Reenvisioning Socialism

***"New York News and Book Talk" is currently inactitive due to the organizer's travel abroad. Sign on for the notice when it restarts! If you read newspapers or blogs; if you watch news or listen to NPR; or if you read books regularly, you may want to find people to talk to about what you learned about the state of the world. Join us!

Do you want to explore cultural centers and institutions in and around New York City? We visit places one may not venture to visit because they needed that extra push for someone to make it an actual event. We are always open to suggestions of places to visit. Please join and go on our next adventure.

A.N.B.U a.k.a. "TRU-The Reality Union" (tm2007) Allied Non-Believers United is an unbrella organization to allow all non-believers of the supernatural and religeous cultural myth to have one regisitry to represent us. Goals: 1. Establish non-profit status 2. Connect all non-believers under one unbrella organization 3. Establish fund for…

The ECSBC began over 50 years ago as a religious, progressive and humanistic community based in Teaneck, NJ. While most religions are concerned with ethics, Ethical Culture puts ethics, human flourishing and social justice and political action at the center of the search for a meaningful life.

Guardian: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Guardian Tyranny: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=Tyranny Fanaticism: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=Fanaticism

HAPPY HUMANISTS VARIETY CLUB IS TEMPORARILY ON HOLD. The organizer will be stepping down as organizer of the group due to an increase in her work schedule. One of the wonderful things about being secular humanists is that that freeing of the mind often comes with an openess to a large variety of interests! So, come,...... have fun and join o…

Welcome to the History Book Club of NYC. We read and discuss - no surprise - history books! Anyone who enjoys reading and discussing history is welcome to join. We meet every six weeks on Wednesday evenings at 7pm. The books to be read are selected by vote at the end of the prior meeting. Anyone can propose a book for the next meeting. Whoever…

Ethical Culture is a Humanist and Ethical movement inspired by the ideal that the supreme aim of our lives is to create a more humane society. We stand for separation of church and state. We believe acting morally does not require belief in a god. We place our faith in the demonstrated capacity of people to do wonderful things. We believe in th…

NJHN is a growing and vibrant community of secular Humanists in Central New Jersey who believe that virtues like morality, kindness, justice and generosity derive from natural human values and reason, and are realized fully only when free from belief in supernatural powers and a spiritual afterlife. Humanism is a democratic and ethical life-sta…

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

New York Philosophy is not your typical social club! We are a community of friends who get together at new and exciting places around the city for food, drink, and interesting debates. Members are asked to review our rules of membership in our About Us page. The organizers do not receive any financial compensation for these events.

Help build the progressive movement within the Democratic Party and our country. Progressive Democrats of America (www.pdamerica.org) is a grassroots Political Action Committee operating inside the Democratic Party, and outside in movements for peace and justice. PDA's inside/outside strategy works arm in arm with the Congressional Progressive C…

Meet other local supporters of Barack Obama and come out to join us at events to rally support and bring voters to the polls on Tuesday, February 5th. We have a great event this weekend, a NY Women for Obama meeting this Thursday, and lots of volunteer opportunities to give Hillary a run for her money on her own turf. Please join us! The only way f…

By "religion-based bigotry," we mean both (1) bigotry against people because of their religion and (2) bigotry rooted in or excused by religion, e.g. bigotry against gays. We aim especially to support the concerns of those who are marginalized within already-marginalized communities here in the U.S.A., such as gay Muslims and African-American Wi…

Meet other local people interested in working towards nonviolent solutions to the conflicts in the Middle East.

South Asians for Obama (SAFO) is a grassroots movement that seeks to mobilize the South Asian American community to help elect Senator Barack Obama as the next President of the United States. We need your help to win New York and New Jersey! Please join and help schedule a fundraiser, increase visibility in popular South Asian neighborhoods and…

A dynamic unified Civil Rights & Civil Liberties meetup for NYC You'll meet with local people who value Civil Rights & Civil Liberties. Together we will advance justice, fairness, and equal opportunity for all. All that and get to know other good people who enjoy doing the same! We are working with local, national, & international groups to m…

For young professionals under 45 interested in raising money for Obama for President '08 campaign by hosting and attending fundraising events for Obama. We're all mobilized in our careers, making money, have lots of connections, this is our time to use our resources to help make history!

TimeOut NY Rates Paradigm Shift "Critics Pick" & "Best By Day" www.ParadigmShiftNYC.com Use the "F" word. Discuss. Evolve. Grow with Us. Change NYC. Change the World. Mission Statement: To foster a thriving and active feminist community with the purpose of self-expression, creating a shift in social, political, and economic consciousne…

Meet other local readers of Philosophy Now (a magazine for all those who have an interest in philosophy), or in general people intrigued by philosophy and its impact on our understanding of life, the universe and everything! The format is a lunch or dinner at a restaurant, with a limited number of people (i.e., food, wine and philosophy, just like…

Everyone is welcomed. What connects us is the love of the question, and a passion for challenging even our most cherished assumptions and principles. Come, gather, commune, eat & drink and meet other local common folk who also possess an inner zeal and curiosity for philosophy, psychology, history, spirituality, religion, anthropology, literatur…

Get up to date information about dates, times, and locations for all those Richies List events. The List is for events that have to do with Atheists, Brights, Humanists, agnostics, freethinkers, secularists, and those who want to build community without religion. Join Richies list to get info on all other like groups. Only RSVP for Fridays Drin…

The West Village Conversation Group is open to anyone who loves to make new friends and find ways of improving personal or community life. The conversation topic is voted by the participants at the beginning of the meeting. The discussion is respectful, open, and creative and there is no pressure to contribute. Event sponsored by Symposia Commu…

The purpose of the Center for Inquiry is to promote and defend reason, science, and freedom of inquiry in all areas of human endeavor. The Center for Inquiry is a transnational nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that encourages evidence-based inquiry into science, pseudoscience, medicine and health, religion, ethics, secularism, and society. Throu…

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

Title says it all. We're here to impeach Bush AND Cheney, take our Constitutional rights back, and take our country back. Bring the troops home. We need indictments, investigations, and justice. Bring back the Constitution. This is not about left or right. This is about right or wrong. "Stop being good Democrats. Stop being good Republic…

For those willing to learn to be peaceful now in all ways.

Our group is composed of concerned and politically active citizens that volunteer for the campaign. We strive to make politics fun, inclusive and empowering for those who choose to be involved. Through our collective efforts and involvement, we can achieve these goals and look forward to Senator Obama becoming President Obama. You can tell others…

Q: What is our main purpose? A: To connect and organize all the Hillary Clinton supporters in New York City! Q: Who should join us? A: Hillary supporters, undecided voters and anyone who is up for a good debate... Q: What are the benefits of joining us? A: You'll get to watch the debates with a whole mess of like minded people, and cheer f…

We meet regularly to discuss readings in Continental Philosophy that we collectively assign ourselves. People of all backgrounds are encouraged to attend. No academic background in philosophy is required. Our discussion and debate will be directed toward mutually increasing our understanding of particular philosophers and their ideas, especi…

THIS MEETUP CONSISTS OF TWO INTERDEPENDENT GROUPS: There is the MAIN DISCUSSION GROUP which meets about every two weeks and reads books and articles by Chomsky and other writers related to current world affairs, Socialism, Anarchism, and other topics of political and historical interest in preparation for discussion of all sorts of issues. Peopl…

Do you love movies and then discussing them afterward? And are you committed to furthering social justice? Let's see movies that spark awareness and then discuss them over a vegetarian dinner! We either see films in the theater or have potluck gatherings to watch a DVD. As schedules permit, we support film screenings at local non-profits as muc…

Hi, In case you haven't heard, Idealist.org has recently launched an iniatiative named "Imagine." If you're curious about the most ambitious and large-scale global humanity movement ever iniatiated in the history of mankind, please check out the link below for more details: http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/Invite/default?sid=84037200-2…

Meet other local supporters of Barack Obama! We have bunch of people in New York galvanized by Obama's message. This provides one forum for organizing folks and getting everyone involved.

Meet other local atheists and freethinkers for conversation and friendship!