We are first of all, Concerned People, concerned about the greater good, and the impact that our decisions will have on our families, our community, and the world. We are professionals from every background, but who share a common ideal or principle, that of Financial Responsibility and Accountability. We are people who don't care to let ourselves be overrun by the setbacks and downfalls of the financial industry. We wish to empower ourselves with the right tools, knowledge and wisdom to …

… Today many are suffering with financial issues, crisis and/or burden. I want to invite those who are suffering financial challenges to join. I want us to gather our education ( may it be institutional, oral, formal or informal) knowledge and resources. My objective is to offer one new ways to shop for organic foods, and non-toxic products at a reasonable price. Guide one to use the internet to build up supply for preparing one foods to lead toward a healthier lifestyle My intentions are to …

How do we as New Yorkers respond to economic crisis, peak oil, and climate change? These have been the central questions of this Meetup since its formation back in 2004. T he group held monthly meetings at a now-closed restaurant in Chelsea. Some of its members organized an epic but poorly attended NYC peak oil conference back in 2006. After experimenting with format changes, aiming to shift the focus of the Meetup from talk to action, Bill Burke and I decided to end monthly meetings …