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Revision as of 20:23, 25 March 2012
| File:Zeitgeist Movement globe.jpg The Zeitgeist Movement logo | |
| Abbreviation | TZM or ZM |
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| Formation | August 18, 2008 |
| Type | Social movement |
Region served | International |
Key people | Peter Joseph |
| Website | TheZeitgeistMovement.com |
The Zeitgeist Movement is a global sustainability advocacy organization founded in 2008. The movement primarily concerns itself with campaigning against the "monetary-market" economy, which they state can be replaced with a resource-based economy where money serves no purpose and economic decisions are arrived at using direct scientific resource management. This new system would be designed and maintained by crowd sourced volunteer technicians using the scientific method, instead of politicians and corporations. The movement is known for its criticism of fractional reserve banking.[1] The Zeitgeist Movement was inspired by Peter Joseph's films Zeitgeist: The Movie and Zeitgeist: Addendum,[2] the latter of which described The Venus Project as a possible solution.
Activities
Until a split in 2011, the movement acted as the activist arm of The Venus Project,[3] and still continues to advocate for a new kind of global society where global resources are shared in a sustainable manner, because the current economic system is according to them the cause of the greatest social problems.[4] In this new type of society there would be no class system where a minority of people own the majority of wealth.[5] The movement aims to provide information on why this type of transition is necessary and how to make it happen,[4] their stated mission is "the application of the scientific method for social change".[1]
ZDay
The Zeitgeist Movement holds an annual international event called "ZDay" in March of each year. On this date, members of the movement hold local gatherings to promote the understandings of the movement. The first ZDay was on March 15, 2009. The main event in New York City had a sold-out crowd of around 900 at the Borough of Manhattan Community College for over two hours.[1] The 2010 ZDay main event on March 13 — a 6-hour live web cast presentation with lectures from the movement's key figures — also took place in New York City, while 337 other ZDay events were held in 70 countries worldwide.[4] In March 13, 2011 lectures were given to an audience at "Friends House" in Euston, London.[6] ZDay 2012 main event was held at the Vogue Theatre on March 10, 2012,[7] and at the Denman Theatre on March 11, 2012 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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References
- ^ a b c "They've Seen the Future and Dislike the Present". New York Times. 2009-03-16.
- ^ Bill Stamets (February 15, 2011). "Art-house films: 'Marwencol,' 'Zeitgeist'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^ "TZM – FAQ". thezeitgeistmovement.com.
- ^ a b c "The Zeitgeist Movement: Envisioning A Sustainable Future". Huffington Post. Mar 16, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Zeitgeist: Moving beyond money". RT. March 26, 2011.
- ^ "Brockwood at Zeitgeist-Day in London – March 13th, 2011". Brockwood Park School. 2011-04-11.
- ^ "Zeitgeist Day 2012 - Vogue Theatre in Vancouver, BC". voguetheatre.com.