Grassroots Progressives

**Pourquoi “Le prétexte” ?** Parce que cette rencontre est justement cela : un prétexte simple et assumé pour réunir des personnes qui accordent une vraie importance à la liberté. Il n’y a pas de sujet imposé. Le point commun, ce n’est pas un thème précis : c’est une valeur. Le reste dépend des personnes présentes, des questions qu’elles apportent, des désaccords qu’elles assument, et des idées que la conversation fera naître. Le but est d’échanger, de rencontrer, de réfléchir, et **surtout de passer une bonne soirée**. Esprit de la soirée : \- discussion libre \- ambiance détendue \- désaccords permis \- bonne foi exigée \- respect indispensable Venez comme vous êtes : pour parler beaucoup, écouter, plaisanter, ou simplement pour passer un bon moment avec ceux que la liberté attire encore à Paris. **Le prétexte, c’est la rencontre.** **Le vrai sujet, c’est la liberté.** [Comment nous trouver : cherchez les affichettes "Meetup" sur les tables, ou demandez au staff.]

✅ Do you want to improve your English Speaking skills? ✅ Do you want more confidence speaking to friends and colleagues in English? ✅ Do you want to speak and learn from a native teacher? ✅ Tired of boring, traditional English classes? My name is Belinda and I'm a professional and experienced English teacher. I have students throughout the world and can help you with whatever English needs you have in the following areas: ✅ Business meeting and presentation preparation ✅ CV review, analysis, correction and advice ✅ Interview preparation ✅ Grammar, Vocabulary and Conversation These 60 minutes classes will help you gain confidence, expand your vocabulary and improve your pronunciation. ✅ Small group weekend classes also available (2 or 5 hour immersion classes) What do I have to do? ✍ Confirm your attendance by WhatsApp: +34 645 598 927 💵 Cost: 25€ ⌚ When: Classes available 7 days a week 🕖 Duration: 60 minutes 📍 Where: Online 👥 Group Size: Just you!

The Dissident Salon is a weekly poetry and performance series created as an extension of the DISSIDENT Club’s mission to provide a home for dissenting voices, hosted by Alissa Leeds. Rooted in the tradition of the literary salon, it treats writing and performance as public acts that question power and challenge the systems that shape our lives. Each week features a curated performer, followed by open mic sessions open to all. Work may be presented in English, French, or other languages. Multilingual expression is central to the space and reflects the realities of exile, displacement, and exchange that define the DISSIDENT Club. The Salon is an ongoing forum for people who speak publicly and think critically through art. It exists to build community and support sustained creative work within the broader ecosystem of the DISSIDENT Club. **When:** Every Tuesday, starting January 6th, 2026 **Sign-ups:** 8:00 PM **Sets:** Three 45-minute sessions at 9:00 PM, 10:00 PM, and 11:00 PM **Where:** The DISSIDENT Club, 58 rue Richer, 75009 Bring work that confronts. We offer the microphone.

Alex is a professional dancer with the New York and San Francisco Opera companies. She is also a model and has worked with many photographers in the US. Currently she's visiting Paris for the second time and looking for shoots. She's very versatile, shooting anything from lifestyle to fashion to figurative. I've worked with her several times and we've always had great results! You can see her portfolio and contact her at: https://www.instagram.com/alexballetina/ Best, Paulo

Afterwork souplesse Viens t'étirer et rencontrer du monde! Tu t'entraines mais tu ne t'étires jamais? Tu trouves ça boring et tu ne sais pas comment faire? STRETCH CHILL & GOOD VIBES Cet afterwork est fait pour toi, on t'accompagne , on te corrige. A la fin on se retrouve autour d'une boisson soft incluse dans le tarif https://studio-perche.fr/

Venez coder, apprendre, et apprendre à programmer ensemble ! Le langage, le sujet et la façon de le faire seront choisies par le groupe. Le code sera ensuite publié sur [le dépôt](https://github.com/dojo-developpement-paris/dojo-developpement-paris.github.io) \-\-\- Nous migrons le groupe de Meetup vers [Mobilizon](https://mobilizon.fr/@dojo_de_programmation_paris) \-\-\- 21 rue du Bouloi Porte de la rue : elle devrait s'ouvrir en appuyant sur le bouton du bas Bâtiment : D, il y a quelques marches Porte de la cour : code à demander à Patrick en message privé Étage : 3, il y a un tout petit ascenseur Porte de droite \-\-\- La session sera dans la salle au fond Les toilettes sont depuis la pièce principale, aller dans la cuisine, puis à gauche \-\-\- **Accessibilité** Pour accéder à la session, il faut monter quelques marches d'escaliers

Join Indian-American author, polyglot, and traveller Kiran Bhat as he comes to Paris to launch his multilingual and multinational writing. Kiran has been to over 177 countries and writes in six of the twelve languages he practices. He will be presenting on his poetry book, Speaking in Tongues, which compiles writing in three different languages, and speak about how living in different countries and traveling inspires his literary work. 🗓️ MARDI 7 AVRIL de 18H à 20H 📍 58 rue Richer 75009 Paris 🔴 entrée = 1 boisson 🌐 visit www.thedissidentclub.org for more information

Quoi ? Une opportunité de faire du bien, rencontrer des amis et embellir la place Charles Vallin et les rues autours (dans le 15ème à Paris). Nous nettoyons la rue et jardinons pendant une heure puis prenons un verre ensemble après. Nous apportons tout le matériel nécessaire. Quand ? Tous les jeudi (hors vacances scolaires Zone C), RDV Place Charles Vallin dans le 15e Jeudi à 19h ... près du banc et nos bacs à fleurs :)

✅ Do you want to improve your English Speaking skills? ✅ Do you want more confidence speaking to friends and colleagues in English? ✅ Do you want to speak and learn from a native teacher? ✅ Tired of boring, traditional English classes? My name is Belinda and I'm a professional and experienced English teacher. I have students throughout the world and can help you with whatever English needs you have in the following areas: ✅ Business meeting and presentation preparation ✅ CV review, analysis, correction and advice ✅ Interview preparation ✅ Grammar, Vocabulary and Conversation These 60 minutes classes will help you gain confidence, expand your vocabulary and improve your pronunciation. ✅ Small group weekend classes also available (2 or 5 hour immersion classes) What do I have to do? ✍ Confirm your attendance by WhatsApp: +34 645 598 927 💵 Cost: 25€ ⌚ When: Classes available 7 days a week 🕖 Duration: 60 minutes 📍 Where: Online 👥 Group Size: Just you!

Join us on **April 8, 2026** at our Paris office for an evening at the intersection of data, AI, and public health, from making tap water quality transparent to every French citizen, to reimagining what clinical care looks like in 2030. Two speakers. Two projects. One shared conviction: complex data, in the right hands, changes lives. *** **6:30 – 7:15 pm \| Jérémy Greze\, Freelance Product × Data × Dev** **44 Volunteers, 10 GB of Open Data, 650K Visitors, and a Question in Parliament** *In October 2025, [dansmoneau.fr](http://dansmoneau.fr) went live — a site where any French citizen can check exactly what's in their tap water. Within days it was featured on the front page of Le Monde, with prime time TV coverage, and a question raised in Parliament. Budget: zero.* *Behind it were 10 GB of open government data, 44 volunteers from Data For Good, and the scientific expertise of Générations Futures. The data had always been there — public, collected monthly by health authorities — just buried and impossible to use. They made it accessible.* *This talk is the technical story of how they achieved this by designing the data pipeline, discovering that 10 GB is actually small data with the right tools, and rendering 24,000 water zones on an interactive map without crashing the browser. And if time allows — what the data actually reveals about PFAS, pesticides, nitrates, VCM, and perchlorate across France.* *** **7:15 – 8:00 pm \| Li\-Heng Fu\, Senior AI Solution Engineer\, Health & Life Sciences — Dataiku** **Building the Future of Care: Clinical AI in 2030** *"There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks when decades happen."* For decades, healthcare was a fortress of inertia — guarded by data privacy constraints, rigid workflows, and high-stakes accountability. Those walls are coming down. Not just because of technology, but because of the clinicians and builders choosing to lead the charge. Drawing on the latest Stanford ARISE AI research and emerging industry breakthroughs, Li-Heng will trace the shift from experimental benchmarks to real bedside applications — exploring the rise of multimodal diagnostic agents, ambient scribing, and autonomous healthcare assistants. The session closes with a harder question: as AI reshapes healthcare by 2030, what kind of patient-doctor relationship are we actually trying to build? *** The talks will be followed by open discussion and networking. Come ready to ask questions. *8 - 10PM: Meet & greet with drinks* ***Dataiku will only use your personal information to provide the product or service you requested and contact you with related content that may interest you. You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time. For more information on unsubscribing and how we protect and respect your privacy, check out our [Privacy Policy.](https://www.dataiku.com/legal/privacy/)***

Dear Friends I am pleased to announce that I have arranged for an exhibition of black and white figurative photography as part of the Creations 2026 group show in Paris from Abril 10 - 12. There will also be a musical performance "Le Tango Perpetuel" at the closing on the 12th at 18:00. Please stop by if you are interested! Regards, Paulo IG: [@paulo.studiopfp](https://ex5qrcvab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001yofQg9J5RGOOd8CrSSRjiMAAbfq8dW4KjYZg2NNcQA6DZsh0TzgcBrygtIWuLexp1Zm2hDNY3nbeoYoE27ndLzbQwqSKMVrm4zqYOKLHxLZHaQ8FJLmzJZ5q-FqKhs--vos01R2zCS_jOhnjG31NRLvltY8y8UD7Or-w-2TmsG7Miv_cdySk0Q==&c=hOT10di7ftR9XKtFxoQPFCsvt3q4vNt0xz7Si4yUY0VqqBB_jO1Chw==&ch=fxtPeIqbhdKIdPvqqGIgHFNCe_0pckAbeovDrzWGr5XTPLdrbAi6ZA==)) / [www.studiopfp.com](https://ex5qrcvab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001yofQg9J5RGOOd8CrSSRjiMAAbfq8dW4KjYZg2NNcQA6DZsh0TzgcBl0dcb4eiM5M8mggKP7_vahJ7iUZWM1q1Rl40nVA3lHVND6NuePtQNqom6T4P5HDzbiXc8jxf2T-NRYggf06agGyPTK1sHQYAyV9-p6gDxa2kW_-Dj5mz2M6qYdGZc3txI3aJshfxH5_SDvteTVMyYBnjLzYW79YZg==&c=hOT10di7ftR9XKtFxoQPFCsvt3q4vNt0xz7Si4yUY0VqqBB_jO1Chw==&ch=fxtPeIqbhdKIdPvqqGIgHFNCe_0pckAbeovDrzWGr5XTPLdrbAi6ZA==) Email: [studiopfp@gmail.com](mailto:studiopfp@gmail.com)

Nous relançons une série d'événements qui avait débuté en 2020 avec un grand succès ! Après une pause bien méritée, nous revenons avec des nouveautés pour rendre cette expérience encore plus mémorable. ✨ Envie de vous détendre dans un cadre enchanteur, entouré de bonnes vibrations ? Vivez vos rêves tout en partageant des moments inoubliables avec des personnes bienveillantes et engagées. 👉 Vous avez des projets qui vous tiennent à cœur depuis longtemps, mais vous ne savez pas comment les réaliser ? Rejoignez-nous ! 🌠 👉 Vous cherchez à élargir votre réseau pour vos projets culturels, intercommunautaires ou sociaux ? Rejoignez-nous ! 🌌 👉 Et pourquoi ne pas rencontrer votre partenaire idéal(e) ? Quelqu'un avec qui construire une relation authentique, fondée sur des rêves, des projets et des valeurs communes ? Rejoignez-nous !🔷️ \*\*Le lieu ?\*\* Le Bistrot romain, (restaurant) de renommée internationale pour une ambiance conviviale et chaleureuse ! \*\*Infos pratiques :\*\* 181 Avenue de clichy, 75017 Paris Ⓜ️13/14 RE C T3B Porte clichy 💰 Tarif : Participation à l’événement : 10 € (5 € pour l’organisation + 5 € pour une première consommation sur place) Option repas à 15 € seulement ! 📞 Contact : Saidou : 06 80 43 26 38 ✉️ Email : hypnotimeconseilservice@gmail.com Ne manquez rien ! Pour suivre toutes les actualités et nouveautés, restez connectés sur nos pages et nos liens de communication. À bientôt pour une soirée sous le signe des rêves et des étoiles 🌟 Groupe Facebook pour entrepreneuriats https://www.facebook.com/groups/2120429924809744/?ref=share_group_link Page Facebook en lien avec l'entrepreneuriat https://www.facebook.com/lefirmament https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100028020715285 https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067700986598 Groupe Watsapp pour entrepreneurs et futurs entrepreneurs https://chat.whatsapp.com/LDaalKuMDTNJ9BqaOkrItQ Groupe Watsapp pour les bons plans voyages et sorties, d'intérêt commun https://chat.whatsapp.com/KxYzoXGSN707c72UotXcvY

Bienvenue à la projection du film-essai EX-VOTO (2026, 80mn) de Hu Jiamin à l’occasion du finissage de son exposition « Ex-voto politiques » au Dissident Club jeudi 9 avril de 19h à 21h ! Le film est une élégie visuelle et sonore qui entrelace les peintures ex-voto de Hu Jiamin et les événements sociaux et personnels (pandémie, manifestations, résistance, exil, son arrestation en Chine en 2017, son voyage en Russie en 2025 etc.) avec lesquels ses peintures sont associées, de manière complexe, nuancée, poétique et humoristique. L’artiste sera présent pour discuter avec vous après la projection. Welcome to the screening of Hu Jiamin's essay film EX-VOTO (2026, 80 min) at The Dissident Club on Thursday, April 9th, from 7 pm to 9 pm on the occasion of the closing of his exhibition "Political Ex-votos." The film is a visual and sound elegy that intertwines Hu Jiamin's ex-voto paintings with the social and personal events (pandemic, protests, resistance, exile, his arrest in China in 2017, his journey to Russia in 2025, etc.) with which his paintings are associated, in a complex, nuanced, poetic, and humorous way. The artist will be present to discuss his work with you after the screening. - Hu Jiamin est un artiste d’origine chinoise basé à Lyon travaillant à la fois la peinture et la vidéo. Il commence sa pratique artistique dans un village de la province du Yunnan, cette expérience dans la Chine rurale influençant profondément l’importance qu’il porte à la responsabilité sociale des artistes. En 2017, la censure et la destruction de sa peinture murale à Shenzhen et sa détention lors de la Biennale d’Urbanisme et d’Architecture de Shenzhen et Hong Kong l’amènent à réfléchir à la relation entre art et dissidence. Ses œuvres expriment la façon dont l’histoire globalisée s’incarne dans nos existences, dépeignant la tension entre la simplicité et la fragilité de la vie quotidienne et l’inexorabilité des forces politiques qui la sous-tendent. (Site internet : [www.jiamin.org](http://www.jiamin.org)) 🗓️ JEUDI 9 AVRIL de 19H à 21H 📍 58 rue Richer 75009 Paris 🔴 entrée = 1 boisson 🌐 visitez www.thedissidentclub.org pour plus d’informations

English After Work = Conversation en anglais (bon niveau) sur des thèmes pertinents «APRÈS le travail» avec des anglophones. Rejoignez-nous pour boire un verre et peaufiner votre anglais dans une ambiance amicale et détendue ! Faites-le mieux pour arriver quelques minutes avant 19h pour bien profiter de la séance. Où ? Le Comptoir\* Bar Rugby 13 rue Vouillé 75015 Paris. (Attention à l’adresse car il y a un autre Comptoir dans le 15e) 👀 Quoi? Nous poserons les bonnes questions pour vous faire parler de vous-mêmes et vous aiderons à faire parler les autres. Pour qui? Pas pour les débutants. Vous avez déjà de bonnes bases. Ce qui vous manque, c’est la confiance. Et c’est là où nous sommes forts! Venez peaufiner votre anglais avec un animateur d’origine américaine. Consommation sur place (à vos frais.) On vous demande de réserver ET de revoir votre RSVP mercredi à midi au plus tard pour le modifier. Pourquoi ? Il y a une liste d’attente. Si votre agenda change vous pouvez libérer la place pour quelqu’un d’autre. 😉 À vos claviers! Let’s GO!

The Humanist Monthly Program is our longest running event and still a community favorite. In the old days it used to be called "Going to HCCO" and we still like to think of it as our flagship event. We will be hearing from Becca Powell, Director of Advocacy and Outreach at Unchained At Last, an organization whose mission is dedication to ending forced and child marriage in the United States through direct services and systems change. Unchained At Last's mission clearly meshes and addresses several of our Humanist Ten Commitments. Becca will educate us about an issue many of us may not be familiar with--but should be. Food and drinks will be provided at the event. Feel free to show up a little bit early to hang out and talk. Going forward our meetings will be hybrid. You can meet us in-person or attend online Join Zoom Meeting [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87836564953?pwd=4Mi57ElZkDIFlb1fnlNwOJ0NiOK4tP.1](https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87836564953?pwd=4Mi57ElZkDIFlb1fnlNwOJ0NiOK4tP.1) Meeting ID: 878 3656 4953 Passcode: 760812 One tap mobile +19292056099,,87836564953#,,,,\*760812# US (New York) +13017158592,,87836564953#,,,,\*760812# US (Washington DC) The formal presentation will start at noon

Bring your Raspberry Pi, Arduino, microcontroller, or any other electronic project and join fellow electronics makers for a night of creativity and collaboration! This session is open forum to share your current projects—whether complete or in progress, it’s all interesting! Whether you’re deep into embedded systems, exploring new ideas, or just getting started, you’ll find a welcoming space to collaborate, share, and get inspired. **New to electronics or curious about tinkering?** You’re absolutely welcome. If you’re a beginner and want to experiment, I’ll have a couple of starter kits available so you can try things out—whether that’s blinking your first LED, putting something on a display, or experimenting with simple sensors. No pressure and no experience required—just an interest in learning and building. While we continue to pursue a more permanent venue for this Meetup, we’ll be using public library facilities based on availability. This session will be at the Worthington Park Library in the Olentangy Meeting Room.

Join us again this Saturday for drinks and sweets at this delicious Vegan co-op bakery. Mingle with likeminded Columbus Vegans. We will aim to sit outside after purchasing items and hopefully taking in cooperative weather. Special note on parking: Please try to park along Acton, Richards and/or Chatham streets so as to free up the lot at the back of the building for pick-up orders. Thank you. 😊 Patty Cake offers everything from cupcakes, cookies, cakes, muffins, whoopie pies, as well as gluten free goodies. They also have coffee, oat milk and cold brew

Come out to Improving for our monthly iOS and Mac meetings. This Month's Presentation: Nothing yet. (You should volunteer). What is Cocoaheads (http://cocoaheads.org/)? CocoaHeads is a group devoted to discussion of Apple Computer's Cocoa Framework for programming on MacOS X and iOS (including the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch). During monthly meetings, members present on their projects and offer tutorials on various programming topics. What is BuckeyeCocoa (http://buckeyecocoa.org/)? BuckeyeCocoa is a group of Objective-C/Swift developers/enthusiasts. We host monthly Cocoaheads and near-weekly NSCoder meetings in Columbus, Ohio. The meetings are free to attend. Presentations! Presenters welcome! We are always in need of people willing to present material. Any Swift and/or Objective-C related topic is welcome. Times can be 5 minutes (i.e. lightning talks) to a maximum of 2 hours. Interested? Contact info is on the BuckeyeCocoa website. To volunteer for a presentation contact us at @BuckeyeCocoa on Twitter. Follow us on Twitter! @BuckeyeCocoa (https://twitter.com/#!/Buckeyecocoa/) For more information: http://buckeyecocoa.org/

Sleep in on Sundays. When you've had your fill of pajama-time, roll out and have some tasty brunch with your fellow Humanists!

5th annual Earth Day Celebration! This year (2026) the Celebration is scheduled for April 25th with activities running from 10am-2pm. This is a non-ticketed event. Everyone is welcome! We will have food trucks, Birds of Prey, kids crafts, live music, raspberry plants, apple trees, and of course NATIVE PLANTS! Where: Lynd Fruit Farm, 9399 Morse Rd, Pataskala Ohio 43062 Time: Activities will be from 10am- 2pm. The Market will remain open until 5pm.

Interested? Contact Preston Moore k.preston.moore@gmail.com 614-300-5989 ———————————— Engaging in men’s work is the new way to forge friendships while being open-minded to personal growth. Many men experience healthier relationships, personally and professionally, by engaging in this work. Open Men’s Group is a container for men to share vulnerably without receiving judgment or feedback. We believe that emotionally mature, powerful, compassionate, and purpose-driven men will help heal some of society’s deepest wounds. We support the powerful brilliance of men and we are willing to look at, and take full responsibility for, the pain we are also capable of creating – and suffering. We care deeply about men, our families, communities, and the planet. Visit ManKind Project USA to discover more. https://mkpusa.org/