The Northern California chapter of CCFA serves local Northern California cities including Sacramento, San Francisco, Fresno, Santa Cruz, and the Peninsula, South Bay, East Bay, and North county communities. The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization dedicated to finding the cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. It was founded in 1967 by Irwin M. and Suzanne Rosenthal, William D. and Shelby Modell, and Henry D. Janowitz, M.D. Four decad …

A group hosted by the Online News Association for local professionals interested in the changing landscape of digital media and new technology. Gather with writers, editors, photographers, producers, technologists, developers, designers and more with an interest in the production of news for digital presentation. For more information on ONA, check out http://www.journalists.org.

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter …

Have you read the book  "Calling in 'The One': 7 Weeks to Attract the Love of Your Life" by Katherine Woodward Thomas?    Are you frustrated by stymied relationships, missed connections and the loneliness of the search for someone to spend the rest of your life with? Are you ready to find 'the one'? In order to find the relationship that will last a lifetime, you have to be truly open and ready to create a loving, committed, romantic union. This group is all about doing it mindfully by being act …

Founded by Tara Russell of Three Month Visa Coaching and Consulting and run in partnership with Laurie Koski of Pink Shoe Tours, this is a great Meetup for seasoned globetrotters and armchair travelers alike! Our Travel Book Club discussions and Travel Lectures Series events feature books and speakers to inspire you if you are currently dreaming of "hitting the road" as well as provide necessary resources for planning and realizing that trip of a lifetime. Our focus is building a community of tr …

Are you a professional in a web-related field? A Tibet supporter? Interested in helping to make change happen? This group is for professionals working in web-related fields who support the Tibetan people's cause and want to help by contributing their ideas, skills and energy in a collaborative, stimulating atmosphere with like-minded people. We would like to form a think-tank of talented people from multiple disciplines to creatively explore how web 2.0, digital video and social media can …

The Northern California Journalists meetup group is a breeding ground for discussion, training and innovation. Through panel discussions, social mixers and training, Northern California journalists will have a chance to meet and talk with their peers, share ideas, and learn. This meetup is sponsored by the Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and is open to all journalists in Northern California.

We are sound enthusiasts - from music to radio to storytelling and beyond. We want to explore how sound is changing online, from simple creation to sharing within our social networks. Topics that we may discuss together may be as diverse as evolution of music apps to the future of radio. We are open to your ideas and welcome your participation!

We are a group of writers who are seriously dedicated to the process and content of our writing. Some of us work professionally as writers and also have different creative genres of writing that we are working on (novels, scripts, essays, memoirs, travel writing, and more). Others work in different professions but have writing projects they are deeply committed to. We encourage, inspire, critique each other, and also network. We meet at least once a month, so far on Saturday afternoons, for abou …

… There will also be opportunities for each group member to do a workshop for the second half of each meeting on a different topic of interest, such as time management for artists, multimedia collage, Web design, networking, journaling, the art of blogging, creative visualization, meditation, still life photography, etc. Other programs that can be part of the group include an annual group show and the opportunity to have an "art buddy"--someone from the group who can help support you and help you …

I made this group after discovering the law of attraction a couple of years back. I had no idea I had been doing it my whole life. The purpose of this group is to do hands on activities that help us attract that which we desire. We will have arts and crafts, poetry, journal writing, script writing, and performing all--in the name of happiness and attraction! If you are in love with the law of attraction, but you're having a hard time manifesting your desires or if you would just like to share an …

I am starting a group in the East-Bay that will basically mimic THE MOTH http://www.themoth.org/. Topics will be announced through email/ meetup/ facebook and people will be able to show up and share their TRUE stories WITHOUT notes. Stories should be about 10 minutes long and we’ll have 10 – 15 contestants each time. I’m hoping to have two of these each month. As this group is just starting out, the first few meetings will be in my house. Refreshments will be provided with a suggested …

Welcome to The Writers’ Place! This Meet-Up is for aspiring authors who would love to take writing and creativity classes in a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Skip the bridges and tunnels. Join Creativity/Writing Coach, Barbara Millman Cole and Freelance Editor and YA author, Karen Morison-Knox, for classes on writing, editing, and creativity. Transform into the writer you want to be. Barbara and Karen, both award-winning authors, will help you discover the joy of writing and the secrets to writing …

We Are CHANGE = We Are the Coalition for Halting the Agenda of the Nefarious Global Elite. "YOU ARE ALL LEADERS!" -Luke Rudowski: Founder Of We Are Change NYC. We Are Change is a citizens based grassroots peace and social justice movement working to reveal the truth behind the events of September 11th, as well as the lies of the government and corporate elite who remain suspect in this crime. In addition, we are here to aid the sick and dying first responders through fundraising and social o …

… Discover your "authentic self" through journaling. Establish personal empowerment and boundary setting. Learn about self-hypnosis and we'll provide a cd for you to take home to practice.