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The Zeitgeist Movement is the activist arm of the Venus Project, which is the lifelong work of industrial designer and social engineer Jacque Fresco. The movement intends to "restore the fundamental necessities and environmental awareness of the species through the advocation of the most current understandings of who and what we truly are, coupled with how science, nature and technology (rather than religion, politics and money) hold the keys to our personal growth, not only as individual human beings, but as a civilization, both structurally and spiritually." The movement is essentially "the application of the scientific method for social concern."According to Peter Joseph, the movement currently has a quarter-million members.

The movement states that "current methods of social conduct have proven to have no chance in resolving the problems of environmental destruction, human conflict, poverty, corruption and any other issue that reduces the possibility of collective human sustainability on our planet." The movement is against our current monetary system because, "since the money is created as a debt due to the Central Banks and it’s not property of the single person, it unavoidably causes a heavy dependence of governments themselves and a too powerful presence of the bank system in the world’s political affairs that are always more ruled following the private interest of big corporations instead of public well-being." Rather, it supports the use of the "humane application of Science and Technology to social design and decision-making" as a means "to transform our tribalistic, scarcity driven, corruption filled environment into something exceedingly more organized, balanced, humane, sustainable and productive."

The movement has no leaders in the original sense, it instead encourages members to set up their own projects to educate more and more people about Jacque Fresco's proposals of a different society.

Media Review

On April 30, 2009, Rhonda Swan of Palm Beach Postwrote:

Who can argue with such a movement? What we have never has worked for the benefit of society as a whole. How much longer can we really expect it to last? Isn't keeping our current system and expecting something different from what it's always given us insanity?

Zeitgeist Day

The Zeitgeist Movement has labeled March 15 as Zeitgeist day. On this day the movement has local gatherings to learn and share information with all interested individuals. In 2009 there were 1800 events held in 70 nations around the world.

See also

• The Venus Project
• Natural resource economics
• Zeitgeist movies

References

1. ^ Joseph, Peter (February 2009). "Movement Orientation Guide:THE ZEITGEIST MOVEMENT - OBSERVATIONS AND RESPONSES" (PDF). Activist Orientation Guide. www.thezeitgeistmovement.com. Retrieved 2009-04-08. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
2. Blum, Jonathan (March 19, 11:28 PM). "Freedom isn't free: time for the pay-per-click Web". Examiner. Retrieved 2009-04-08. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
3. FEUER, ALAN (March 16, 2009). "They've Seen the Future and Dislike the Present". New York Region. New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
4. Corrias, Angela (March 19, 2009). "The Zeitgeist Movement: practical advices to build a better future". Herald De Paris. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
5. Rhonda Swan (April 30, 2009). "COLUMN: A dream worth having". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved May 04, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
6. "CELEBRATING ZEITGEIST DAY". Cultural news (in The Santiago Times). Tuesday, 17 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-08. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• Official Website
• Wiki, The Zeitgeist Movement Wiki
• Official Forums

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