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The Zeitgeist Movement is a worldwide grassroots movement advocating broad social advancements, most notably, the application of the Scientific Method for human social concern and overall well-being. One major goal of the movement is for modern global society to transition from a monetary based economy to a resource-based economy.

The movement is also the activist community in support of The Venus Project, which is the lifelong work of industrial designer and social engineer Jacque Fresco.

As of March 16, 2009 the movement had approximately a quarter-million members.

The Zeitgeist Movement is named after the artistic documentary films written, produced, and narrated by Peter Joseph and released online. Zeitgeist, the movie, was released in 2007 and a sequel, Zeitgeist: Addendum, was released in 2008. A third film is scheduled to be released in October of 2010. In general, the films artistically portray the underlying societal problems manifested in monetary-based economic systems.


Media Review

On April 30, 2009, Rhonda Swan of Palm Beach Post wrote:

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?

— Palm Beach Post


On March 17, 2009, the New York Times wrote:

"The mission of the movement is the application of the scientific method for social change,” Mr. Joseph announced by way of introduction. The evening, which began at 7 with a two-hour critique of monetary economics, became by midnight a utopian presentation of a money-free and computer-driven vision of the future, a wholesale reimagination of civilization, as if Karl Marx and Carl Sagan had hired John Lennon from his “Imagine” days to do no less than redesign the underlying structures of planetary life.

— New York Times

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 2008 there were 1800 events held in 70 nations around the world.

See also

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. FEUER, ALAN (March 16, 2009). "They've Seen the Future and Dislike the Present". New York Region. New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  3. 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)
  4. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/nyregion/17zeitgeist.html?_r=1
  5. "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)

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