TimeOut NY Rates Paradigm Shift "Critics' Pick" honored an unprecedented 8 times!http://www.paradigmsh...Use the "F" word. Change NYC. Change the World.Mission Statement: We foster a thriving, active, diverse, and expanding feminist community with the purpose of self-expression and coalition building, creating a shift in social, political, and economic consciousness.Paradigm Shift is the New York City metro-area’s critically acclaimed and largest feminist community group and event series. We hos …

We plan to have regular social gatherings, so you can make friends, enjoy uninhibited feminist conversation, and most importantly casually discover issues you share as women in NYC and the ways that we might solve them. We hope these purely social gatherings will foster camaraderie, wild brainstorming, and inspire subsequent events and actions. NOW has always been a grassroots organization that relies heavily on its almost completely autonomous local offices. Those offices, like NOW-NYC, are off …

The group name is inspired by the New York Times Bestseller of the same title, written by the hilarious Caitlin Moran, which argues that feminism still has a place in this world, and that we should embrace it! Let's get together informally and redefine what it means to be a modern feminist woman. No background in feminism required; just an interest in meeting and learning from each other while having a good time.

Cinema-Femina is a do-it-yourself meetup group that encourages it's members to scout out and see films made by and about women. It's all about watching movies, making friends, having lively discussions and, perhaps most importantly, it's about supporting the filmmakers themselves. Female filmmakers NEED US! They need us to buy tickets the FIRST WEEK their films hit the theaters. Those numbers will determine whether that filmmaker will ever get a distribution deal again. Sucks, huh? But here's th …

The purpose of this group is to unite those who are keen on gender inequality and feel a need to discuss and change it.It's a place to acknowledge and explore what it means to be a feminist over dinner, coffee, and whatever else tickles out feminist fancies :)

This group lists the community activities at Freedom Hall of two separate socialist feminist organizations: Radical Women and the Freedom Socialist Party. Everyone welcome!

God is a Brown Girl Too® is a company that provides women of color with a nonjudgmental space to reflect on the Spirit within, a space in which there is no separation between the human spirit and God as the energy expressing all that we are: creation constantly and continuously creating itself. We are all made in the image and likeness of God. Although the community is targeted towards the needs of women of color, anyone can join who shares the vision of the group.

A trailblazing socialist feminist organization, Radical Women is the revolutionary wing of the women's movement and a strong feminist voice within the Left. Immersed in the daily fight against racism, sexism, homophobia, and labor exploitation, Radical Women believes in multi-issue organizing around the needs of the most oppressed. We view women's leadership as decisive to social change and train women to take their place in the forefront of the struggle. Radical Women is an autonomous, all-wome …

Welcome to this space of power and sensuality! This meet-up is dedicated to all of us who are interested in reconnecting to our sacred feminine essence, which is our greatest source of power, confidence, love and grace as women. Together we will nurture, embrace and grow our feminine power, Shakti, and discover our own unique inner goddesses and warriors! For centuries women’s sacred feminine energy and sensuality has been repressed. At the larger social level we can see how this results in our …

Looking for feminists and strong women to get together and enact change. NOTE: THIS GROUP IS TEMPORARILY ON HOLD. We hope to get back up and running in the near future. Feel free to leave input in the comments of this event or via email to either of the Organizers. The goal of this group is to make like-minded friends, enjoy intelligent conversation on the issues that matter to us, and come up with creative ways to enact change. We believe that there is strength in numbers, so we hope to assemb …

Coalition of progressive younger women working to provide a stronger voice in the policymaking process for younger women, increase the impact of younger women activists through a common agenda, and define the next generation of the women's movement.

A group for Pagans, polytheists, occultists, and others, of many different paths and all genders, who revere Lilith as a Goddess. For most of the past few thousand years, Lilith was regarded as a demoness and nothing more. In the 20th century, She was reclaimed by some Pagans and feminists as a more positive figure, representing female independence, sexuality, and vehement opposition to tyranny. Some other modern occultists revere Her simply as a chthonic figure, rather than as a revolutionary. …

A friendly group with an alternative GREEN vision for our country, where human rights, economic justice and environmental sustainability have priority over corporate profit. 1. GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY Every human being deserves a say in the decisions that affect their lives and not be subject to the will of another. Therefore, we will work to increase public participation at every level of government and to ensure that our public representatives are fully accountable to the people who elect them. 2 …

Welcome Free-Spirits, Free-Thinkers, Adventurous Souls, Bohemians, and Curious Thrill Seekers!!! This group has been revamped to create a venue for a collaboration of ideas and activity. Your creative energy, passions, and active participation are necessary to splendiferously cultivate and embellish this group. * It is strongly encouraged for ALL members to host an event, but not required. [I will help guide you through the process if you are interested]. Please do not host an event mearly for …

This is a multi-topic, weekly dinner discussion group. You bring food just for yourself (always ok) or coordinate food with others in the group. (You may remember me as the original organizer of the long-running Saturday Hodgepodge meetup, which is as awesome as ever, and you should check it out too.) Questions, comments?! Yes, please! Use the "Contact us" button on the left. Scroll down for more details below the xkcd comic. VALUES Be sensitive and kind Be concise. Listen more than you talk A …

Hey folks! We've got online courses in HTML and CSS starting January 6th. Come nerd out with us... HTML: Welcome to Tagville CSS: The Basics Web Start Women is a group of smart, nerdy women who are taking over the world learning to program for the web so we can make awesome stuff online. If you have big ideas for new projects... If you want the satisfaction, control, and flexibility of building those projects yourself... If you're looking for a friendly community where you can share ideas and g …

I decided to start the group because I cannot find a book club that assigns books that are more to my liking. So I am hoping to find other girls who will enjoy the type of books I love to read. I read both fiction and non fiction, but my main interest is stories that touch upon specific things: feminism, sexuality, mental health, etc. So join my group if you are looking to stay local in Brooklyn, like to drink and like to read.

Maybe you don't fit? because you are not societally gorgeous, not religious, not slim, you're into politics, psychology, not perfect, too intellectual, left wing, chicken wing!!not a swinging single, not a drinker, not a smoker, not rich, not a Wall St. or Madison Ave. groupie, not a Happy Hour junkie, don't wear make up, or high heels, or ties, maybe you have beards, tatoos, long hair, maybe you are YOU!! not a xerox copy of the rest of society..so here I am a full figured large curvy woman rea …

We're the NYC local of the Democratic Socialists of America, the largest socialist organization in the country. We fight for more democracy -- in our politics, our workplaces, our economy. Our members are building progressive movements for social change while establishing an openly socialist presence in American communities and politics. Join us today!

With US National Committee for UN Women, our chapter works towards raising public awareness and funds to support UN Women’s projects around the world, enhancing women’s economic security and rights, ending violence against women, reducing the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among women and girls, and advancing gender justice in democratic governance in stable and fragile states.

Comics for Bitches is an inclusive environment for women, queers, and feminists to gather and discuss comics and graphic novels in an open non-judgemental environment. We began as a group when we discovered we all loved the medium of comics but mostly read them on our own. We hope to foster a community of graphic novel reading that inspires us as creatives, readers, hobbyists, illustrators and writers. CFB is meant for women of all gender expressions and types. We are focused on creating an envi …

The world’s oldest dance, Belly Dance, is a spiritual connection between soul, mind and body. Belly Dancing differs from other fitness programs because it offers it’s practitioner a total experience of well-being, joy, freedom and most importantly, is a celebration of the feminine soul and inner spirit through movement. PHYSICAL BENEFITS - Fitness ( exercise whole body)- Low-impact (easy on the knees and therefore people of any age and weight can dance)- Muscle dance (as opposed to step dance) …

The aim of this Meetup is to provide a forum where men and women can share and learn the views of others on the many ways in which gender roles have an impact on our lives. The goals of Feminists and Masculists ring hollow if by definition, they marginalize the concerns of the other gender. Despite all the changes to societal expectations for each gender in the past century, certain traditional patterns remain. Some of these traditions amplify innate differences, while others arguably represent …

By "religion-based bigotry," we mean both (1) bigotry against people because of their religion (or lack thereof) and (2) bigotry rooted in or excused by religion, e.g. bigotry against gays. NYARBB aims to oppose the religious right wing on many different fronts. For information about New Yorkers Against Religion-Based Bigotry, please see the NYARBB main website ( http://nyarbb.com/ ) and the NYARBB blog ( http://blog.nyarbb.org/ ). See especially the main site's "About NYARBB" page ( http://nyar …