… The intentional community members who formed Casa Chiri live in the actual neighborhood of Chirilagua so that they could establish true community, determine and help meet true needs, and establish trust. Kids Club grew out of this community involvement and is an after-school program that strives to instill a love for learning and a love for Jesus in the children of Chirilagua. It seeks to equip children to succeed through Christ-centered curriculum, homework tutoring, literacy enrichment, extra …

Come on in! We've changed the Meet Up name but not our mission! Cohousing Collaborative, LLC, is delighted to announce we are expanding this Meet Up site to include the many and varied activities surrounding building sustainable communities -- most particularly cohousing communities. This site will be focused on creating Meet UPs for folks to meet and discuss topics of social sustainability in our changing world. How can we help each other through these tough economic times? How can we encourage …

Our Polyamory Enrichment Network of DC/MD/VA ~ Created by Poly People, for Poly People ~ To Enrich our Polyamorous Lives! The purpose of OPEN is to bring poly people together by creating an inclusive poly community.  OPEN is a resource for individuals and groups to share information about the poly events they organize and host in the greater Washington DC, Baltimore, Maryland, and Virginia area.  OPEN welcomes all those who are polyamorous, poly-curious, or poly-friendly.  Come join the OPEN com …

The Evolver Social Movement’s mission is to create the scaffolding for an international consciousness network based on cooperation, environmental stewardship, joy, creativity and play. We enlist a permaculture approach to this social art sculpture, believing our local communities know what’s best for them. The Washington, D.C. Evolver Spore is providing a forum for people to interact on a face-to-face level to raise awareness and empower our local community in this extraordinary time. Ever-consc …

Meet other people who are interested in developing a new cohousing community in Montgomery County, Maryland, based on green building principles. Our goal is to create a multi-generational, cross-cultural community, and a lifelong learning experience. Come and find out more about this exciting project! Please visit www.cohousing.org for more general information on cohousing.

Greetings Everyone !!! Welcome to Persic. This is a group for anyone who loves the outdoors, cherishes Persian language and is passionate about volunteer and community service activities. It is hoped that this meetup group can act as a catalyst to gather us together to enjoy the outdoors, promote Persian language, and collectively be a more involved and effective volunteer group for various charitable activities in our community. In short, the current goals are as follow (hopefully with all our …

This group is for families from DC, MD, VA area, striving to build peacemaking, nonviolent conflict resolution, empathy building and compassionate expression skills for and with our children. You have probably learned from many teachers and approaches and your main intention is to raise children to be peacemakers in the world and starting with ourselves at home. We organize playdates, 'moms and dads cafés', social gathering, classes and workshops that draw on the work of Marshall Rosenberg, PhD. …

Aloha. I am John Parks, a licensed professional bodyworker here in Adams Morgan. I lived on the islands of Hawai'i for seven years where i dedicated my life to exploring the polynesian sacred bodyworks. I have studied with some ancient healers that pass this work down orally and have allowed me to use this work in my local practice of Massage Therapy/Trigger Point Work in town. The purpose of this group is to share our gifts that we all have and use in our lives to help and serve others in our D …

DO YOU WANT TO APPLY ACIM (A COURSE IN MIRACLES’ PRINCIPLES) IN YOUR LIFE? DO YOU WANT TO CONNECT WITH OTHER STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF ACIM AND FIND OUT WHAT THEY ARE UP TO? DO YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW OTHER ACIM STUDENTS ARE APPLYING THE PRINCIPLES IN THEIR LIVES? YOU HAVE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE! EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! NOTE: The third Sunday series of events are NOT in a typical study groups format, they are networking opportunities to connect teachers and students of A Course In Miracles wit …

We are a group branching off from the Natural Mamas in Silver Spring Working Together Communally group, to create a similar community here in Alexandria. Right now, we are in the formation stage and will be planning a meetup for discussion and intention-setting. As a starting point, here is a relevant excerpt from the Silver Spring group's description: "This is for moms and dads who feel they and their child are missing out on something by being alone most of the time, and want more than just th …

PiYo™ a blend of Pilates and Yoga with an unique format designed to build strength & gain flexibility. No OMs, No Chant, No bells, No meditation, No shoes.  Get grounded to the earth with your mat and intentions. The moves sequence are a perfect fit to form a class filled with intense choreography that’s fun, challenging and will make you sweat. It’s about energy, power, and rhythm. Think sculpted abdominals, increased overall core strength, and greater stability. In PiYo, the muscles are streng …

A group that is engaged in open philosophical inquiry into ideas of all kinds. The intent is to apply robust thinking to achieve clarity. The format is set up by a request for papers on a given topic and then questions formalated and posed. Once a threshold of a minimum of five papers is offered for a topic a meeting is called to explore that topic.

Let's get together and explore Multi-Dimensional Communication with kind and loving Non-Physical Beings. I invented a "new-style" Ouija Board that I call the "Love & Light" Spiritual Communication Board. It has very positive energy and does not have any of the old-style "spooky" designs that some boards used to have. I've only had positive results with this. It's all about bringing our Highest Intentions to this procedure and calling in the Highest Light and the Highest Love. Many good things ha …

This group is a spinoff of a facebook group that was started to discuss and give a refreshed perspective on issues germane to urban America. In addition to discussing the pertinent issues facing urban America we wish to be a vehicle of progress by providing some solutions to and solve some of the myriad problems that beset the community. Mentoring, volunteering and non-profit community organizations are but some of the means by which we plan on bringing to fruition a positive impact on the commu …

DMV Women Connect is a professional and social group that seeks to support and create community for lesbian and bisexual women in the DC/ Maryland/ Northern Virginia (DMV) area   Our members include women who identify as lesbians as well as bi-sexual and transgendered women that are single, dating, married, committed, widowed and otherwise. This group is intended to be a safe place to meet other women with similar interests to network and connect intellectually and socially without fear of bound …

Want to co-create an innovative Buddhist Center in Downtown D.C.? Come to our Friendship Archway Alliance networking events and connect with other Buddhists, spiritualists, community builders and other group representatives at our monthly 3rd Sundays events. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! The first step is to get to know each other better to see if we are ready to work together harmoniously with appreciation, forgiveness and understanding. These monthly community events provide opportunities to develop …