Our new chapter is up and running with new leadership! We are dedicated to furthering feminist issues for the women in our area including employment, sexual harassment, pay equity, reproductive choice, sexual violence, and educational issues. Our intention is to make a difference in the lives of the women in our area by dedicating ourselves to several key projects each year, and through community outreach and political activities Educating and empowering the women of Chicago's North and Northwe …

… PARC is a nonprofit organization involved in assisting developing countries like Pakistan to create an environment that promotes the development of education and entrepreneurial knowledge along with raising awareness about the various social and economic conditions impacting the country. PARC will collaborate with other grassroots organizations who share the same goal of working towards progressive social change. Mission Statement Pakistan American Resource Connection's mission is to unlock th …

Drinking Liberally is an informal, inclusive progressive social group.  It gives like minded, left leaning individuals a place to talk politics.  Drinking Liberally is not a "Drinking Club" nor is it a direct action network.  Nevertheless, Drinking Liberally plays an important role in the web of American politics; it allows ordinary people to integrate political awareness into the fabric of their lives. It gets them used to talking and thinking about politics without asking anyone to embrace a p …

… 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 …

This year, we’re focusing on the ACLU of Illinois' work defending the targets of injustice and intolerance. Throughout the year, we’ll be bringing you information about how you can join the ACLU in fighting those who would write injustice and discrimination against targeted groups of Americans into our laws.

  We are an informal, inclusive progressive social group. Meet other people in Schaumburg and surrounding suburbs who are fighting the good fight. Many liberals and progressives in the NW suburbs think they're the only ones when in reality they live in liberal-leaning neighborhoods. Come on out and meet your neighbors! More about the Drinking Liberally network: http://livingliberall... Subscribe to the Schaumburg Drinking Liberally mailing list. What is Drinking Liberally? Raise your spirits whi …

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 …

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.

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 ----

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 …

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 …

… If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it. 6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results. 7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with whomever I want. Government cannot force me to be charitable. 8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion. 9. The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me. THE 12 VALUES Honest …

We are spiritual seekers who support each other with love and truth. We pray that we travel straight on our way. We seek to balance our inner heart work with outer work in the world. We pray for the needy and the suffering. It is our desire to bring the message of peace, love, and mercy, justice, and freedom to all.

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 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 …

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 …