52 Meetup Groups match “Local Issues” near Holyoke, MA
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Boston Thoughtful World-Transforming Vegan Movers and Shakers Activist Vegan If you are anything else, you should join the Boston Vegetarian Meetup Vegan If you are a vegan, activist or otherwise, you should join the Boston Vegan Meetup If you seek to transform the public world as a vegan mover and shaker AND if you have a proven track record of engaging the public or doing serious research on any of a range of sociological, political, economic, or psychological topics related to such world tr …
Our group was formed in 2003 as a way to offer peer support for local women and men in the greater Boston area who have lost a spouse. We discuss the issues surrounding the death of a spouse and ways to move forward in life. Finding yourself widowed at any age is an isolating experience, this group provides support in many ways to make you feel connected. Please feel free to browse our site or contact our organizer for help. Thank you..
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Meet other local people who are interested in Internet Marketing. We discuss Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques and more general issues related to Internet Marketing, Content Marketing and social media. Gather and share advice and info on better ways to work with search engines and drive traffic to your sites.
Meet other local Small Business Owners! Come to a Meetup to network, pick up tips for running your small business and talk about the issues facing small business owners today.
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Welcome to Happy Tails formerly North Shore Active Dogs Meetup! We are a group of dog owners living on the North Shore of Massachusetts volunteering our time to organize mostly off-leash walks through woods, fields, and along the shore where and when permitted by local ordinances. You are invited to join us if your dog is already well socialized and has no history of aggression towards other dogs or people. Please be mindful of the laws as we do not want to lose our privileges at the few plac …
Meet other people who are interested in the benefits of eating raw vegan diet. Come to a local Raw Food Meetup event to have fun, share raw food meals, and discuss the raw vegan diet and health issues. We hold pot lucks, meet at restaurants and host speakers. Our membership is free and many of our events are free. Anyone interested in the raw/live food diet and lifestyle is welcome! To learn more, please read through our files at More>Files. We support the Raw Spirit Festival will is held in dif …
Come and join us. Discover liberation from craving and addiction. Most Mondays 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Church of the Holy Trinity 381 Main Street, Middletown WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU to our 12 Step Buddhist Group, a non- sectarian chapter of the Buddhist Faith Fellowship of Connecticut. We are a community focused on recovery. We use both the buddhist version of the 12 Steps and the Buddha's Eightfold path to h …
Attend our NorthShore Business Support Network meeting in Danvers, Mass, at the Ideal Business Center, 20 Locust Street, this will be held the second Monday of every month at 800am for one hour (you may stay longer). This event is Free, Don't miss out! We are all here to help each other. Here are some of the issues for this year: Meet local Entrepreneurs and Businesses Gaining referrals from your current client base Working your neighborhood market Getting repeat business/faithful customers, …
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Meet fellow Dachshunds and Dachshund Owners near you! Come to a local Dachshund Meetup to talk about training issues, health and nutrition, and the general well-being of our popular breed, as well as let the dogs romp and play and make new friends. Longhaired, Smooth or Wirehaired; miniature or full-sized, all breeds of Dachshunds and people are welcome! Your dachshund must be spayed or neutered to join. All dogs must be current on vaccinations (Rabies, Distemper Combo & Bordatella) and must …
Meet Libertarians near you! Come to a local Libertarian Meetup. Share your opinions on today's political climate and issues. Hear how you can contribute to building a libertarian political future by doing real politics. Everyone interested in the Libertarian political movement is welcome!
We know it's not easy being a single parent. How do you face the challenge of bringing up your children alone? Or how do you learn to live apart from them? How do you get the information you need to solve parenting, financial, and legal problems? How do you rebuild a life that has seemingly come apart? And how do you do all of this alone? Learning to adjust to single parenting takes time and effort. For some of us this can be a period of crisis; for others, a turning point in life. We are here t …
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Meet with other local people with an exteme fear of social situations, social anxiety, and/or public speaking/performance anxiety. Offer support and understanding and share your story with others! An excellent opportunity to meet new people that you can openly share your anxiety challenges with. This is a judgement free and low pressure environment. If you prefer not to speak at all, no problem, just come and observe. Please do not let the fear that you will have to speak hold you back from …
My friend Nina created this group on February 23, 2009. I joined on July 16, 2009, and became the organizer on July 4, 2012, when Nina stepped down due to an upcoming move to Florida. Nina, we'll forever be in your debt for getting this group off the ground! From the beginning this group has been different than other Meetup Groups I belong to (and have belonged to). How are we different? Let me cover a few ways. We usually meet in members homes. Most Meetup groups that I'm aware of usually h …
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"We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately." -- Ben Franklin at the signing of the Declaration of Independence North Country Patriots formed after 9/11 in 2002 to support our military. Since 2009, we have taken on issues affecting our Republic. We welcome members of all parties who share our values. We are strong supporters of the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. We stand for: ~ small government, a government that encourages individualism ~ fiscal conservatism …
Stamford, CT — This Wednesday, October 28, Rolf Maurer addresses the environmentally conscious crowd at Stamford Green Drinks. Stamford Green Drinks meets the fourth Wednesday of every month at the Stamford Marriott and provides an opportunity to discuss sustainability and environmental issues in a friendly and casual setting. This Wednesday, Rolf Maurer, Green party candidate for Mayor, will be the featured speaker. A former Associate Editor with Folio: magazine, Rolf Maurer has collectivel …
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This is a group for widows and widowers. It's where we can come together to talk about our sorrows, celebrations and issues in general. The purpose of this group is to talk, laugh, cry and share with those who understand this journey thru grief. Everyone is unique, but we are in this together. We understand. Please join us if you have lost your spouse recently or long ago. We gather at local restaurants because it's helpful for many to just get out and meet others (and we like to eat!).
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In the early months of 1998 a single individual challenged Secretary of State Madeleine Albright about the Clinton administration's saber rattling with Iraq at a CNN televised "town hall meeting." At the time Clinton was attempting to persuade the American public to support his intentions of bombing Iraq. Albright not only wouldn't answer the question, but she fled the scene once the event was officially over! This public relations fiasco stopped the Clinton White House's plans for war in the …
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The Capital District Mamas group is a social and support network for mothers of children who reside in the Capital District. The purpose of this group is to have discussions, playgroups, social events and classified postings. We have a very busy calendar with many events per week and different events geared towards 0-5 with occasional older kid activities! This group is meant to: * foster relationships and offer support to other local mothers. * start or join playgroups and meet other Capital D …
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The purpose of this group is to help anyone who wishes to learn how the correct nutrition can not only improve their health, but many times, get at the root cause of their underlying health problem. The most common, difficult to resolve and challenging conditions such as fatigue, irritability and mood swings, headaches, allergies and sinus trouble, digestive issues or difficulty losing weight can be helped. Topics will vary weekly and workshops will include discussion and information, receipes, …
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This is a general discussion group for people who are interested in current events and want to talk about and analyze the issues of the day with like minded people. The meetings will focus on the current book selection as the basis for a broader discussion. If you haven’t read the book but want to participate in the discussion, you are welcome to come. Many of the leading intellectuals, politicians, journalists and media personalities have written books. Some have been written with a goal to ex …
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Because I haven't been able to find a local meet group for young adults with biplar, I decided to create this group. My daughter is 22 and said that it's difficult to discuss her biplar issues with people who don't have biplar, since they just don't understand. The purpose of this group is to get local young adults to be able to get together on a regular basis to discuss. Any young adult with biplar who would like to have a place to come to meet and discuss would be welcome to come. I am plannin …
An ongoing update and discussion about Stamford. Learn what's going on and also participate in a meaningful discussion about a specific social or industry issue. Let us know what you want to talk about and if you want to be an "expert" participant at an upcoming discussion.
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Are you interested in the issues behind the headlines? The political, economic, and social trends that are shaping our present and our future? Want to discuss politics, economics, and society with a diverse group of people without the ranting and raving that has come to typify so much of our political life? If so, this group is for you. All political and social perspectives welcome, but communication must be respectful. At its heart, this group aims for members to learn from each other through s …
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Do you feel that the two-party system has failed us? The Justice Party is a grassroots, broad-based, real political alternative to the corporate-controlled Democratic and Republican parties. The Justice Party issues a clarion call to join our community of concerned Americans demanding social, economic, and environmental justice for all, not just for the wealthiest Americans and their corporations. We seek to return political power to the people through fair and transparent elections, campaign fi …
Here in New Hampshire, where town-meeting local government, Yankee ingenuity and frugality are part of our heritage, finding local solutions to larger societal problems may be in our genes. A question worth asking in these difficult economic times is how can we tap these age-old community values to address new problems such as the ever-increasing cost of energy, the reliance on distant and anonymous suppliers to meet our local needs, and our ability to help one another through times of stress an …
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We seek to offer space for the community to learn about social issues affecting us locally and globally. We aim to raise awareness against oppression and inequality, to unite and become mindfully active in the struggle for social justice. The “Holyoke Socialists" are a branch of the International Socialist Organization (ISO) in Western, Ma.
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We seeks to form and inform a community of individuals who are concerned about the direction of our Constitutional Republic, the global economy, the fragility of the current banking, currency, food, energy, medical & political systems as well as the general abandonment of traditional American values such as self reliance, self sufficiency, neighbors helping neighbor, and individual charity. The purpose of the group is to create a forum for the sharing of knowledge, skills, mistakes, resources, c …
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"Rand Paul 2016" of Connecticut has real political goals both in local and national politics: namely, to elect Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) as President of the United States in 2016. The focus and strategy of our group's effort is to cultivate a libertarian ideology throughout the Connecticut Republican establishment, with the hope of establishing greater liberty, justice, and prosperity in the state. Simultaneously, we hope to encourage greater fealty to a refashioned Republican Party dedicated t …
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Suddenly we have yet another election for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts. This race matters, and it matters who wins the primary. Ed Markey is passionate about the environment, pro-choice, and strong on LGBT issues. He has to ramp up fast to win the primary on April 30th! What can we do to help? Note, this meet-up is entirely independent of the official Markey campaign.
Hello fellow readers! I am looking to start a small bookclub for people in the Salem, MA area who enjoy reading classic literature. I'm looking at authors such as: Austen, Dickens, Woolf, O'Conner, Kerouac, Melville, Hurston, Faulkner, Nabokov, Dostoyevsky and more. Group will meet on the first Thursday evening of the month with an occasional exception to the second Thursday. Meetups can either be at people's houses, or somewhere local with drinks and food, (depending on people's preferences and …
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This is a group for anyone interested in responsible discussion, elaboration and education of the important national, state, and local issues of our time by sponsoring issue-focused educational seminars and events.
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