… We will have space to meet once a month in the evening at the Chicago Bar Foundation so that we can touch base, socialize, and provide one another with support for our work. Do not worry about malpractice insurance because as long as we do pro bono work through an organized pro bono program, we will be covered by that program's insurance. We will also try to organize free training in areas of law in which people would like to do pro bono work so do not be intimidated by feeling out of practice …

Oh howdy and welcome to Vegan Chicago! We are the oldest and largest vegan-focused meetup group! Founded in 2002 and run by long-time vegan and animal rights activists we have extensive experience and knowledge with a passion to share. We are a vegan support group that provides connections and resources for being vegan in Chicago! Here at Vegan Chicago you won't find any goofy asterisks inside of words and you won't find any dubious fad diets or gurus being hawked. We take care of our members an …

Anyone willing to give a thoughtful, honest, yet respectful, critique is welcome. All topics, genres and forms are welcome (Ex. chapter of a novel, short story, play, screenplay, poem, article, essay, etc.). Those concerned with poverty, and / or human and animal rights and welfare, and similar issues (i.e. social justice), are especially encouraged. The works critiqued, in this group (both Chicago and Evanston), are generally by dedicated, serious writers, though all writers are welcome. T …

Under Construction (but join!) (Note that this page as well as some outgoing links are NSFW.) This group is for people who have an intuition of something better, and who are pursuing it in every direction simultaneously. You have a sense of rightness and wrongness that cuts to the bone, and it doesn't line up with traditional religion or the zeitgeist. You're an information sponge, but you hold it all provisionally and pragmatically. You know that all truths are partial perspectives, i.e. wron …

Meet other local Documentary Film Fans. Discuss docs and the subjects they deal with and recommend documentary films to one another. Make selections to watch and discuss at your Meetup. -------------- Please email Organizer DIRECTLY with questions / replies ------------ ---- Please adjust your communication settings if you want fewer messages ----

Our group exists to do what art therapists love...create! Get out of the office and into creative self-care as you make art and interact with other artists. Look forward to a wide array of opportunities to get involved and satisfy that hunger to stimulate the imagination.

… If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it. Justice “I deem one of the essential principles of our government… equal and exact justice to all men of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political.” Thomas Jefferson 6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results. Life, Liberty, & The Pursuit of Happiness “Everyone has a natural right to choose that vocation in life which he thinks mos …

NERO Chicago is Chicagoland's premier Live Action Role Playing (LARP) Group. We have been serving the greater Chicago area since 1994. NERO is a high fantasy LARP group where you can be the bringer of justice or the sneaky thief. The only limitation is your imagination. Events are held at Stone House Park where you are your character for up to 36 hours straight. For more information please see our other website at www.nerochicago.com.

If you have been doing things that are unsustainable for you, or things that you know aren't in your best interest for the future, bad habits that really are in your way, or if you picture yourself retiring in a tree house, or living off the land, or sailing on the seven seas or even trying to live 'the apartment or duplex by the lake' this group might be for you and your family.   We are following Environmental Justice policy which means, all people of any race, gender, religion, nationality, a …