Chats and Forums

Global Ideas Bank - A suggestion box for socially innovative non-technological ideas and projects, with £1,000 UK sterling awards annually for the best ideas or projects submitted.
http://www.globalideasbank.org/

Tiny Planet - A forum for people from all over the planet to share ideas, communicate and better understand each other.
http://www.tinyplanet.org/

Mac's Thinktank - Users submit innovative solutions to the world's problems.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Crete/7099/

The Big Conversation - An independent space to exchange information and ideas through online dialogue. Focus is on common ground and solutions. Forums are on health, sustainable development, CSR, religion, education, and community.
http://thebigconversation.org/

I Got Issues - A place to post an issue or to respond to an issue someone else has posted.
http://www.igotissues.com/

Canadian Content Forums - Discussion about issues surrounding Canadians, anywhere from politics to computing to gaming. No registration required.
http://forums.canadiancontent.net/

Society for Progressive Cognizance - A forum for discussing social reform through diverse means, including technology, philosophy, psychology, biomedics, politicss, theoretical sciences, and methods of global communication.
http://spc.noodge.org/

Time Bomb 2000 - Contains discussions on the end of the world. Free registration required to participate.
http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?s=e56a81167f03b171a63a741aa06d5185&forumid=9

Cypriana's Corner - Discuss world politics, religion, and issues, as well as chat.
http://p205.ezboard.com/fcyprianascorner73624frm1

LibertyPost - News discussion forum open for people of all ideological pursuasions to browse and post articles and comments. Boards organized into issue categories.
http://www.libertypost.org/

Yahoo! Groups: Open Words - Focus:es on freedom of speech. Users must select a username and password to start new discussions or reply to existing ones.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/openwords/

If I am... - Members discuss what they would do were they a doctor, a politician, a rocket scientist, and a porn star. Users must select a username and password before posting a new message.
http://www.ifiam.com/

Yahoo! Group: The Intergalactic Sanctum - Topics include love, peace, happiness. Users must register to participate.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theintergalacticsanctum/

Action Forum - Discussion forums with ratings of posts from readers.
http://www.actionforum.com/

A Question of Debate - Holds discussions on any subject. No registration needed.
http://www.geocities.com/fourquater/

The Mote - Self-supporting community discussing issues of politics, war, and a variety of other topics.
http://www.themote.com/

Nattie's Speak Your Mind Forums - Forum, debate and message boards: If I Were President forum, and What Really Bugs Me forum. No password needed.
http://members.tripod.com/~natties_cornucopia/SPEAK-YOUR_MIND_FORUMS.html