Announcements

Want to build community, skills, and connect with others interested in cause areas, like climate change, improving institutional decision-making, or mental health? We’re looking for more folks interested in volunteering as a cause area organizer or helping organizers. Fill out this form to express interest!

EA DC Events:

For more detail check our website events page!

• May 8 | 6:00 – 8:00 PM: Animal Welfare Cause Area Meetup
• May 13 | 1:00 – 3:00 PM: New to EA DC Meetup
• May 20: EA DC parents group discussion of  all things school related. To join, fill out this form, direct any questions to ben@effectivealtruismdc.org
• May 20 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM: EA DC Women, Trans, and Nonbinary Professional Networking Brunch
• May 24 | 6:00 – 9:00 PM: EA DC and the Charter Cities Institute Present: Economic Growth as an EA Cause Area
• May 25 | 6:30 – 8:00 PM: AI Cause Area Meetup
• May 27 | 2:00 – 3:30 PM: International Security & Foreign Policy Meetup

The biosecurity group is taking a break for the month, the organizers are excited to see everyone in June!

For information about each cause area event, please add your name to the cause area email list here. If you are interested in joining the Parents’ Group, sign up here. You can subscribe to EA DC’s events calendar on our website to have EA DC events auto-populate on your calendar app!

Reasons and Persons Reading Group

EA DC is running a reading group for Reasons and Persons by Derek Parfit. The meetings will happen at the following dates and times, sign up for either the virtual or in-person meeting if you’d like to join! No background in philosophy is required to participate.

• May 28 | 2:00 – 3:30 PM: In-Person Meeting 3 for Reasons and Persons Reading Group
• May 31 | 7:30 – 9:00 PM: Virtual Meeting 3 for Reasons and Persons Reading Group

Connect with the EA DC Community!

There are lots of ways to get connected to the EA DC community:

• Fill out the Welcome Form if you’re a new member!
• Join the Intros.AI group to be regularly connected by email to a new EA DC member with similar interests.
• Explore resources on our website, including our events calendar which you can subscribe to to have events auto-populate on your calendar
• Chat with an EA DC organizer. We’re always excited to hear from members!
• Volunteer with EA DC
• Housing spreadsheet – live with EAs in DC!
• Co-working spreadsheet – find EAs in DC to co-work online or in-person
• Join our social media channels:
  • Slack
  • Facebook group and page
  • LinkedIn group and page