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Hi, I'm personally interested in starting an urban intentional community in the next few years (I'm presently finishing up nursing school and pretty much have my hands full!). My intent is to find several people who share my vision and commitment. Though I want to work together in order to design and develop this community, there are several immutable factors: 1. This community does not have a religious theme...the personal religious views of members are not relevant. 2. The goal of this communi …

The Readys is a group of ordinary everyday people whose goal is to become extremely proficient in Self-Sufficiency and Emergency Preparedness (or SSEP). We all know that bad things can happen and will happen. Whether they're catastrophic natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, tornadoes and hurricanes OR man-made atrocities like acts of terrorism, economic disasters, pandemics and electromagnetic pulses (EMPs); The Readys is a rapidly growing network of frontline intelligent citizens who wan …

Sharing, discussion and networking about what is likely humankind's greatest challenge - mitigating and adapting to a changing climate. This meetup will consist of two meeting formats. The "Regular" meetup is a monthly roundtable discussion on a specific climate change related topic.  Other meetups will be scheduled as climate change related events or presentations come up in the local community. 'We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history …

Thought it would be beneficial to start a group that highlights individual talents and knowledge that involve emergency preparedness, self reliance and self sustainability.  I thought like minded people with various experience and interests could come together to learn from each other. We have a monthly get-together that focuses on being self reliant and self sustainable in any situation. I think it would be fun/beneficial to learn about food storage, solar energy, and just about any ideas that …

http://www.thrivemovement.com/ I would like to learn from and teach others how we can thrive as a group peel back the layers here in St. louis and make a difference while we engage others. There is much information that we have access to which needs to come out. Persons who have the desire to help make a peacful change as the leveling comes nearer to us should join are just come and check us out.

Slow Food St. Louis is about connecting farm back to table. We are an international, educational organization devoted to promoting fresh, local, and sustainably-produced food, biodiversity, and the preservation of food traditions, as well as celebrating the pleasures of the table. Slow Food is good, clean, and fair food. We believe that the food we eat should taste good, that it should be produced in a clean way that does not harm the environment, animal welfare, or our health, and that food pro …

Bringing some people together interested in permaculture and organic gardening. Keeping with the guild idea in permaculture, The goal is to benefit each other by bringing up new things and helping progress everyone. Let's keep things positive (no peak oil, politics, etc. you can do that on your own time). Let's look at having some informational talks. Do some hands on training (i.e. digging holes :) ). Foraging, and other plant identification walks. And of course, Let's do some general meet up …

The Metro East Green Party is a local political group following the platform of the Illinois Green Party, ilgp.org, and the National Green Party, gp.org. 1. GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY Every human being deserves a say in the decisions that affect their lives and not be subject to the will of another. Therefore, we will work to increase public participation at every level of government and to ensure that our public representatives are fully accountable to the people who elect them. We will also work to …

Gateway to Agape is a movement that is centered in unconditional love. We welcome people of all ages who are intent on expanding love, compassion, healing and goodwill. We honor and hold sacred all spiritual paths. Our mission is to be a powerful expression of unconditional love (agape) in the St. Louis area. Gateway to Agape intends to host community book studies, prayer circles and weekend retreats to provide a pathway to self-realization. In addition, we plan to present classes and workshops …