What is it? A group of like-minded people meeting to talk about life, the universe and everything. What happens? Together, we’ll come up with a topic to discuss based on a stimulus e.g. a picture, news story or object and then we’ll discuss it. You don’t have to be well read, and you are welcome to sit back and enjoy the debate if you don’t want to join in. It’s all about enquiry and the 4 Cs: Caring - being sensitive and charitable towards others’ ideas; Collaboration - Working together to get …

This is a group for people who think. You don’t have to be highbrow, just interested in ideas and things like books, philosophy, religion, personal development, psychology, meditation, travel, politics, languages, ethics or whatever. But it’s also a group for people who want their dogs to be part of their social lives. Maybe you work and want to socialise and meet new people but you don’t want to go out leaving your dog behind in the evenings and weekends. Maybe you’d like company on evening dog …

Philosopher's Cafes are bringing philosophy back to its original intention of providing food for thought for people in everyday life and encouraging them to lead, more examined lives. Socrates practiced philosophy in the marketplace, taking on all comers, willing to discuss anything with anyone, anytime. This is the tradition of the philosopher's cafe. If you’re tired of being given your opinions, fed up with tabloid culture and no-brainer movies, you’ve got 157 channels and nothing worth watchi …

Different Class is a group dedicated to thinking critically about society and politics. We hold seminar-style discussions that aim for an understanding of a given text and its relevance to the contemporary world. Attendees don't need any special background knowledge to participate and it's fine if you find the text hard to get to grips with -- that's part of what the discussion's for! Different Class is organised by Big Ideas and programmed and chaired in seasons by either Dr Jonathan White or …

Meet other fans of author Ayn Rand and her philosophy of Objectivism - a philosophy of Reason Purpose and Self-esteem that holds human life on this earth as the standard of all values and your life as an end in itself. Ayn Rand was born in Russia in 1905, and moved to the United States in the Twenties. She published "The Fountainhead "in 1943, and "Atlas Shrugged" in 1957; both books have been in print continuously, and are currently available as Penguin Modern Classics. Both books deal with the …

-MEME- Thoughts. Ideas. Conversations. The founders of the popular Leicester based MEME discussion nights bring their offering to London and the unsuspecting public. What started as a regular night of entertaniment where we invited our close mates round spawned into over twenty raucous evenings, enjoyed by many (more than just those we knew) over the two years they ran. The aim was to have a good time voicing our opinions, exchanging views and furthering our mindsets on diverse subjects ranging …

Come and share in our exploration of a revolutionary framework that opens up a more truthful connection with others: opening to a spirit of love, freedom and mutual empowerment. The meet-up is an intro to a range of undreamt possibilities. It is in the spirit of dipping our toes into the shallower waters. It is not about "doing" anything, or changing anything - except that if we get a handle on THIS, we could be one step closer to unleashing our collective power to act. And although this is firs …

This group is for anyone interested in discussing and sharing information relating to the 'Strawman' and the recent foreclosure of Banks and government depts via a UCC procedure by the One People's Public Trust (OPPT).

A group for those who want to form a University of the Third Age in Islington and nearby. This will NOT initially be a U3A but will aim to bring together people in the area who eventually might want to form one. The University of the Third Age (U3A) is a voluntary, self-help organisation located throughout the UK and overseas. It is run for and by people who are no longer working full time. There is no age limit high or low. It is about involvement in learning new things, expanding horizons, sha …

Warm, Fast-growing, & Frank Community for rationalists/ atheists. Non believers of any description welcome. 'Agnostics' & Religious doubters also welcome. We're about "PEACEFUL PROMOTION & CELEBRATION OF REASON, EQUITY, FREEDOM FROM RELIGION" UK Meetup's BUSIEST webforum - no matter where you live, you can participate in the daily discussions (both serious & humorous!). Many non-London & overseas members. Frequent meetups & events of all types in Central & West London; debates & talks ranging …