Urban Gorillas is all about exploring the urban landscape of Los Angeles while we engage in social action, awaken creativity, and push social change through art, community organizing and volunteerism. This group is for all those individuals out there who want to meet people who are active, socially conscious, driven to make a difference, not afraid to push themselves and the edge of society, and want to have fun while doing it. Activities within this group may be risque so only join if you are w …

Hello, and welcome! This Meetup Group is dedicated to bringing together like-minded individuals who believe it is not only their duty, but also their destiny, to change the world. By destiny, I mean to say that this group is for people who believe nothing will stop them in their pursuits; however, if you are spiritually inclined and believe in the concept of destiny, by all means, you're welcome to join as well. Future Leaders of the World is about making a difference in the world, on a grand sc …

We are an un-affiliated but well-connected group of people who care about ending modern slavery. We work to educate others, raise public awareness and provide opportunities for collaboration between people who work to end human trafficking or support survivors and the general public.

Restore the Los Angeles County Republic (Restore LA) is a non-profit, multi-partisan organization created in June 2009 to fight all forms of tyranny in government today, to root out political corruption, and to oust elected officials that wish to rule rather than serve the people. For more information on the organization and its efforts, visit Restore LA's website at: http://www.RestoreLA.us Call 'Red Phone' / Email with reports of fraud, waste, and abuse involving LA County Elected Of …

THE EINSTEIN PLAN is an interactive theatre event by Donald Freed that asks, How can we change America? There's big power in small numbers when the audience answers together. Albert Einstein figured out that if only 2% of our population engages in non-violent protests, change will happen. It's a phenomenon, a performance, a way to organize communities, a teach-in, and it's fun, engaging, provocative, different every time. This play is available for FREE if you don't charge admission. Learn …

We invite you to participate in a range of experiential workshops and Spiritual Spa Days at the Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, the headquarters of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA). MSIA's workshops are mostly free and open to the pubilc. Or feel free to just come and be in the stillness of the gardens or the reflective peace of the labyrinth. MSIA teaches Soul Transcendence, which is becoming more aware of yourself as Soul and as one with God, not as a theory but as a li …

Go out dancing with God as your partner! Featuring hip, current, old school and world dance tunes played by a pro DJ intersperced with brief 'Soul Moments' designed to take you as high as you want to go.   Your outer movement becomes a conduit to Spiritual inner awareness so that your dance becomes a prayer, a spiritual exercise and just outrageously free and joyful.  "Without a doubt this is the best free form dance event in LA!" (Matthew, Entrepreneur) "Better than chocolate, sex, or runner's …

 What is Contact Improvisation? Contact Improvisation (CI) is a dance technique in which points of physical contact provide the starting point for movement and exploration. Jams usually takes place without music so that dancers can define their own pace. People dance contact in any combination of genders, there are no “steps,” and it’s entirely improvised. The practice includes rolling, falling, being upside down, following a physical point of contact, supporting and giving weight to a partner. …

The Harbor Vision Task Force works to green the environment in San Pedro Bay area, home of the nations two largest ports and several oil refineries, and in the goods movement corridors and facilities that connect to the port. We strive to provide leadership in the Sierra Club to deal with similar goods movement issues in sea and inland ports around the country.

Meet other locals interested in Parkour. This group is for people of all ability levels. Be sure to check out the about page http://parkour.meetup.com/105/about/ to see some videos and member comments. Description from Worldwidejam: "Parkour is an art form of human movement, focusing on uninterrupted, efficient forward motion over, under, around and through obstacles (both man-made and natural) in one's environment. Such movement may come in the form of running, jumping, climbing and other …

… By combining the timeless wisdom of the mystical traditions with seminal discoveries in modern science, the book offers an ideal conversational platform that can potentially serve as a foundation for talking about nearly any field of human endeavor--art, social work, politics, ethics, physical health, education, technology, environment, aesthetics, nonduality, and of course, spirituality. My experience is that these conversations are as intellectually satisfying and rigorous as they are spiritua …

We are a group of educators, hackers, artists, and others interested in building the Young Makers movement in LA. Whether you call them Fab Labs, SmartLabs, or Makerspaces... whatever permutation they take, let's join forces and get more going here in SoCal.

The Way, or The Tao, of Chinese Medicine isn’t just about health and healing. Thousands of years ago Taoist monks saw the importance of health and healing for longevity. They realized that in order to learn and understand life’s deepest questions,  they needed to live and experience life for a long time. Wisdom and enlightenment aren't just lotteries or jackpots that happen randomly. It takes many years of cultivating, learning, living, and overcoming challenges. So Chinese Medicine, at its cor …

What is it? A series of hands-on workshops that focus on UX design for mobile and touch products.   Who is it for? Beginners who love design but don’t have the means to attend school. Working designers of any discipline who want jump into user experience and interaction design.   Why is it? All the great hands-on UX-related workshops are not accessible for most working people. They're needs to be more affordable 'night school' options for design education. This is my contribution to that movemen …

There may be the magic of motion capture at night, such as brake light and headlight trails, fire movement and motion blur when passing objects etc; Reflections in water is also a large component of night photography. Night photography attracts many photographers due to its rich color and unveiled reflection of night lights. However the techniques required are quite high and prone to failure. This group wants to invite all members to share ideas and knowledge. How will the group evolve? Wel …

… It teaches us to touch the world and interact with it, instead of being sheltered by it." [19 ]"It is as much as a part of truly learning the physical art as well as being able to master the movements, it gives you the ability to overcome your fears and pains and reapply this to life as you must be able to control your mind in order to master the art of parkour." "" wikipedia