The purpose of this group is to join all languages and cultures. America was once considered a melting pot, and in our opinion it it still is. We are starting this group because we want to shout out that not all Americans are monolingual. Many of us are bilingual and multilingual. Even if we don't necessarily speak the same native language does not mean that we can't get together and speak the languages we want to learn, teach each other, or practice with others. We will not limit this group to …

It's the only logical destination. It's only a point on the path to a sustainable society. We will need to someday go beyond Zero Waste and have our culture become one that is restorative, assisting in increasing biodiversity/biomass and production on Earth. For now, it's a reasonable goal. In 1989 CA passed AB 939, setting a goal for 50% recycling in CA by 2000. We hit it. Now the state has the goal of 75%. In 1989 we only recycled at 14%. SF and other cities are past 75% recycling rates. …

Connecting is the name of the game, folks. Let´s create an Interesting & Worldly Community of friends and enjoy the many activities this beautiful area has to offer! Music, theatre, films, meals, happy hour, events, hikes, wine tasting, language exchanges, tours - anything goes, as long as it´s fun and interesting!