The Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County, in Teaneck, NJ, was founded in 1953 as a religious, progressive and humanistic community. While most religions are concerned with ethics, Ethical Culture puts ethics, human flourishing, social justice and political action at the center of the search for a meaningful life. Join this Meetup group and, better yet, come for a visit! All our Meetup group meetings are open to the public and include more than just Meetup members. Our typical audience is …

Meet other local Humanists, people who believe in the basic goodness of the human spirit without supernaturalism.

Ethical Culture is a Humanist and Ethical movement inspired by the ideal that the supreme aim of our lives is to create a more just and humane society. We believe that acting morally does not require belief in a god. We place our faith in the demonstrated capacity of people to do wonderful things. We believe in the worth and dignity of all living beings. We offer a full schedule of events and activities for everyone including Sunday meetings, social gatherings, lectures, discussion groups, chari …

This meetup is dedicated to doing close readings of philosophical works from the traditions of Classical Liberalism and Socialism. More specifically works on Communism (Marxism, Maoism, Leninism, etc.), Libertarian-Socialism/Anarchism (Anarcho-Communism, Anarcho-Syndicalism, Anarcho-Collectivism), and the works of liberal thinkers of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Examples of authors considered are: Smith, Locke, Hume, Mill, Humboldt, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Marx, Bakunin, Chomsky, Bookchi …

The City Congregation for Humanistic Judaism provides a welcoming, diverse community for cultural and secular Jews where we can celebrate and preserve our Jewish identity. As Humanistic Jews we rely on reason, inner strength, and the support of community to face life's challenges and collectively improve the world. We welcome everyone: families, singles, unaffiliated Jews, intermarried or interfaith families, single parent families, LGBT community, atheists, and agnostics. All are welcome here. …

Get together with local atheists to discuss philosophy, morals, ethics, and to make new friends. Even if you're agnostic, humanist, loosely theist, or just questioning religion, come on over for some friendly, brain-stimulating discussions.

We are a community dedicated to fostering ethical humanist beliefs and values and to improving the human condition through individual and collective action. We celebrate diversity and welcome newcomers of all faiths, color, sexual orientations, and nationalities - anyone who agrees with the idea that we need to help in making the world a better, more ethical place. We have activities and events for all age groups. Among our activities are a Sunday School, a teen group, and for adults we have so …

NYCFTC is an all volunteer grassroots organization educating consumers on fair trade and promoting fair trade businesses. http://fairtradenyc.org/ www.facebook.com/nycfairtradecoalition www.twitter.com/nycfairtrade

Sunshine, Health, Wellness, Adventure, Expression, New thought & Wisdom, with Lots of Vision. Do these words ring any bells? If you are in the montclair area and are looking to meet people that are into what you are into rest assured this is the group for you. So What do we do? Hosting movie nights, sweat lodges, teepee ceremony's, Reiki shares, raw food picnics, lengthy discussion, lectures, hiking, the beach, visiting holistic libraries, and other special events that will blow your mind-body-s …

There are no formal prerequisites and the classes are free. Let's explore the original teachings of the historical Buddha Sakyamuni based on the Suttas (or Sutras) from oral transmissions in the first Buddhist Council -- three rounds & twelve aspects of the Four Noble Truths and the Seven Factors of Awakening (see Files under "More" menu).  It is called the middle-path or the one-path (Ekāyana = Eka + ayana) for Enlightenment. In contrast to other traditions, Original Buddhism relies exclusively …

This Meetup is designed to help people enrich their social relationships, increase creativity, enhance spontaneity, and meet new friends. This is not a superficial singles discussion; it’s an exclusive social experience based on the concepts of Fromm, Maslow, Reich, Ellis, and other greats in humanistic philosophy and psychology. The philosopher Martin Buber said that life is an encounter with oneself, others and nature, but we need to have these encounters enhance warmth, mutual understanding a …

This aim of this group is to raise awareness and stir action among the humanists, atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, and other like-minded citizens in Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam Counties.

This Meetup is designed to help people enrich their social relationships, increase creativity, enhance spontaneity, and meet new friends. This is not a superficial singles discussion; it’s an exclusive social experience based on the concepts of Fromm, Maslow, Reich, Ellis, and other greats in humanistic philosophy and psychology. The philosopher Martin Buber said that life is an encounter with oneself, others and nature, but we need to have these encounters enhance warmth, mutual understanding a …

We are the 20s30s group at the Unitarian Church in Summit. The Unitarian Church in Summit is a religious fellowship without a creed, believing that individuals must come to their own understanding of truth and meaning and that the congregation exists to help each person in this quest. You can learn about what we Unitarian Universalists believe, and what this church is about, at the church's website http://www.ucsummit.org/.  You can also learn about Unitarian Universalism from the Unitarian Univ …

we often claim ourselves as atheist, agnostic, secular humanist, environmental activist, feminist, skeptic, confusionist, pro-choice, sex-positive, socialist and so on. But, often we refuse to apply our faith in action, when others do. This group will discuss how to apply our faith into real world decision makings as a student, father, single, couple, grand father, grand mother, worker, employee, employer, corporation, enterprenure, priest, teacher, professional, mother, single parent, gay, lesb …

God probably doesn't exist. But that's not the point. We live in a world of breathtaking beauty, of fascinating mystery. And those mysteries only become more compelling as we unravel them. In a universe of natural, mathematical laws, sentient beings arose who cared about that beauty and mystery. Humanism deserves a culture worth experiencing - art that makes us ache at the universe's beauty, connects us to our community, and inspires us to work towards a better future. Humanism deserves a cultur …

Based in Fort Greene, I'd like this meetup to offer fellow rational, free-thinking Brooklynites an opportunity to come together to learn, share, or just sit and stare. Our meetups will generally be topic-driven and conversational.  Members should feel free to bring any reading or viewing material to contribute to the discussions and debate and argument is definitely allowed. Of course, people of all backgrounds, genders, ages, sexual orientations, races, and even religions are welcome. There is …

Westchester Oneg and Kiddush Club is a social group for Jews of all backgrounds. No matter whether you consider yourself secular, unaffiliated, Just Jewish, Humanistic, Reconstructionist, Jewish Renewal, culturally Jewish, Reform, Conservative, Conservadox, Traditional, Flexidox, Orthodox, Yeshivish, Litvish, Chabad Lubavitch, Hassidic, OTD (Off the Derech) or any other affiliation, we're here for you! If you're Sephardic, Ashkenazi, Russian, Beta Israel, Bene Israel, Baghdadi, Persian, Syrian, …

This is a group for young Jewish professionals (20-36, single or married, unemployed or in school is just fine too) to socialize and connect and explore issues of general interest--Jewish identity, Judaism and politics, etc. We will get to know each other and explore our interests. We hold a monthly dinner & discussion club, and are planning a comedy night and other recreational activities.