The LA Feminist Book Club is a space for feminists to openly exchange ideas and critique literature. It supports the development of community and fosters discourse for a civil society against gender oppression. By providing a space for people to talk and learn from each other, we hope to encourage the personal and social practice of feminism in everyday life. Please follow us on Facebook!

Join us as we investigate strange new places and people in the city of fallen angels! Usually involving Free Food, Free Drinks, and Free Admission. These are what we strive to find.  Read on for further details... Welcome Social Detectives and Sub-Culture Investigators! This is an "Advanced Professional Grade" MeetUp group where we strive to connect outside of MeetUp to MeetUp with others who have never heard of MeetUp... From Urban Vampires to Uber-Hollywood wannabes to Underground Swingers, we …

Co-Parenting for Prospective Moms and Dads - OPEN To LGBT and STRAIGHT ALLIES Co-Parenting: "parenting together" An innovative family structure for those marginalized from society's traditional view of families, ie. LGBT and/or single moms and dads, the term can refer to an adult (or adults plural) who shares parenting responsibilitie. CO-GENDER DISCUSSION AND SUPPORT GROUP. Explore this innovative family structure with personal stories and guest speakers with topics ranging from finding the rig …

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. We are a group of people who get together to study a vast array of esoteric subjects. We meet every other week in the Del Rey area. This study group is interactive and open to all levels of experience. Love is the law, love under will.

Intimate relationships are one of the greatest and most profound sources of personal and spiritual growth, however many of us have forgotten the real meaning of relationships. In ancient days men and women came together to honor the divine within themselves and within each other. Relationships weren’t based in dependency, obligation, sacrifice or selfishness, but were rather a means for personal and spiritual development. They were a means of connecting to the scared feminine and masculine withi …

This is a book club for anyone interested in Buddhism and/or philosophy of life. We will be reading and discussing books such as The Living Buddha, Buddhism the First Millenium, Unlocking the Mysteries of Birth and death etc...Daisaku Ikeda is a Buddhist leader, peacebuilder, a prolific writer, poet, educator and founder of a number of cultural, educational and peace research institutions around the world. As third president of the Soka Gakkai (value-creating society) and founder of the Soka Gak …

How It Works: ============== The basic minimum requirements are that you show up at a Meetup. The minimum requirement for you to really get something out of it is that you show up with some of your music. The core process goes like this: * Set aside a block of time, preferably 12 hours and as close to the meetup as is reasonable. * Try to write and complete(1) 20 songs(2) during that 12 hours (this is the "Immersion" part) * Whatever you have done, you bring to the meetup. * You …

Come join other jazz musicians to play standards and learn from each other in a fully collaborative environment. With this group I aim to expand our knowledge and craftmanship of the great art form we call Jazz. If you like to listen to jazz, you are also welcome to watch the jam sessions, even if you don't play an instrument. Gigging opportunities have opened up for players in the meetup group as well. The mainstay of the group are the regular Jam sessions which are held once a month. Educat …

The Aetherius Society is a non-profit spiritual and metaphysical organization founded in 1955, dedicated to world peace and global Service. Our purpose is to bring together like-minded people who wish to be of Service to humanity and the Mother Earth, and to learn more about the planetary changes that are now taking place upon our world. At our Headquarters in Hollywood, CA we hold various lectures and workshops on metaphysical topics, as well as regular services: Divine Services, Sundays at …

In my work as a clergyman, I find myself going back to the great philosophers constantly -- the Greeks -- e.g., Plato, Aristotle, the Romans -- e.g. Cicero, Marcus Aurelius, and any modern thinkers who thought is connected to the ancients. It occurs to me there may be others in the area who would like to read, study and discuss the foundations of the Western mind, and who don't want to drive in to the excellent sounding groups in Santa Monica. We meet monthly in my living room in Sherman Oaks. N …

Blessed Be! We have 2 group for all Wiccans, Pagans, Druids, and other people who have positive magickal paths ( or simply positive paths & haven't explored this kind of community yet). The 1st group below you can participate in thru meetups on this site; the other deeper group you must come to the meetups on this site & meet the organizer & participants in person --to be invited to attend:  Scroll down for info on our deeper group. There seems to be a lack of meetups on the West side of town, …

Do you like watching movies? We do, too. We also like to watch movies with people who like to watch movies. Old movies, foreign movies, weird movies, silent movies, cult movies and sometimes new movies. At the theatre or our house or your house. Let's get together to watch and talk about movies. Open to people 12 years old and up.

The Beverly Hills Women's Network is the perfect destination for happy, affluent renaissance women who are focused on living their lives to the fullest and creating a relevant legacy! Renaissance: --n. a revival or rebirth, especially of culture and learning. A renewal of life, interest, or vigor. Membership Has It's Privileges. What Are The Next Steps ? 1. Submit a true, recent and accurate photo of your "human" self and not an "avatar" nor photos of flowers, animals, or the like that you feel …

Do you consider yourself to be kind and thoughtful? To be accepting of others? To be fun and engaging? Do you feel like you relate with so many, yet have met so many who rashly assume they probably won't relate with you? Do you feel like people seem to genuinely like who you are, yet even so, somehow don't quite know what to do with you in "their world?" Perhaps you almost feel like you're expected to focus on aligning your being with some kind of niche community or sub-culture, based on some di …

The So Cal COMMUNITY IS LARGER THAN REPRESENTED BY THIS SITE & IS ON ANOTHER low volume, nonmeetup EMAIL LIST which you can join in addition to, or instead of this, meetup(info provided in your welcome email): we've added this meetup site to expose more people to these events & provide more social media options to our community so that the email-list stays low volume.  Plus our focus is around sharing experiences together in the real world, not spending time reading & typing on the internet: The …

Welcome to the “Around the Samovar” group of tea lovers. “The Samovar is one of the most special ways to prepare tea I think. It’s fiery smoke ads to the flavor of the tea. The steam, smoke and simmer remind of an old, but not forgotten time where social life had a higher value in society than today. It brings people together in peace, like Hot Springs or camp fires do.” says Harald Kanz This open group is aimed for people with interest in the historic ways of tea making using Samovars, to enjoy …

We call ourselves The Secret Squirrel Society and we are a sports and social group whose focus is to join people through playing sports, socializing, meeting new people and giving back to the community. We are a membership based group that offers members the flexibility of either paying a monthly fee or per sporting event fee for membership. There are no annual contracts. Our co-ed pick-up flag football games are open to anyone eighteen years of age or older, all skill sets are welcomed and anyo …

This is the US group for the "Everything Beta" program. BUILDING THE FUTURE. DIGITAL SOCIETY. EVERYTHING IS BETA. The "Everything Beta" program is a combination of software, workshops and open events. It uses the ioxit™ engine, driving an integrated open web builder with domain name management, graphical web design environment and structuring tools which allow for solid, real time design development and user experience. ioxit™ is created by the groups organizer Detlev

The standard for men has been set too low. We’ve seen the lowest common denominator win the cover stories for decades. We feel it, as men, the suffocating expectation to stay in line, bottle up, and soldier on alone. But we see around us that times are changing. The long accepted “man rules” are being challenged and updated; and we are sensing there’s a new Renaissance for men to be better, more whole and balanced in the community. Our generation is starting to aspire to healthier living, happie …

Ladies…please join me in starting the West LA Chapter of the Blue Thong Society (http://www.bluethongsociety.com/). Let’s celebrate being a 50+ youngster…together! The Blue Thong Society (BTS) was started eight years ago when a woman turned 50 in Encinitas, CA. At that time, she decided to bring together her sisters from other mothers. Since then, BTS has created a phenomenon of Gal Pals who give back to their community while enjoying social events to create a community. Our Chapter, which is ca …