These events aim to bring people together in local pubs to discuss topics of social, political and communal importance. Experienced facilitators will be assigned to small discussion groups. The idea is to rescue people from antagonistic, detrimental Internet exchanges and re-introduce face-to-face, civil and open discussion. These events are free, all are welcome to attend. We encourage patronage to the local venues during the dialogues. They are interesting and quite fun. Topics are usually de …
War-mongers are pounding the drum for war against Iran on the grounds that someday they might have nuclear weapons. But attacking Iran will not make US, Israel or anyone else safer -- it will kill many, many thousands; destroy the land, sea, air for generations; torpedo our own economic recovery -- and guarantee the spread of nukes as the only way to prevent an attack.
Whether you already love reading the Sunday New York Times, or would like to treat yourself to a great new indulgence, come join this friendly, lively group to discuss all sorts of topics. No longer for singles only, all are welcome. If you like the idea of a book club, but never have time to read the book, we're an easier alternative. Are you a news junkie, or semi-news-junkie? Want to make some new friends in a laid-back setting, and maybe engage gray matter? Do you like reading aloud or …
We are a group of community members who have been negatively affected by the economic crisis. We created this group in order to provide a "Town Hall" or "Discussion Group" to talk about our concerns regarding the current direction of our government and society. The purpose of this group is to provide a forum where we can discuss openly any issue regarding the economy that is affecting us personally or collectively either in our past, present, or future. Such issues are homelessness, foreclosure, …
Humanity is being stewed... but the damage is gradual and hardly perceptible. Just like FROG STEW, the frog doesn’t know he’s gonna get cooked when he jumped in that pot of water, because it starts out nice and cool. But slowly and steadily the lethal process occurs. If he were thrown into boiling water, he’d jump right out, quickly aware of the deadly danger. But instead, as the temperature keeps rising, he is comfortably adapted to each new and changing degree until slowly he loses all conscio …
This social group is for those who would like to meet people of calm and quiet personality who enjoy discussing intellectual topics in a collected manner. Smart and intuitive chicks and dudes with an open minded sense of humor of any nationality and in their 20s and 30s, or thereabout, are highly encouraged to join. The word 'social' often conjures others words like extroverted, loud, busy, popular for which there are many meetup groups already filling this role. As such, this group aims to att …
What are Skeptics and what does one do at a Skeptics' Meet-Up? Is it, as a friend put it, a bunch of people looking at each other suspiciously with one eyebrow raised, thinking, "I'm not too sure about you.?" Ask the members of the forum what a Skeptic is, and you may hear a slightly different answer from each person. Among us, you will find people who love the hard sciences, psychology, philosophy, politics, current events, history, the list goes on. The common denominator? We enjoy dis …
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