YALLA ARABI is an Arabic language and culture meetup group that serves the San Francisco and East Bay area. NO ARABIC LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED. Everyone is welcome! Ahlan Wa Sahlan! We invite people from ALL backgrounds and ALL levels of Arabic experience to participate. We learn Arabic in fun, interactive and supportive ways by using collaborative activities and instructor-led exercises. We also watch Arabic films, eat at Arabic restaurants and attend Arab cultural events. We heart …

This group is meant to fill the surprising dearth of regularly meeting pagan/wiccan groups in the Berkeley/Oakland area. We celebrate and practice some of the cultural traditions of Celtic and Gaelic origin, including gaining a better understanding of nature by exploring seasonal change. Once enough people join, I hope to find a monthly meeting time that works for everyone. During our meetings we will engage in creative self expression, discuss what we are learning, create seasonal arts and craf …

Excelsior Center is a non-profit organization with over 100 years of heritage in the east bay. We are committed to developing new ways to serve the German community & German interest in the form of helping the community, promoting German language and culture through music, movies, and ongoing programs.

We are a diverse group interested in the study of Chinese characters in the context of the Korean language with the goal of: - improving our knowledge of Korean by expanding our character-based vocabulary - forming a basis for East Asian cultural literacy by exploring our shared heritage Our members include: - Korean language learners who desire a more structured way to learn vocabulary - speakers of Korean as a heritage language who want to improve their comprehension skills - speakers of other …

Hi all. This group is for parents who share a love of God, their children, and our African/African-American culture. I'm starting this group to meet other positive parents for occasional get-togethers, sharing of resources for our kids/families, and announcements of and meet-ups at cultural events that are child and family-friendly. I look forward to meeting you soon. I'm looking for a few parents that would like to help host events occasionally with me and develop this group.

Welcome to Bay Area Social! The purpose of our meetup is to make new friends, have good times and support the arts, charities and local businesses.  What makes our meetup so extraordinary?  Our members!  We have a core group of loyal Bay Area Socialites who continue to build community through regular attendance.  Think carefully about joining our meetup.  Only do so if you intend to participate!  Adding new faces into the mix keeps the group dynamic. Past events have included: **Dining Out (slee …

This group is for the people who are interested in House Music. This is for the party people and the people with adventurous spirits. This for the drinkers and the dancers, people of culture and those who want a break from normality.

Hi My name is Antoine Hunter and I am deaf .I feel it is important for me to set up a place where hearing and deaf people can meet up and speak the beautiful language of Sign Language. I love sign Language and sharing things about what in our deaf community. It is VERY important for me to participating in the deaf community and culture, and may we never feel that we get enough. East bay Berkeley and Oakland- Do not often have people to come together and sign so I felt it is important to contin …

This group is for all women who like to travel, want to learn about a different culture and explore their dreams. Our members come from all around the general Bay Area. We are interested in adventure, food and wine, spas, creative endeavors, photography, shopping, design, gardening and much more.  Come and join us to: share your pictures,  share your travel stories, meet like minded traveling companions, get ideas about where to travel, talk  with women who have the same interests as you do, etc …

Mocha Mix ( Bay Area), is an Active social group of Professionals of Mixed Ethnicities.  We  are a Culturally Diverse group of people living throughout the Bay Area. We're doing everything, lots of social mixers, festivals, music events, Napa, outdoor activities, and fundraising/charity events etc. -just lots of fun stuff! Our meetups will be everything from midscale, to affordable activities. To give you an idea, our age range of members is typically late 20's thru 40's so... Become a member t …

Welcome to the North Oakland Go Club! Our regular playing time is 11:00 AM 3:00 PM each Sunday at the It's Your Move game store at 4920 Telegraph Ave. in the Temescal business district (a block south of 51st St., across from Walgreen's). Our goal is to provide a welcoming, supportive environment for players from first-timers to experts, focusing on the beauty and intellectual challenge of the game at least as much as on who's winning.  Anyone can learn to play, including children as young as fiv …

This group is for everyone in the San Francisco Bay Area interested in Brazilian Samba dance, Brazilian music, Brazilian culture and all classes and events related to that. This is the network bringing the Brazilian and American dance and music communities together for one common purpose - to enjoy Brazilian dance, music and culture! Let's share the joy (alegria) and passion of Samba with each other and our communities. People who should join this meetup are those interested in: Samba, Dance, Br …

Young Blacks of the Bay™ celebrates the "young, gifted and black" of the Bay Area through a variety of events that won't break the bank. Experience local culture, friendship, and networking with open-minded professionals in their twenties (21+) and thirties. YBB consists of people who want to make new friends, business connections, and are curious about Bay Area culture. Furthermore, we welcome people of all ethnic backgrounds, ages, sexual orientations, religions, etc. For more details about th …

We are Latinas in the East Bay interested in friendship, socializing, networking and supporting each other. Open to all who are new to the bay, those who were born and raised here, and everything in between.  This group is for those who want to expand their circle of friends with other Latinas who can share and relate to their life experiences, goals and interests.

Grazie e benvenuto! Vuoi incontrare altre parlante d'italiano? Vuoi perfezionare la tua competenza in italiano senza seguire un corso? Vuoi parlare in un atmosfera che non giudica? Hai trovato il posto, ragazzi! Diamo il benvenuto a tutti i livelli di conversazione. Solo chiediamo un $2 donazione per coprire la quota d'iscrizione online. Non dimenticare: Vale più la pratica che la grammatica!  Venire con noi! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welcome! Would you like to meet other Italian speakers? Would you …

Meet with people interested in Energy Healing,Reiki,Spirituality,Consciousness,holistic culture and community. Come to various activities in SF +East Bay to heal,learn,connect,play,dance,move,sound,work service projects,help design a better world, and create a community with a holistic model. Some activities that take place at gatherings are: -meditation -dyadic and small group sharing -bonding activities and sharing -learning about energy healing -receiving energy healing/energy healing exchang …

In this group we will come together to write true stories from our lives.  In our writing we will hold the intention of connecting the external events playing out in the stories we tell with our internal experience. Our aim is to unearth our interior selves and to realize we are not alone in our joys and our struggles. Each meeting will be structured with multiple timed writing sessions followed by a period to share what we have written and receive feedback if we wish. The group will take place …

Let’s meet up to socialize and connect with other Indian women and at the same time, give back to our community as well as support causes that affect Indian Women. This is a group of Indian women working to empower younger generation of Indian women by educating them on preserving the heritage of India. The group meets once a month . Group discusses topics effecting Indian Women today, Plans community service projects to work on and plans social events for the group.

Welcome! AOHL is an inclusive homeschooling support group in the San Francisco East Bay. Our goals are developing friendships amongst members, organizing activities, sharing resources, creating liaisons with other home-learning groups, and providing information to those considering or new to home-learning. AOHL promotes tolerance and respect towards all members regardless of learning style; family configuration; or racial, cultural and religious background. We welcome diversity. AOHL is for pare …

I couldn't find a group for slash fans in the area, so I started one! If you like the female-friendly fandom spaces of LJ, AO3, DW, tumblr, are excited for Yuletide, etc, please join up! I'm hoping to have some low key cafe and restaurant meetups, as well as movie meetups and tv nights if people are interested. Also of interest: some people have kindly told me about the San Francisco Bay Area Slashers (SFBAS) yahoo group. They have meetings at rotating locations in the Bay Area every other month …

Sundays in Savannah Book Club, is for women of color to come together, so we can explore novels about our history, culture, experiences, and desires. The purpose of the book club is to build relationships, have good eats, and great conversations about the book of the month; all while in an enjoyable and engaging environment. We will meet on the last Sunday evening of every month (except for November and December; held on the third Sunday). The meetings can be held at a number of places, such as, …

Shamanic journeying is amazingly simple to learn and do, yet it’s a practice with the potential to bring great healing, depth, wisdom and clarity to your life. If you’re at a transition point in your life, needing to make a next step forward and not sure how… or if you're looking to heal old wounds (or problematic patterns, habits, compulsions, addictions) that you've worked on before, but that just haven't gone away... or, if you have ever felt like there is "part of you missing," or like you'v …

Looking for a fun way to maintain or improve your Italian language skills?....Make new friends with native and non-native Italian speakers? Then come meet up with us every other Tuesday for Happy Hour at ZZA's Enotecta! All levels are welcome. Come drink a glass of wine and we'll speak some Italian together. Speriamo di vederti!

Meeting other fabulous and fun girlfriends to hang out with! New in town, make new friends. Happy Oakland/East Bay girlfriends, women's social. Girls just wanna have fun. Join our circle of genuine 20s and 30s females, and let's have a good time! We are fun loving girlfriends. We have big hearts filled with passion and love! We are ladies who enjoy cocktails, girls night out, dancing, music, happy hour, and having fun in life! We are professional women with substance Who are willing to make a di …

Oakland Activists and Revolutionary Thinkers is a group for those who want to meet like minded folks and engage in activism, revolutionary discussions and dialogue. Let's find ways to affect change in Oakland, attend community and cultural events, documentaries, and other events related to revolutionary thought. Think of the Black Panther Party, Young Lords, Brown Berets, AIM. While this group isn't geared towards building a group of that caliber, the ideology is the inspiration behind the creat …

This is an organization dedicated to supporting an intellectually challenging and creative environment for anyone working in or interested in Analytics. The goal is to create a creative hacking culture within the Analytics community where people can have fun, feel challenged, learn and support one another, and network! When this group gets to five members I will organize the first meet up.

This group is for the lesbian friendly community interested in group activities such as bike riding, ferry riding then bike riding, bike riding to meet for lunch, small dog walks, movie matinee's, movie nights, holiday parties, super bowl parties, road trips, Fun Train to Reno, etc. Members are encouraged to suggest meet up activities. Please provide suggestions to the organizer before posting. Prefer meet ups that do not involve nightclubs. This group is not sponsored. Donations are appreciated …

If we leave it to the local news, Oakland’s reputation will be forever linked to the same old storylines: Art Murmur, racial tension, Brooklynization*, and crime. How can we work together to reveal the deeper story? Maybe you’ve been blogging for a while and want to meet new local people.  Maybe you want to increase your social media presence. Maybe you’re new to the area and full of stuff to say, and you need new connections to grow your audience. Or maybe you’ve always wanted to blog and just …