The Evolver Social Movement’s mission is to create the scaffolding for an international consciousness network based on cooperation, environmental stewardship, joy, creativity and play. We enlist a permaculture approach to this social art sculpture, believing our local communities know what’s best for them. The Washington, D.C. Evolver Spore is providing a forum for people to interact on a face-to-face level to raise awareness and empower our local community in this extraordinary time. Ever-consc …

Welcome to the online home of the DC/MD/Northern VA Local of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)! The DSA is the largest socialist organization in the United States, and the principal U.S. affiliate of the Socialist International. DSA's members are building progressive movements for social change while establishing an openly socialist presence in American communities and politics. Prominent DSA members and officers include Noam Chomsky, Barbara Ehrenreich, Gloria Steinem, and Cornel Wes …

We are a group of individuals who promote life long learning and social / spiritual connections

The Global Women's Network meetup is meant as a real-world counterpart to the virtual Global Women's Network wiki (www.global-womens-network.org) which strives to be the largest collaborative information source on women's and girls' organizations and initiatives around the world. This meetup will bring us together to discuss issues affecting women and girls at the local, national, and global level. Each monthly meetup will feature a speaker or panel of speakers representing organizations tha …

We are a community group of purpose, goals, and action. We seek to combat modern slavery, which is the economic exploitation of individuals through the use of violence and coercion, and human trafficking, which is the modern-day slave trade. Come join us and explore how you can take part! ---------------- OUR VISION ---------------- A world without slavery ----------------- OUR MISSION ----------------- To end slavery forever by leveraging the power of the community to - Creat …

… While a variety of definitions of "progressive Islam" can be found, this group is guided by the words of Professor Omid Safi: "Progressive Islam encompasses a number of themes: striving to realize a just and pluralistic society through a critical engagement with Islam, a relentless pursuit of social justice, an emphasis on gender equality as a foundation of human rights, and a vision of religious and ethnic pluralism." We welcome all individuals to this group, regardless of your level of famil …

The Washington Buddhist Peace Fellowship is a network of Buddhist sanghas and like-minded individuals in the Washington D.C. metro area who are committed to creating a peaceful world by peaceful means, through mindful engagement with the world to reduce social injustice. More about WBPF. Please also visit  our website WBPF.org. Our email list is on YahooGroups

… The Friendship Archway Network is a communications network of social entrepreneurs, "changemakers", professionals, community advocates, "changemakers", investors, students, community leaders, businesses, Asian Americans, Chinese Americans and people of diverse backgrounds interested in bridging  cultural, digital and other divides and strengthening harmony and unity of purpose. Learn about creative solution-oriented approach to social justice. Connect with people you may not otherwise meet in-pe …

… Gather and discuss/plan these community environmental programs that offer uplifting, practical and value-enhancing knowledge regarding health, environmental stewardship, social justice, and peace.

Amnesty International USA Washington, DC Chapter supports Amnesty International USA's vision of a world in which every person enjoys the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights instruments. We organize events? such as concerts, protests and vigils? that raise awareness of human rights violations and inform the public about what can be done to oppose these violations. We also advocate on behalf of prisoners of conscience and other victims …

We have been working for human rights since 1982 as part of Amnesty International, the world's oldest and most effective human rights organization. We focus on freeing/protecting prisoners of conscience and other human rights defenders and ending the death penalty, especially in Maryland.

Your dream is the difference you want to make before you die. Bobb Biehl OUR PURPOSES: To equip and empower every Christian to fulfill the calling that God has laid on their heart. To put ministry in the hands of Christians by turning institutional bottlenecks into community fountains.   HOW IT WORKS: Educate, Mentor & Connect Educate Christians in the basic principles of ministry startup on an open source WIKI http://fe.fairfaxcirclechurch.org Mentoring through this Meetup to manage onl …

… But all of it should be challenging in one way or another...It's for people of faith and people who struggle with faith...It's for people who are trying to figure out what life looks like at the intersection of spirituality, conversation, new ideas, science, justice, and the arts...It's for people interested in deep, substantial theological conversations. Authors who have volunteered to help kick-off our fall include Carol Howard Merritt (Tribal Church) & Enuma Okoro (Reluctant Pilgrim). There a …

Fellowship X is a social and spiritual fellowship serving Generation X (those born in the '60s and '70s). We are affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington (UUCA). We hold spiritual services each Friday night that are run by our members, followed by food and conversation at a local restaurant of the group's choosing. Our Friday Night Services provide a safe, contemplative environment for focusing on our spiritual centers, in all their various manifestations. All are welcome. …

… We have author talks at pubs, book discussions, a justice group, meditation sessions, labyrinth walks and more.  On our part, we are a multicultural, multi-creedal, and global Christian-type of group.  We come from many continents and traditions.  But most importantly, we are the type of group that does something as crazy as drawing from the major streams of the Christian family (Protestant, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, black church tradition, progressive, "born-again," etc.) and try to lea …

… The Pub is for people of faith and people who struggle with faith...It's for people who are trying to figure out what life looks like at the intersection of spirituality, conversation, new ideas, science, justice, and the arts.  Speakers include NPR journalist Barbara Bradley Hagerty, a planetary geologist, bestselling author & justice activist Brian McLaren, and anti-nuclear activist Tyler Wigg-Stevenson of Two Futures Project.org. There are no right answers at DC Theology Pub, just good questi …