This is free training for the next 6 to 8 weeks, Tuesday evenings at 6pm at Packard Place (222 Church Street, Charlotte). Who should sign up: any veteran with a desire to learn about Hadoop technology and app development (both very desirable skills) or just brush up on IT skills in general. No prior computer training required, just have a desire to learn! More about the Charlotte Code Ops Challenge: Take some old hardware, a group of Charlottes active developer community and build a set of new d …

The Charlotte Alternative Health meetup is sponsored by Holistic Health Research Institute, a not for profit Organization. We are in the process of obtaining 501 (c) 3 non-profit status Our Missions are: * To build and foster a alternative/complimentary/integrative community of practitioners who work together to empower each other in the complete integrative health process by developing methods of integration that are both unbiased and professional while complete. * To increase public awareness …

Rich Dad has a game called CashFlow. The object of the groupd would be to get togther regularly to play and learn together. The game enourages people to try new financial methods toget out of the rat race and earn enough to retirevery comfortably at any age.

One of the BEST things a woman can do for her family and for herself is to be a happy, healthy and STIMULATED individual!! Happy Girl Fitness is so much more than a group fitness class, it's a MOVEMENT and collectively, we're making life shifts --- we're sweating profusely while we're doing it... but it's all good!  It's time to preserve your happy and to live your life with purpose and intent!  Our time together is refreshing and awesome! The energy is high, there are smiles, lots of laughter, …

We will provide a solution to professionals of Winston-Salem, and new minorities to this city who often ask the question "what is there to do in Winston-Salem?" We will provide a variety of monthly events, not only for entertainment but for intellectual and creative stimulation in a networking, business and social environment. We will create opportunities for all struggling entrepreneurs to have access to tools that will enhance their visibility and their business. We will also leverage our grou …

We Are Change NC is the North Carolina chapter of We Are Change (it is open to anyone even if you do not live in NC). We are dedicated to promoting truth, education, preserving Liberty, and restoring the United States Constitution. We strive to expose how the world truly functions, as a top down hierarchy ruled by the ultra elite, perpetuated by the illusion of political choice by the left/right paradigm, and by the Federal Reserve private central bank. We also work to expose the concerted effor …

OUR MISSION: The mission of this Meetup is to promote and defend the great American principles of individual liberty, constitutional government, sound money, free markets, and a noninterventionist foreign policy, by means of educational and political activity. STRATEGY: This Meetup will carry out its mission through the following (but not limited too) activities: Promoting candidates for public office who share our commitment to freedom. Gaining a foothold in political life at every level of gov …

North Carolina Cannabis Patients Network will hold a rally to educate the good folks of North Carolina of the MEDICAL Potential of Cannabis. 10 am 4/20/2013 We will assemble at Trade & Tryon in Uptown Charlotte. Come for a few minutes or stay as long as you can. Bring your signs, wear your t-shirts advocating for Medical Cannabis if you like and join us if you can. No Shirt No Sign NO Problem join us anyway.The Legislature accused NCCPN of "Harassment" since so many of us called to support Medic …

How can we create true, long-lasting, life-promoting value for those living in the Charlotte Metro area and beyond? The mission of this group is to promote the ideas of, Conscious Capitalism, by John Mackey and & Raj Sisodia. Conscious Businesses, the ones that are profitable, love-inspiring, and sustainable, share the following traits: They take a STAKEHOLDER APPROACH, they have a higher MISSION & PURPOSE, they have great LEADERSHIP, and they have a positive, thought-provoking CULTURE that enab …

Formerly called Southeast Greensboro, The Ole Asheboro Street Neighborhood is one of several small communities including Asheboro Square, Arlington Park and Gorrell St Neighborhoods. Together these neighborhoods would work together to advocate for community development efforts to improve the quality of life in this area. Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive, formerly Asheboro Street (names Asheboro, people referred to this street that went all the way to Asheboro, NC). The Ole Asheboro Street Neighbor …

WHAT: The Ethical Society of Asheville has initiated a “BUYCOTT for a Living Wage” to thank and support businesses that have been certified as Living-Wage Employers by Just Economics of WNC. Certified businesses are listed at www.justeconomicswnc.org. HOW: The process is easy. Your organization prints “BUYCOTT thank-you” notes for your members to carry with them. Members who patronize a living-wage business hand the cashier or waiter a thank-you note explaining that one reason for patronizing …

Providing Connection - Information - Action To inspire the age wave of Boomer women looking for alternative living situations To provide information, networking, and a forum to meet together To form connections with existing community models and their successes For all women - single, married, widowed, and women with families who are looking for alternative models of living as we age with connection and camaraderie We want to- - Bring women together to share information, form connections with …

Queen City Forward is a non-profit organization that aims to help increase the creation, scale, and impact of social ventures in Charlotte, NC. It is guided by the conviction that in purposefully encouraging, enabling, and scaling high-impact social ventures and socially driven entrepreneurs, Charlotte can create a robust cluster of innovation for the region that spurs economic development, improves the lives of citizens, and drives a new model of sustainable growth.

Why should you have to go to Charlotte for all of the fun of natural health? We are trying to expand the belief in natural and complementary medicine throughout the city of Gastonia and beyond. If you are a natural health or complementary health provider or are interested in natural health treatments or education, then this is the group for you. Natural and complementary health encompasses a vast area to explore:  Naturopathy, Chiropractic, Reiki, Reflexology, Nutrition & Diet, Aroma Therapy, Co …

Do you know how to grow all the food your family needs? Can you live without power for more than an hour or two? Do you know how to hunt without bullets, or how to dress a rabbit? Can you tie any knot other than the one on your shoe? Do you want to learn? So do I. With all the talk about worsening weather, economic meltdowns, and (yes, I'm joking) zombies, I thought it might be better to be safe than sorry. Come over and we can learn together, or come to teach. Children welcome, haters forbidden …

We are multi-cultured members from a wide range of social, economic, religious, and political backgrounds. We welcome anyone into our group who is respectful and courteous and wants to learn language and culture. We are a non-religious, apolitical community, the focus of which is creating connections and common bonds between members.

WELCOME TO PIEDMONT PREPPERS NETWORK! A brand new group located in Burlington. It is not by chance you have discovered this group!! Many people have said to me they feel or sense "something" is going on, but just don't know what to do about it. Well - Congratulations you have come to the right place. We all have different reasons for wanting to join a group like Piedmont Preppers, but most likely, you are reading this because you feel the future is not as bright as it once was and you want to do …