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The Zeitgeist Movement is an 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 also known for its criticism of fractional reserve banking.

Activities

For some time, the movement acted as the activist arm of The Venus Project, and still continues to advocate for a new kind of global society where money or property serve no purpose, and global resources are shared in a sustainable manner. In this new type of society there would be no class system where a minority of people own the majority of wealth. The movement aims to provide information on why this type of transition is necessary and how to possibly make it happen.

Z-Day

The Zeitgeist Movement holds an annual international event called "Z-Day" in March of each year. On this date, members of the movement hold local gatherings to promote the understandings of the movement. The first Z-Day 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. The 2010 Z-Day 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 Z-Day events were held in 70 countries worldwide. In March 13, 2011 lectures were given to an audience at "Friends House" in Euston, London. "Z-Day 2012" was a two day event held at the Vogue Theatre on March 10, 2012, and at the Denman Theatre on March 11, 2012 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

See also

• Post scarcity
• Criticism of fractional-reserve banking

References

1. "The Zeitgeist Movement - Frequently Asked Questions".
2. ^ Alan Feuer (March 16, 2009). "They've Seen the Future and Dislike the Present". New York Times. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
3. "Zeitgeist: Moving beyond money". RT. March 26, 2011.
4. ^ "The Zeitgeist Movement: Envisioning A Sustainable Future". Huffington Post. Mar 16, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
5. "What is Zday".
6. "Zeitgeist Day 2012 - Vogue Theatre in Vancouver, BC".

External links

• Official Website

• Social movements
• The Zeitgeist Movement
• Organizations established in 2008