This group is for those people in the education profession with a passion for their work who want to stay informed about developments in education policy, issues, research, best practices, etc. It will provide opportunities to share recent findings in effective ways to improve student outcomes and school environments. We will seek ways to take action in support of our best interests in the public realm. If you enjoy following current events and digging deeper than the obvious simple rhetoric o …

  Are you between the ages of 21 and 35? Are you a lesbian/bisexual/queer woman of color? Not impressed with the bar or clubs scene? Then join us! This group is for creating community for women who enjoy plays and theater, restaurants, discussions, museums, books, and much much more. If you are open to new experiences such as yoga classes, camping trips, travel, movie nights and more you are just what we are looking for! Many different interests, personalities, and expressions welcome.   Please …

Meet fabulous women from Naperville and read good books! We are open to women who live in Naperville. Once a month, we meet for our book discussions, rotating to a different woman's home or a local venue. The genre varies. Women of all backgrounds are welcome. We strive to select books that will provoke a thoughtful and intellectual discussion. Questions are prepared in advance to guide the ~20-minute discussion and everyone is given a chance to voice their thoughts and opinions! Here's a list o …

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 …

Let's start a book club in Deerfield! I was thinking of meeting once every two months. If anyone is interested, let me know what evenings are good for you. Also let me know what book you would suggest for our first book.

If you would like to meet other ladies in the Western Suburbs at breakfast/brunch, you'll enjoy this group. Going out for breakfast now and then is a treat for me, and I especially like going with "the girls," which is why I began this Meetup. As members, we'll get together about once a month and share thoughts on current events, what we're reading or doing right now (redecorating, just moved here, working on something interesting?) and anything else that's on our minds. Ladies, girls, women, wh …

meet local humanist and amature philosophers for stimulating conversation and friendship

Creative adults are invited to gather in natural settings to garner inspiration for a variety of creative ventures. Each participant will be free to express themselves individually using the chosen media for that program. Basic supplies will be provided though participants are encouraged to bring their own Please understand there will be no formal lessons, just time for individual expression. If this sounds like it's for you....please join us!!!

Art Appreciation is the understanding of the timeless qualities that characterise all great art. So too is philosophy concerned with universality and truth. What is your relationship to art? Why is art meaningful to you? This group explores the great world of art, aesthetic experience, and its relation to philosophy.  We will be looking at all types of media from painting to music, poetry and film.   Also see these other philosophy groups in Chicago: Greek Philosophy: http://www.meetup.com/ …

Angry Black Women Poem By L. Aaron As much as I hate to say it and add fuel to the flames that singes away at the souls of a race of beautiful women. I must confess that I am an angry black woman. She and I are one in the same and yet one of many. I accept this title with acknowledgement and realization that it does not define me and the essence of my being. It is not the single most relevant characteristic of who I am as a woman of African decent. It is however an identifying emotion of my lif …

This is a group for aspiring and current small business owners and entrepreneurs who need a grounding in the practical side of intellectual property. What is a patent? What is a copyright, trademark or trade secret? How are they different and how are they similar? And most importantly, how are they useful to me? This group will help you answer those questions. The group meetings are a blend of open discussions, question and answer, and presentations of practical information on fundamental topics …

… Join us if you wish to attend member-organized field trips, cooperative learning opportunities, book discussions, seasonal parties, parent's outings, service projects, family events and more! While all members are encouraged to plan activities, none are forced to… join us to do whatever you can, whenever you can. All homeschoolers living in northern Illinois are welcome. We currently have members from Chicago to Lake Villa and Lake Zurich, over to DeKalb and Malta down to Yorkville, Lockport a …

Join us for weekly public lectures in Chicago on the Gnostic Teachings, a practical, spiritual and scientific methodology for transforming suffering and acquiring personal knowledge of the divine. Gnosis is the universal wisdom at the heart of all great religions and mystical traditions, and has manifested through innumerable teachers and spiritual guides. The principal literature of discussion is the canon of Samael Aun Weor, a modern author and expositor on esoteric topics such as Gnosticism, …

This meetup group is a parent based support group for parents of gifted children in the Chicago area. We meet bi-monthly in a member's home to discuss the challenges, questions, complexities, and exhilarations of parenting our gifted children. Our message board contains discussions about parenting gifted kids, enrichment opportunities for gifted kids in the Chicago area, discussions and planning about and for meetups and other gifted parenting seminars, and home schooling of gifted children. …

"The purpose of this meetup is to provide a venue for individuals who walk the esoteric/inner path but also strive for a balance with their more exoteric & worldly nature. I seek others like myself who walk the inner path and have experienced inner transfigurations and can examine these powerful, spiritual experiences from a scientific & psychological lens, who introspect ruthlessly, who are open to exploring the inner realms of self-identity, and who value knowledge and wisdom above all.  I hav …

… These are “open” sessions; meaning, the discussions are publicly shared information. For entrepreneurs with an international focus , we hold separate events to address the unique aspects of doing business across borders .