trust each other well, and then just naturally do a hundred …

Welcome to the Philadelphia Shy and Socially Anxious Meetup, the support group for people who suffer from shyness or social phobia! Our primary goal is to provide a safe, supportive environment where members like you may share thoughts, emotions, experiences and resources. Here, we provide monthly social outings (community events, restaurants, movies, museums, amusement parks, etc.). With these resources, we hope that you will be able to increase your comfort zone and expand your social netwo …

… From Wikipedia: Coworking is a style of work which involves a shared working environment, sometimes an office, yet independent activity. Unlike in a typical office environment, those coworking are usually not employed by the same organization. Typically it is attractive to work-at-home professionals, independent contractors, or people who travel frequently who end up working in relative isolation. Coworking is the social gathering of a group of people, who are still working independently, but wh …

The Philadelphia Art Collective is a site that allows art collectors to meet and connect with artists in social environments without the need to engage particular galleries. LOOK FOR UP TO MINUTE UPDATES AT: www.twitter.com/P_ArtCollective The goal is to create a open environment where creative people are free to display their work to those who have an appreciation of the visual arts. The group will have the ability to create events to showcase artistic talent. Art comes in many forms, a …

I want to start an eco-community in my area with other like minded people. We will meet regulary to discuss, plan, and implement the many steps involved.

      This social group is for singles who enjoy having fun, exploring new places and making new friends in a comfortable welcoming environment. Hey, it's all about, having a great time and having a few (hopefully a lot of) laughs along the way.....with an emphasis on friendship!! We will try different happy hours, live music, and dancing.  We'll also plan a variety of other events, just to keep things interesting.  Bowling, roller skating, hiking, kayaking, tubing, wine festival …

It can be intimidating for women to learn and ask questions when they are in an extreme minority. While open and welcoming, today's budding developer community is up to 91% male. There isn't a comfortable place where women can learn at their own pace and not be afraid to ask "stupid questions." We decided it was time to provide a place where all questions are OK and everyone can learn in a supportive environment. Our courses focus on coding, leveraging existing technology, and having something t …

Shame on UX is meet-up geared at discussing user expeience in an open-format environment. For people with a passion for good user interface design and experiences, we discuss the principals of good user experience design by exploring shamefully poor ones. It's a lot of fun. Look forward to more specific sessions focusing on optimizing specific experiences such as checkout, mailing list subscription, social sharing, content submission, and many others. We will also be running a few group exercise …

For decades, Greenpeace has stood up to the world's worst polluters, no matter how powerful. Now, we're calling on you to stand up too, to help us to meet the greatest environmental challenge in the world's history. We can rescue the climate, but it's going to take all of us. Join the Energy [R]evolution by becoming a Greenpeace volunteer!

Web Start Women is a group of girl geeks who are learning to program for the web so we can make awesome stuff online. If you have big ideas for new projects... If you want the satisfaction, control, and flexibility of building those projects yourself... If you're looking for a friendly community where you can share ideas and get inspired... And if you want to do it all in an open, supportive, intimidation-free environment with other women... then, welcome to WSW :-)   http://webstartwomen.com  

… On the other hand, the camaraderie of a club naturally tends to encourage innovation & growth, and that's the environment we're aiming to create. ---------------------------  It's not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or when the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who at the b …

Who we are… We are a circle of hope in Jesus Christ A network of cells forming congregations A people called to reconciliation An opportunity to explore and express God’s love What we do… We create an environment where people can connect with God and act for redemption Responding in love to our thirsty region and fractured society We are birthing a new generation of the church To resist and restore with those moved by the Holy Spirit

… The plan is to mostly just hang out, but people can certainly share their writing in a supportive and safe environment if they would like. Whether you post anonymously on the web, are tenaciously writing for publication, or have published (or all three), you are welcome here on equal footing. The important thing is that you like to share inner worlds through talking and writing.