Enron. The BP oil spill. The financial crisis. Wall Street vs. Main Street. Lately, we can’t seem to find a newspaper that hasn’t written a story about big corporations and bad behavior. Not surprisingly, trust amongst consumers is at an all time low. But in reality, more and more businesses are using their resources to do good in the world, and a new breed of entrepreneurs and enterprises are emerging whose operations directly provide a net benefit to society. Some of these organizations are fo …

F.A.S.T. (Future Apocalypse Survival Teams) encompasses all the factions or groups, needed in order for humanity to survive an apocalypse. Be it a Biological Weapon resulting in Zombies, Nuclear War, or some other combination of hell, F.A.S.T. is a meet-up group for everyone who wants to learn basic to advanced survival skills, and have fun in the process! While the premise of our meet-up group is serious, we want everyone to have a blast while learning or even teaching something valuable. Activ …

February 27, 2012  Mission & Philosophy (being reviewed at this time): Want to meet new friends in North Seattle area? Are you a lady who is just looking to have some fun and try new things? Need a break from the kids or job? Want to attend fun filled days and evenings that let women network, laugh, and form friendships? Then join us for good times! We will have luncheons and dinner parties, plays, restaurant dining, card-making, movies, board games, sports, dancing, shopping, drinks, karaoke, o …

This is a gathering of like-minded folks in the Seattle area who are passionate readers of the author and thinker C.S. Lewis. The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, the Chronicles of Narnia, Perelandra, the list goes on and on of works that have already become heritage classics in religious philosophy and Christian thought (not to mention a few that have been overlooked!). In a desire to explore his books and his world, Narnian or otherwise, we're attempting to focus on one book for each time …

Please visit our ongoing project with The New Hive : Zeitgeist Seattle Resource 1: Compassionate Seattle Heart Map What does Zeitgeist Seattle do? We are part of a larger sustainability advocacy movement. Our mission embodies the principles of network weaving locally in the Seattle, Washington region through collaboration with local sustainable and community sharing organizations. We offer community outreach by promoting local Sustainable, Technological, Environmental, and Social Change projects …

A consultant (from Latin: consultare "to discuss") is a professional who provides professional or expert advice[1] in a particular area such as management, accountancy, the environment, entertainment, technology, law (tax law, in particular), human resources, marketing, emergency management, food production, immigration, medicine, finance, life management, economics, public affairs, communication, engineering, sound system design, graphic design, or waste management. A consultant is usually …

Your help is needed to create an adventure. Let our combined talents create the future we seek. Let us keep our makerspace in downtown Seattle busy with projects to upgrade the future.   ----------- Jigsaw Renaissance is a learning and making community, a collaborative community dedicated to collective education and creation. Our mission is to create an environment in which success, failure, and most of all discovery are celebrated. Our vision is that this environment will foster an enduring sen …

We are a new spiritual community meeting in the South Lake Union neighborhood in Seattle. We support one another in living an authentic spirituality through worship, prayer, service, spiritual study, giving and meditation. We offer Sunday evening worship, as well as classes and workshops in the practical application of the universal Truths found in all world religions. Regardless of where you are on your spiritual journey, we honor your unique path to God. All are welcome! We are a teaching …

The Center for Spiritual Living is the place for people from all walks of life and spiritual paths to come together to learn more about themselves, about Spirit and how to use spiritual principles to build a better life and world. VISION We are a spiritual community of thriving individuals committed to making the world a better place. MISSION We teach people spiritual practices to live by. The early 1900’s marked the emergence of New Thought philosophy and its first churches in America. Seattle …

Measure 103 is part of an emerging statewide and national effort to place peoples' rights above corporate rights and eliminate corporate personhood.

An opportunity to discuss the emerging Real-Time Internet and the effects on business. A monthly gathering for friends of #140conf to get together and discuss issues of the day.

I will be organizing Holotropic Breathwork™ (as created by Stan Grof, M.D., PhD) workshops in the Seattle and Bellingham Areas. Holotropic Breathwork is a deep and powerful means of healing that allows physical, emotional and spiritual healing experiences to take place. It is a highly experiential method that combines deep breathing, evocative music, focused bodywork, mandala drawing & group sharing. Holotropic Breathwork is based on insights from modern consciousness research, depth psychology, …

A monthly group that meets to sharpen our development skills and dig into new, emerging technologies. ColdFusion is a connection for most of us, though we tend to present on and cover most web technologies. Everyone welcome.

Community Orchard of West Seattle (COWS) provides a home-scale model that demonstrates how much food can be grown on a city-sized lot. Our produce goes to our volunteers, neighbors and local food security programs while we provide a venue for public agricultural education and community gathering. Using permaculture and organic growing principles, COWS demonstrates several different kinds of non-standard orchard techniques and garden configurations - most of which are based on no-till, polycultur …

With whimsical décor and inventive programming, The Moonpaper Tent is a non-biased haven for creative exploration and actualizing dreams! Our Mission is to create unique, theatrical, and art based experiences for children and families that spark the imaginative process and cultivate personal creativity. We provide children and adults of all ages with authentic, memorable and magical learning adventures rooted in creative drama, inspired arts and crafts, emergent interactive storytelling, and m …

A group of people with widely varying backgrounds and viewpoints meet every other Wednesday to discuss one of the Great Mysteries. After brief introductions, someone will present 3-4 differing viewpoints or major themes on the topic of the day and then we open up the floor for discussion. We meet at at Awash Ethiopian Restaurant (3808 S. Edmunds St., Seattle 98118; just off of Rainier Ave S in Columbia City). The only ground rule is that we practice "deep listening." This means that we are n …