Get meeting and event updates, or participate in email-based discussions with your colleagues
Freelancer's Union
Here is the website for the Freelancer's Union:
http://www.freelancersunion.org/
You can post your resume and find out about benefits. Currently, they do not have health care plans in Minnesota, but there is a survey you can fill out that will help bring health insurance to your state. Go to:
http://www.freelancersunion.org/insurance/health/availability/health-not-available.html
They also have disability insurance in 50 states.