The Greater Lowell Area Skeptics Society (GLASS) was started to help foster a healthy community of critical thinkers who gather to talk, eat, drink, game, and whatever else we do to be fun and social. We hold up the candle of science to shine light on the darkness of all things pseudo-scientific. If you've ever questioned the evidence for psychics, ghosts, creationism, or the efficacy of alternative medicines, then you might be a skeptic. Join us.

… Join with other brights from all over the world in an extraordinary effort to change the thinking of society—the Brights movement. The movement's three major aims are: 1. Promote the civic understanding and acknowledgment of the naturalistic worldview, which is free of supernatural and mystical elements. 2. Gain public recognition that persons who hold such a worldview can bring principled actions to bear on matters of civic importance. 3. Educate society toward accepting the full and equita …

The Gurdjieff Society of Massachusetts is an affiliate of the Gurdjieff Foundation of New York. The Society is nonsectarian and nondenominational, and its membership is composed of individuals of diverse backgrounds. The aims of the Society are: to preserve the ideas and methods of the noted spiritual teacher George Ivanovich Gurdjieff, to explore what their practice requires in today's world, to maintain a community of seekers that welcomes new members who share these interests, and to contribu …

The Allan Kardec Spiritist Society of Massachusetts is a non-profit organization that has been dedicated to the dissemination and practice of Spiritism in Somerville, MA since 1990.   Study Groups. A Spiritism study group meets every Tuesday at 7:30pm, followed by spiritual passes therapy. These meetings are open to the general public.   MeetUps. Periodically we will select a topic of general interest to develop under the light of Spiritism. The goal is to meet like minded people, study Spiritis …

The Socialist Party is a democratic socialist, feminist, anti-racist party that strives to establish a radical democracy that places people's lives under their own control. Socialism is not mere government ownership; it is not a welfare state; it is not a repressive bureaucracy. Socialism is a new social and economic order in which workers and consumers control production and community residents control their neighborhoods, homes, and schools. The production of society is used for the b …

This group is for people who want to explore the body, mind and spirit connection through the context of the Shift and 2012 paradigm. Through creative educational experiences that awaken the finest in the human spirit, The Emergence Project provides a positive platform within the context of the shift for growth and change for both individuals and society. www.theemergenceproject.net

Are you a Wayseer?      You see the world in a different way than most      You are a highly creative problem solver      You often use your intuition to guide you through difficult situations      You are ambitious and industrious      You have tons of energy      You love being the hero in emergencies Wayseers are the change engines of society. Wayseers are the one's who know first, who sense earliest the disturbances in the fabric of human affairs - the trends, the patterns, t …

… The Sequitorian Society was founded to preserve, protect and enhance the relationship between humankind and the natural world. "I believe that the horrifying deterioration in the ethical conduct of people today stems from the mechanization and dehumanization of our lives, the disastrous byproduct of the scientific and technical mentality." A. Einstein ~ ~ ~ * Humankind, mankind and even (occasionally) man are used interchangeably in these pages. This is done purposefully to dispell any notion …

Do you want to reduce your consumer impact on the earth, humans, and animals? Are you concerned about the wastefulness of our consumer society? This new meetup group will soon have its first event. What kind of things can we do together? Dumpster dive to find useable goods, share skills on repairing bikes, clothing, computers, etc. We can also organize movie nights, reading groups, dinners-- whatever we like! We need a "co-organizer" (really the real organizer there in Boston) who can set meetin …

… Organized by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the self-proclaimed “Freedom Riders” came from all strata of American society—black and white, young and old, male and female, Northern and Southern. They embarked on the Rides knowing the danger but firmly committed to the ideals of non-violent protest, aware that their actions could provoke a savage response but willing to put their lives on the line for the cause of justice.    

… We will exchange with the IVU (International Vegetarian Union, which has a biennial World Vegetarian Congress), VUNA (Vegetarian Union of North America), NAVS (North American Vegetarian Society, which has an annual Vegetarian Summerfest), SERV (Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians), VRG (Vegetarian Resource Group), and VRC (Vegetarian Resource Center). We will seek to engage vegetarian and vegan groups on vegan and abolitionist terms so that greater local, regional, national, contine …

The group has come about as we are at a critical point in human evolution in the advent of a current tide of large forces affecting our environment, education, finances, and technology. Much change has resulted from a combination of grassroots efforts and political leadership, especially now with the advent of mass technological means.   Now is the time to leverage the successes and build a mutually beneficial society presently while creating steps to evolve into a good, wise, kind race. The gro …

The Zeitgeist Movement's Massachusetts Chapter, also known as TZMassAwareness or TZMA for short, is the state of Massachusetts' activism arm of the Venus Project. The Venus Project presents a bold, new direction for humanity that entails nothing less than the total redesign of our culture. There are many people today who are concerned with the serious problems that face our modern society: unemployment, violent crime, replacement of humans by technology, over-population and a decline in the …

… http://www.suspendedinc.com/ Alcor Life Extension Foundation http://www.alcor.org/ The Cryonics Institute http://www.cryonics.org/ Kriorus  http://kriorus.ru/ Documentary "Immortali" by Francesca Fini  -  http://www.francescafini.com/ SENS: Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence  -  http://www.sens.org/ ACS - American Cryonics Society -  http://www.americancryonics.org Additional Information:  -  http://www.alcor.org/FAQs/index.html http://www.alcor.org/sciencefaq.htm