Bringing local freethinkers together for community, support, and action. We are humanists, skeptics, agnostics, and atheists. Above all, we strive to be ethical, moral, and good human beings - skeptical of dogma, promoters of reason, science, and free-thought. Public truths through public revelation, "spirituality" through meaning, nature, friendship, and the arts. Cooperation with all those seeking to make a more delightful, sustainable, and humane world. free·think·er [free-thing-ker], noun …

NOTICE: Winos and Foodies is closed  and we are no longer accepting requests to join. ~~~~~ Hans and Kristin started this group to meet fellow wine drinkers, wine lovers, and foodies who enjoy socializing in the Minneapolis area. They are a young, progressive, open-minded, fun-loving, taste-bud-indulging couple, seeking kindred spirits for small gatherings to enjoy, discuss, and explore the wonders of food and drink. Ideas we've had for such occasions include: wine/cheese pairings, region-speci …

In early 2010, my wife Sharon and I started A Partnership Of Diabetics (A-POD) in the Phillips Community of south Minneapolis—considered the most culturally-diverse, economically-challenged in Minnesota. If we can make our program work here, we thought, it just might work anywhere! We began without a cent of grant money using just our Social Security and pension funds. The Center for Changing Lives of Lutheran Social Services initially provided us with a meeting space. Advertising through Meet-u …