Inspiring and empowering people to live a more self sufficient, sustainable, economic, and meaningful life. Inspire and Empower As the league grows, we all learn and grow as well. Teaching each other how to be more self sufficient. Teaching things like urban gardening, canning and preserving food, building solar panels, making cleaning products, growing medicinal herbs, composting, ridding our lives of paper products etc. Skill shares and workshops are different. A skill share will be a 10-15 …

What's going green all about? Going green is about connecting to people, saving money, being kind to ourselves and the earth, learning new skills, living simply, being prepared and having balance in life. Sustainable Reston works to identify fun and practical solutions to address issues of climate change, peak oil and economic disruption. We're doing things to raise awareness of these problems, but more importantly, to be part of the solution. Join us as we: plant some veggies, build a solar ov …

We are concerned about the future of our planet and the challenges we face in the next 100 years. If you are interested in sustainability issues, youth empowerment and environmental stewardship, join us for some Meetups!

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 …

Fans and friends of historic buildings in DC come together to enjoy get-togethers, tours and events that celebrate the historic and built history of our nation's capital!

We are the Passive House people. Our group name is Mid-Atlantic Passive House  or MAPH. We promote energy efficiency, comfort, and clean air in the buildings, sustainable living, and carbon reduction by implementing Passive House standard into existing and new construction buildings. Our group purpose is to share knowledge, educate, discuss arising issues, and spread social awareness about the Passive House and sustainable living. Anybody who wish to learn, contribute or just be part of this …

Transition Richmond Virginia is a local, grassroots organization dedicated to supporting the network of local initiatives that are focused on building community resilience in the face of such challenges as peak oil, climate change, and the economic crisis. Based on the work of Transition Culture, Transition Richmond Virginia supports projects relating to local food production, mass transit, energy independence, education, and healthcare designed to create lives that are more abundant, fulfilling …

Meet other local environmental activists. Discuss environmental issues affecting our local cities to include our food network, transportation, green building, support of local green businesses, our trash system, and renewable energy.  Take action by speaking out against pressing issues, cleaning your environment. Teach us what you know and learn from others expertise.

Life coaches and coaching consultants help people succeed in achieving their lifestyle or quality of life. Come to meet and share with everyone about basic principles, your approach and success as you define it. Network with a wonderful group of professionals, life coaches, business prospects and community activists. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! You will not only meet life coaches at this networking event, you will also meet professionals and people of diverse background because our intention is to pr …

Meetup of folks in the DC metro area who are interested in and / or building tiny houses. Also, folks living in small spaces and interested in urban development / zoning issues related to living in tiny houses on wheels, boats, etc.

Meet other local people who live in, or are interested in making DC a Transition town with an Intentional Community, that will encompass Clean Energy, Freecycle, Natural Building, Organic Farming, Community Salvage, New Urbanism & Sustainable Development, Permaculture, Frugal Living/Voluntary Simplicity, Greentrification, Alternative Commerce, Greentrepreneurs, Training and Education. We welcome anyone who appreciates the enormity of the perfect storm of peak oil, global warming, food shortage, …

Hello! We are currently undergoing a restructuring. As a result we closed off new memberships for now. It has been proposed that we realign the goals of this meetup group to meet the following: -life skills -lost arts -sustainability methods -emergency preparedness -survival without technology / wilderness survival We also need to explorer the way our group accepts new members, handles the identity requirements of fellow members and if we should make the group public. There has also been talk …

Want to meet other local individuals interested in exploring the growing DC Green Scene? If so, join us and have fun checking out new green restaurants, cafes, retail stores, bars & clubs, LEED buildings, health & wellness providers, recreational activities, or green travel and tourism options! Support and learn about local businesses that are greening their practices and making a difference. Pick up some new Green Living tips! Or share a few of your own! Help us build the buzz for Sustainable L …

This is a group for anyone who is interested in bartering, sustainable living, and community activities. We will meet on the first and last Saturday of each month to trade or exchange, goods or services directly for other goods or services, without using money or any other similar unit of account or medium of exchange. The group will also meet to plan and discuss other sustainable community events such as community gardening. If you are interested in finding alternatives means of exchange, colle …

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 …

In this tough economy  new jobs for the unemployed will only come from personal effort - to Make Your Job. The purpose of 2GrowRichmond is to provide the latest business tools for people looking to own their future from self-employment. In this tough economy success for Start-ups and Small Businesses will only come from Self-Sufficiency. The purpose of 2GrowRichmond is to provide the latest business tools for businesses to own their future from sales. We create opportunities for improvement and …

In this tough economy  new jobs for the unemployed will only come from personal effort - to Make Your Job. The purpose of 2GrowRichmond is to provide the latest business tools for people looking to own their future from self-employment. In this tough economy success for Start-ups and Small Businesses will only come from Self-Sufficiency. The purpose of 2GrowRichmond is to provide the latest business tools for businesses to own their future from sales. We create opportunities for improvement and …

"New Culture" (http://www.nfnc.org/) is about creating sustainable, rich, intimate personal relationships, along with a sustainable world to enjoy them in, based on transparency, delight, freedom, and community. In order to create a New Culture in our lives and in the larger society, we put on events that help us develop the skills we need to make that real, including communication, self-knowledge, presence, conflict resolution, and effective activism. These events can be an evening or weekend, …

Go Local 757 is a new network designed to support small and locally owned business. The Go Local mission is to educate our community about the importance and strong economic impact of buying local. Small business accounts for 65% of all new jobs. Small business employs 77 million Americans. Small businesses donate 2x as much to local charities. Spend $10 a month locally and $9.3 billion would be returned to local economies. *(these statistics were supplied by our friends at Independent We Stand) …

We want to help Richmond area startups (aspiring, budding, emerging…) build successful and sustainable businesses by learning and practicing LEAN STARTUP techniques. The Lean Startup approach for developing new products and business ventures has gone global, and we hope to implant its principles within our startup ecosystem. If you are an entrepreneur or intrapreneur seeking a better way to bring new products to market and launch new businesses, then this group might be for you. Join fellow inno …

This relational small group meet together to have fellowship and learn in small group bible study. We use a variety of formats from book series , DVD series to instruction (e.g. Willow-Creek, Hybels, David Platt, etc). We empower the participants to be a part of the disucssion and everyone has an opportunity to share. The group is limited to 10 people in each location to maximize group dynamics and involvement. Once the group achieves a sustained maximum of 10 people, we open up a new Bible Stud …

Be a part of the CrowdFund Roundup and help rebuild America one community at a time. Using a new capital formation model to fuel the best of the new ideas that will improve and sustain the local economy, build affordable housing, provide business transformation and great jobs, create wealth and increased services for all. CrowdFund Roundup is an association of professionals organized to address the problems of crowdfunding. it provides sources of ideas and the funding and management to make thos …

We'll share spiritual workshops, chant, drum, and meditate with the intentions of love and joy for our Mother Earth and all creation, to bring peace, sustainability and balance!  We affirm the Global Oneness by building on various sacred traditions (Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Native American, Sufi, Celtic etc) Let us know what kinds of workshops or sessions you'd like to offer or attend.  Most programs will have suggested donations to pay for the space and support the talents of the leaders. We …

RVA Tech supports the growing Richmond, VA technology community. Our goal is to help build a sustainable technology industry that drives economic growth, leads innovation, and creates positive, high-impact change for our local communities and the world. RVA Tech Meetup is being founded as a Meetup group by DKWTechnik's lead Innovator Daniel Ketter (Founder of {s}hareCLOUD, Co-Founder of mhoto, Startup Mentor) and Ryan Glynn (Co-Founder of mhoto, Founder of Cinemarama). The goal of RVA Tech Meetu …