… Weak government oversight of transnational and/or large corporations rewards bloated enterprises that use political power to dump their inefficiencies, ( ie: polluted air, polluted and unsafe water, unsafe food ), off their balance sheets and onto society, ( read: taxpayers ), at the expense of new and more efficient enterprises. "Corporate Personhood" is a legal concept that gives corporations and other artificial entities the same Constitutional rights that our founding fathers intended only f …

"All politics is local." - Thomas P. O'Neill

This Meetup will provide Americans of all political affiliations with the networking and educational tools needed to preserve our personal freedoms and national sovereignty.

We Are CHANGE = We Are the Coalition for Halting the Agenda of the Nefarious Global Elite. "YOU ARE ALL LEADERS!" -Luke Rudowski: Founder Of We Are Change NYC. We Are Change is a citizens based grassroots peace and social justice movement working to reveal the truth behind the events of September 11th, as well as the lies of the government and corporate elite who remain suspect in this crime. In addition, we are here to aid the sick and dying first responders through fundraising and social o …

PLEASE SEE OUR 2012 UPDATE BELOW.  THANKS FOR VISITING OUR SITE - WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN THIS PASSIONATE AND CREATIVE GROUP (130+ members as of 12/31/11) AT AN UPCOMING MEETING OR EVENT IN 2012. ***** We grew up hearing about the American Dream. It’s the dream of a country where, if you work hard and play by the rules, you can live with dignity, provide for your family, and give your kids a better life. A country where we strive for greatness–and take care of each other when times get hard. Right …

The Meetup group helps to promote Libertarianism in Sunnyvale. Things to do: 1. Register and vote Libertarian. 2. Become a member of the Party. 3. Donate to the Party. Our new website is at http://sunnyvalelibertarians.org

The purpose of this group is to allow like-minded singles the opportunity to gather for social events because sometimes we just need a fun break! We live in one of the most liberal areas of the United States. Getting to know others who share our constitutionalist values can be sanity inducing and encouraging!

Inspired by Glenn Beck, the SFBay 912 Project is a group of highly motivated, patriotic, concerned citizens, who are involved in our local communities. We are transitioning to a Property Rights focus throughout the Bay Area.  We have property rights teams in each of the 9 Bay Area Counties.  Our efforts have been directed toward providing public input to the ONE BAY AREA PLAN as well as to local city councils and county supervisors regarding property rights issues which are under attack in the B …

The Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter offers hikes and outdoor recreation for people of all ages, advocates for policies that protect our natural environment, supports environmental candidates for public office, and provides opportunities for people who want to develop leadership skills to give back to the community and help the environment. We serve San Benito, San Mateo & Santa Clara Counties, California.

Please join us on our journey We welcome everyone who seeks a religion guided by love, reason and conscience. Respecting the worth and dignity of each individual, and treasuring what we learn from each person's unique experience, we welcome a diversity of ages, sexual orientations, races, gender identities, classes, abilities, theologies and religious heritages. We are united not by a single creed, but by a covenant of mutual respect. We encourage spiritual curiosity in our children and we eager …

Right To Carry (RTC) refers to the carrying of a loaded firearm, holstered, either concealed or in open view.  Right To Carry USA (RTC USA) members promote this right to bear arms and advocate the issuing of carry permits (called LTC, License To Carry, or CCW, Concealed Carry Weapon) to all qualified Citizens. In many States, such as this groups' home state of California, being armed for defense has not been on option for most citizens. Joining us is a way a way to show support for Second Amendm …

Alameda County Grassroots Event Volunteers for Ron Paul winning Alameda County

Zoom In Videomakers is a collaborative group of volunteer videographers who are jazzed about local community access to the media.  Our venue sponsor is the Midpeninsula Community Media Center in Palo Alto, California. They cablecast five (5) local channels on Comcast and U-verse and stream live from their website. The Media Center is actively looking for local video content to program on their channels and streams.  One of this group's goals is to create just such local content about local …

This group is primarily intended for Unitarian Universalist (UU) Young Adults (20's, 30's & 40's) in the San Francisco Bay Area although we certainly welcome anyone young at heart. We feel there is an under-served community of UU Young Adults who are looking for other UU's who have similar interests in life, liberal religion and politics who would like to have social events (we certainly don't exclude participation by those with a family who would like to be involved!). While we are associated w …

This group is for those who would like to know the Truth about Afghanistan situation and what is really going on in there. We will discuss various subjects in each meeting including women, businesses, politics, ethnics, Afghanistan neighbors, and current & past histories. Each meeting will host native Afghans, Afghan-Americans, and those who have recently returned from Afghanistan. We will meet in one of the restaurants and discuss the hottest topic in the world, Afghanistan.

The Libertarian Party of San Mateo County (LPSM) is the local presence of the Libertarian Party of California (LPC). Our purpose is to assist local Libertarian candidates (in matters such as ballot access) and to engage in political and information activities within San Mateo County. We meet almost monthly at IHOP on El Camino in Belmont, and other special events.