Free people, competing markets and lawful government The Austin Liberty Activists group is an Open Discussion Mailing List and Message Board serving individual citizen activists in the greater Austin Texas area. Many members are active within Austin Liberty Coalition (ALC) organizations. Open topic email exchanges via this group's mailing list are how members share, learn and develop their views on civil liberties. As this group is primarily a communication network with few restrictions organiz …

This meetup began as the Austin Mike Huckabee for President 2008 Meetup Group. Since that dog died, and since the organizer believes in something called Christian Democracy, the group has been changed to reflect this. Everyone from Huckabee days is welcome to stay, and all others that are interested in Christian Democracy are welcome to join. WHAT IS CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY? Christian Democracy is not a religion. It is not a church. It is not Christianity per se. Christian Democracy is a 130 year …

Are you a cannabis aficionado? Does industrial hemp interest you? How about the issue of medical marijuana? An interest in the botanical sciences? A connoisseur? Let's get together and talk about how cannabis can end world hunger, global warming, deforestation, and the energy crisis! "If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so." - Thomas Jefferson

Free people, competing markets and lawful government The Austin Liberty Activists group is an Open Discussion Mailing List and Message Board serving individual citizen activists in the greater Austin Texas area. Many members are active within Austin Liberty Coalition (ALC) organizations. Open topic email exchanges via this group's mailing list are how members share, learn and develop their views on civil liberties. As this group is primarily a communication network with few restrictions organiz …

How our food is made, where our food comes from and what our food does to us, taps into a lot of the pressing political issues and challenges of the 21st century, like peak oil, globalization, worker's rights, environmental and health issues. This book club is dedicated to reading and discussing the work of authors that write about food and whose books relate to political issues of our life time. We meet about every six weeks on a weekend day at Book People Downtown. Please bring your book and n …

Meet Libertarians near you! Come to a local Libertarian Meetup to share your opinions on today's political climate and issues and learn how you can contribute to America's political future. Everyone interested in Libertarianism is welcome!

Meet Libertarians near you! Come to a local Libertarian Meetup to share your opinions on today's political climate and issues and learn how you can contribute to America's political future. Everyone interested in politics is welcome!

This is the Northwest Republican-Patriotic Alliance open to those who vote Republican in national elections and support good government run by patriots for the people by the people of the State of TX and the USA.  I invite all who share our concerns to join whether their issues are tolls on personal vehicles, right to bear arms or any aspect of good government they are concerned about relevant to Texas, the USA or our local communities! We are open to posting events of interest by and to all goo …

This is a running group for people who are looking for others to run with. All levels are welcome, however distances usually start at around 4-6 miles, with longer distances available for those looking for more training mileage. Most folks in the group are training at paces between 8 and 12 minutes per mile. This group emphasizes trail running and we run natural, unpaved trail surfaces whenever situations permit, such as weather, trail conditions, and lighting.  Please review the calendar detail …

Meet Libertarians near you! Come to a local Libertarian Meetup to share your opinions on today's political climate and issues and learn how you can contribute to America's political future. Everyone interested in politics is welcome!

If you seek feedback on your writing from people other than adoring family and polite friends, and if you're willing to read and help other writers with constructive feedback, then this group is for you. At our meeting, member submissions are workshopped using the Milford model. - Manuscripts are distributed at least 2 weeks prior to the workshop. - Members provide editorial comments and general writing issues in the margins of the document and write a separate typewritten review. - Members mus …

Bill Moyers, long respected for his insightful and provocative journalism, is back on air! Come join us as we watch a segment of Moyers & Company followed by lively discussion over drinks and food. We believe that good conversation is one step on a shared path to finding solutions to the challenges that face our democracy. The Bill Moyers Discussion Group promotes civil discourse and public engagement. This group is a project of Coffee Party Austin. We are neither for big government nor small go …

We Are Change is a citizens based grassroots peace and social justice movement working to reveal the truth behind the events of September 11th, 2001. We seek to expose the lies of the government and corporate elite who remain suspect in this crime. In addition, we are here to aid the sick and dying first responders through fundraising and social outreach programs in order to promote awareness of those who suffer from physical, emotional, and psychological traumas they received in the aftermath o …

A new party to set about to change the corrupt political process in the US. We will be using the platform established by AmericansElect.org to run for President in 2016, so we need to start now. Both parties and our whole 2 party system are so corrupt that we need to get organized now if things are ever to change. We don't have time to reverse global warming, help the poor and save our democracy.  Our Motto, Liberal Goals with Conservative Accountable Government.

We are a group of adults in the New Braunfels-San Marcos area who like to explore contemporary issues in a mindful way. Our primary objective is to use philosophy to enhance personal growth and find solutions to social dilemmas. As our group matures, we would like to take on small social change projects and philanthropy. We meet every 4th Saturday afternoon of the month for refreshments and conversations about a pre-arranged topic. Potential topics include corporal punishment, separation of chur …

Let's get together and discuss feminist ideas and gender equality over cocktails (or hot tea!). I started this group to unite the feminists of San Antonio. Radical? Moderate? Second wave? Third wave? Young? Old? Male? Female?  Gay? Straight? Let's unite for equality!

This is a book group for anyone interested in reading and discussing books. An Austin search revealed that most book groups in Austin are in the North, so those of us in the South area of the city need a group! We have been active for several months with 3-4 members but would love to have more people involved. Our choice of books is always up for discussion and member choice. We do like to choose books three or four months in advance so those ordering from places like Amazon can get them all in …

We are a group of people who seek to monitor and possibly influence legislation related to secular issues in Texas. Among our interests are church-state separation, educational issues, and social issues affecting the "nones." The members of SLAC are mostly members of the Center For Inquiry - Austin and the Atheist Community of Austin; however, we welcome all those interested in maintaining a separation of church and state as well as other reasonable (i.e. secular) actions by our state government …