Create positive connections with other northern Illinois families who educate their children at home! Welcome to Positive Connections ! We are an inclusive and member-driven group.  Our primary purpose is to GIVE HOMESCHOOLING FAMILIES A WAY TO SHARE ACTIVITIES WITH OTHER HOMESCHOOLERS.Doing fun things together gives us all more opportunities to establish meaningful connections, support each other, and build community. This group relies on the members to schedule real-life events and activitie …

This group is for anyone who is concerned about the environment and supports the green movement. We will have speakers on sustainability, holistic living, bio fuel, ecology, gardening, natural living, slow food and more. Basically it is for like minded folks who are willing to network and share information. Our goal is to educate each other and help stamp out greenwashing.  We want to help make the world a better place.  Come out and join us!

This is a group lead by Julie Marie a certified Plant Based Food Coach who teaches an oil and sugar free whole foods plant based diet. She teaches the cooking classes and leads the group to optimum health. Julie is your guide to answer your questions, help with challenges and build your confidence while you learn how reverse heart disease, type two diabetes, auto immune diseases, and eliminate obesity. This group will share personal experiences, challenges, tips and offer support to each other. …

Back to Roots Birth Group! Join us for our monthly natural, alternative birth meetup. The focus of this group is to come together monthly to discuss, educate, learn and share information on out of hospital birth, natural pregnancy and postpartum. Topic's will vary monthly. Meet other like minded folks looking to learn more, share your birth story and build community with one another. Tea and snacks will be available.

A group where you can connect and build relationships... Meet conscientious individuals who care about how we affect our body, mind, and planet... We learn about and engage in practices that enhance body, mind, and planet... A group for learning sustainability practices in all aspects of living -- work, volunteerism, diet, and leisure... LEARN TO BE GREENER THAN YOU ALREADY ARE!

Chicago's Ember.js group is committed to creating a robust community built around the philosophy of building beautifully crafted web applications with the help of ember.js.  Meetups should be fun and engaging to promote a wealth of knowledge among your peers, we will always keep this as a core concept.  Naturally we will also never let the coolers run low on beer.

Hey mamas: where are the down-to-earth, socially-conscious, left-of-center, organic, environmentalist, breastfeeding, crafty, artistic, creative, or bookish moms of the Western Suburbs?! UNITE! We don't all agree or do things the same way; but, with this group, you can expect lively and fun conversation about health, nutrition, vaccinations, natural childbirth, co-sleeping, attachment parenting, cloth diapering, extended breastfeeding, education and even politics. "We think long and hard about t …

"Where Europeans and Europhiles can meet and make friends" The aim of this group is to bring together internationally-minded people with a European affinity. Through convivial cross-cultural social gatherings we are building a vibrant circle of cosmopolitan friends who meet, talk, exchange experiences, practice their language skills, or just relax and feel at home. Anyone born in Europe or who has lived there or has some other strong European connection is welcome. If an expatriate, you might ha …

This group is for professional  business owners networking in Hinsdale and of the Chicago suburbs.  We meet monthly for lunch to get to know one another and build relationships.   Simply bring a brown-bag lunch and join us for a wonderful, empowering time together! We meet at a great convenient location close to all major expressways, route 83 and Ogden Ave in a very comfortable atmosphere! Membership is exclusive, and we only allow one business owner for each business type at our meetings. You …

Welcome to Chicago Stylish, Fashion, Glamour & Portraits Photography group! Please put your hands together to share & learn photography techniques,lighting,Posing etc and most importantly to build our portfolio keeping the cost as low as possible by making it all out door... We will try to have at least 1 to 2 shoots a month and we will try to make it fruitful for everyone... 3 Musts: 1. Photographers must upload the pictures without fail. 2. Models, Please attend the shoot ONLY if you are ready …

We are a Chicago resource community for moms, dads and families passionate about conscious parenting, holistic health and sustainable living. We create events and projects to bring people together, educate, have fun and build lasting memories! We also have a new group called NATURE BABES: Inspired by being Earth lovers ourselves and reading the book "Last Child in the Woods" by Richard Louv, we have come to the conclusion: WE WANT TO GET OUTSIDE!  All year round; and not just to the playgrou …

The Milwaukee Women’s Sacred Singing Circle meets to sing as a circle of women every other Tuesday (once every two weeks) for 75-90 minutes. Women may attend regularly or just occasionally. It is not necessary to have prior experience nor to be a “great” singer. We ask that participants simply come with the intent to sing for healing and celebration of life—for oneself, others near and far, and for the world. Drums and rhythm instruments are welcomed, though singing together is our main activity …

This group is designed to introduce on going weekly classes of Jin Gui Golden Shield Qi Gong in Milwaukee. Golden Shield is a potent internal energy system that fully integrates the body, mind and energy through the careful application of physical practice, meditation and herbs. By building and cleansing all of the systems of the body we rapidly develop beyond normal human limits and in doing so rediscover our natural ability to maintain incredibly high levels of physical and mental health.

MadCloud promotes the understanding and use of cloud computing technology in the Madison and surrounding area. Cloud computing is revolutionizing how businesses operate by replacing on-premises legacy applications with Cloud-based offerings and offering nearly unlimited scaling of data-intensive and high-volume Web applications.  Developers and entrepreneurs are leveraging the always-on, available anywhere nature of the Cloud to build innovative applications and develop new business models. Memb …

Come and join us!  Make new friends and learn new ways to preserve and promote a healthy, eco-friendly environment in your community, and throughout our world! What is “ECOmmunity”? Just what the name suggests! Formed in February, 2011, the ECOmmunity Network of McHenry County is an informal, community-based organization of individuals, families, and businesses who want to learn more about - and work together to promote - healthy lifestyles, sustainable “green” living and environmental stewardsh …

This is a group for individuals, families and small groups who want to re-connect with Nature but either have limited time, limited space or limited knowledge. R&B Acres LLC is located about 15 minutes South of Madison, WI, surrounded by open fields and a future 500+acre Dane County Park. With amazing Sunrises and Sunsets - this farm is the perfect escape from urban life without traveling farm. Renee Frank is the farmer-in-charge and is looking to invite other soil/plant/animal-lovers to share h …

WE DRUM~*Join us each month Bring your willingness to share - It's all about ... Revealing the Real You!~* Love~*Joy & Spontaneity. Please join us monthly~for another stellar evening of Drumming I welcome you ~Beauty~Full Dear Hearts~ Enjoy~ a drum experience based on Spirit~* Energy~* Love of Music~* Love of Life~*and Love of Love. Rhythms come from the twilight space between worlds where dreams can happen. An intersection of Spiritual life~*Physical Life and Creative Imagination. Drumming can …

*Hi Everyone, **This meetup group is currently a work in progress.  We're not sure yet as to how we will end up *using this tool.  For the most up to date information about Transition Rogers Park please check *out transitionrogerspark.org**Milton* A People's Movement! Three of the toughest challenges facing humankind at the beginning of the 21st century are climate change, peak oil, and the economy. Transition Rogers Park, a local initiative built upon the foundation of the global Transition T …