This is a  women's self defense course focusing on self defense techniques modified for street and home defense from attackers. Why take this course? Because you may be faced with a decision to use self defense at any given time. If you car breaks down on the side of the road & a stranger approaches you with evil intent. Or you may come home finding a burglar in your residence; hiking or jogging in a secluded trail and someone tries to cause you harm. Is this being paranoid? Paranoia is defined …

Join us! San Francisco Bay Area Journalists is a nonprofit group of journalists navigating the transition to the next era of journalism by sharing insights on high quality reporting, sustainable jobs, diversity, editorial independence and press freedoms. (We also have a lot of fun!)  Our meetups are all free or low-cost. SF Bay Area Journalists operates as part of Newswire21.org, an award-winning nonprofit news organization focused on finding sustainable ways to blend the passion of community r …

What turns you on? What inspires you? What fills your heart with joy? What makes you sit at the edge of your seat? Who do you want to be in the world? What is your purpose on the planet? Are you living a turned-on life? Would it be okay if your gravestone read: “She was an exceptionally mediocre woman”? If your eulogy went something like: “She followed every rule with precision. She rarely made a mistake and was a great champion of the status quo. She never ruffled any feathers, took any gr …

Are you looking for a book club, social club, group of friends, sisterhood, and support system? Ladies that will laugh, cry, and grow with you? Sista's Book / Social Club is all of the above and more! We are opening up membership to this dynamic organization's  Bay Area Chapter. This organization is not a fly-by-night group;  We are black women who share the common goal of uplifting one another. Whether you are young, old, a mom, a wife or single you will have a blast with the support of your si …

DMK ELITE NETWORKING is our Bay Area Business Networking Group for business professionals. Our goal is to BUILD RELATIONSHIPS with the energetic and dynamic power partners in our community. It is  an opportunity to meet your NEXT CLIENTS, invite others, NETWORK with business owners, executives, professionals and decision makers in a warm, upscale yet fun environment. View us at http://www.dmkelite.com

"Why are women so crazy?" "Why are men so shallow?" "How do I best express to someone when I am interested (or not interested) romantically?" Do you find yourself asking these questions when you meet someone of the opposite sex? If you are Black, single, between the ages of 35 and 50, and seriously interested in a healthy, long-term relationship, then you should attend these meetups. You should also attend these meetups if you want to: - have healthier, more confident conversations with the opp …

Silicon Valley's Blend of Brown A feminine union of polished leaders This group brings together ALL women of color who seek collaboration and support in their professional careers and businesses. In the Bay Area many women of color have careers that lack mentorship and management from someone that remotely resembles them. Are you one of these women? For example, when it comes to women in technology the numbers fall short. For women of color in the technology industry those numbers are even sm …

This group is for black female professionals or students in their 20s living in the Peninsula or South Bay who would like to meet up for drinks, good conversation, shopping adventures, and other girl-time activities.

Designed to attract diverse, high quality men and women with an open and like mind for networking, intelligent discussions, good laughs and more.  The title tells it all, if you like to date or are involved with a Sister or white Mister, please join, this group is for you.

Are you a budding or experienced entrepreneur? Pitch Mixer is guided by the principle that ideas don't flourish as meta-thought, rather they gain momentum out in the open, with support of evaluations, feedback, and iteration by resourceful people. Pitch Mixer engages the East Bay  startup community by running monthly entrepreneur forums where entrepreneurs can pitch their ideas to a judging panel who will evaluate the idea and provide feedback and recommendations based on the quality of the pitc …

We understand that the one of the best ways to improve our own business is to utilize the network of people that other members have built. If one person can reach 100 people, then a group of 20 people can reach 2000 and that is very powerful. There have been many fruitful relationships built in our group that will last the rest of our professional lives, and we are looking for more people that share our enthusiasm. This and other Business related Meetups are dedicated to working with small, eme …

Connect with members of the black community in Oakland on key social and political issues. The Black Organizing Project is an African American, member-led organization in the city of Oakland, CA. We focus on political education and membership development in order to create a powerful black collective of voters, activists and community leaders. If you're a member of Oakland's black community who would like to make positive contributions to the struggle for racial justice; would like to learn more …

SF Bay QWOC is a meetup group for women of color that identify as a member of the LGBTQ community.  The goal is to build a community that may start on meetup.com, but that goes beyond the cyber connection.  Once you feel comfortable enough, communicate with others via our discussion board.  Hey, sharing your number isn't out of the question too.  Do what you feel comfortable doing! Looking for something to do with like minded women? Trying to build a QWOC community? Have a variety of interests? …

Attempts to dismiss the legitimacy of Butch-Femme as an identity will not be tolerated. Femmes? How do you spot them? This is something Butches have been trying to figure out for some time! This site is for women who DO IDENTIFY. Who are We? What is Butch-Femme? Butch-Femme is about being yourself Exploring and realizing your unique sexuality and your natural gender and/or identity. Embracing Butch-Femme, in whatever form you feel comfortable, is celebrating who you are. JOIN this group if you …

Join us on our journey to our BEST SELF. NOT just a meetup, this is a MOVEMENT. A movement towards a new generation of "whole black women who are EMPOWERED in every area of their lives. Whole women make SMART decisions and know their value. We refer to ourselves as Diamonds and we are priceless! We bring out the BEST in each other! We plan events that cater to EVERY aspect of your life. We workout together, travel together, save and invest together, pray together, solve problems together. We …

This is a group for women of African Descent 40 years of age and older who love women. It's for anyone new to the Bay Area or not.  If you're looking for a way to meet women close to your age group for friendship and socialization. I started this group because many of my friends over the age of 40 have shared their desire to meet other women 40 and over who share similar interest in dining out, dancing, game nights, potlucks, spa days, wine tasting, plays, musicals, concerts, retreats, traveling …

lets meet together to make some good friends and enjoy our souls with our truly music passion.this group is for truly music lovers of acid jazz music most of them are uk groups from the 90s ( carleen anderson,incognito,the brand new heavies,lisa stansfield....)garage house funky music,elegant soulful house music,smooth jazz music,R&B oldschool from 80s and 90s and some quality good ones from nowadays like the amazing kem for example.this is going to be a community group with activities every wee …

If you have attended, are currently attending, or are a supporter of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, this is a group for you. Of the 105 recognized HBCU's, we have over 25 active HBCU alumni chapters represented, and we are looking to add more members and to be a hub for HBCU Alumni activities in the Bay Area. The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Alumni Coalition serves as the guiding force of the HBCU alumni chapters in Northern California through scholarship and fundr …

Do you have natural kinky, curly, or wavy hair? Are you in the process of growing out your relaxer? Are you considering transitioning from relaxer to natural? Join us as we explore natural black hair care, styling, products, salons, and also just connect as a community in general to make new friends!

* This is for women who want to be able to speak and live their truth, and let others be bothered with adjusting to it. * This is for women who want to lay comfortably in asking and receiving all kinds of pleasure and help. * This is for women who want to walk into a room genuinely confident and so rooted in who they, people are eager to be around them. * This is for women who want to, almost effortlessly, command group attention * This is for women who want to access the blocked parts within th …

This is a group for Men & Women with Locs I choose to use the word Locs because there is nothing "dreadful" about our hair in it's natural state. This group will meet once a month. It may be a park, a restaurants, or planned outing for the day. Where we can discuss hair care, styles, natural hair care products, and just embrace the simple fact that we have something in common. "We Rock Locs"I started this group because I always enjoy speaking with others with locs and sharing pieces of our i …

Hello fellow Bay Area Republicans! Please join us for casual dinners, happy hours, and day trips while we enjoy being with other like-minded conservative individuals.

digitalundivided GROW SF-Bay is a monthly meet up of digital companies founded/co-founded by black women working together to GROW their tech-based companies from Idea to MVP to Growth and then Exit. Sponsored by digitalundivided, a company that builds forward thinking initiatives that change the digital space.

Women experience different and difficult transitions within their life. This meet up is geared towards young adults, adults, and seasoned women of all ages, cultures, abilities, and life experiences.  I am aware that we all experience growing pains in our lifetime. As we experience these seasons in our life, whether it be starting/ending a career, getting married/separated/divorced, having a child, parenting, experiencing menopause, retirement, or caring for an elderly parent, we aren't always e …