April 11th, 2012

Act Local, Network Global – Campaigns in April

That’s right – you usually hear the phrase “think global, act local”, and we’ve decided to take it a step further with our globally networked Movement of local community-based action.

When we act locally and network globally everyone can be an activist. Believe it or not it takes more than people like Martin Luther King and Gandhi to change the world  - it takes little people like you and me! Taking small steps, making strong connections, and telling new, more positive stories are things we can all do to be the change we want to see.

The Zeitgeist Movement Australia’s latest Global Issues Awareness Campaign revolves around exactly that – local actions, globally networked. This month we’re kicking off a series of monthly local events, hosted by you! Yes – that’s right – hosted by you!

So what are these events and how do we make them happen?

view complete entry

February 18th, 2012

National organization meeting – Sunday 26th Feb

The next national organization meeting will be as follows:

Date: Sunday 26th February 2012

Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm EST

Location: Teamspeak – TZM Australia room

Please feel free to attend. Meetings are open to all for the sake of transparency (they are also recorded). Due to limited time generally only organizers/coordinators speak, although if there is limited traffic and/or you have something important to share then there may be an opportunity to do so during the meeting. Otherwise there will be an opportunity for general discussion once the business side of the meeting is over – all members are invited to participate in this.

The main focus of the next meeting will be plans for Z-day 2012 – planned for Saturday 17th March. The agenda is accessible via the following google-doc, to which anyone is free to add an item for discussion: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v8NDOA51OsnaB9ra9pwBINVDTq3K8IQ9OL6A… Time is short and plans need work – so please chime in with your ideas as and when they come up!

January 21st, 2012

TZMau Organizers Meetup (all welcome)

The next national organization meeting will be as follows:

  • Sunday 29th January 2012
  • Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm EST
  • Location: Teamspeak – TZM Australia room

Please feel free to attend. Meetings are open to all for the sake of transparency (they are also recorded). Due to limited time generally only organizers/coordinators speak, although if there is limited traffic and/or you have something important to share then there may be an opportunity to do so during the meeting. Otherwise there will be an opportunity for general discussion once the business side of the meeting is over – all members are invited to participate in this. For agenda items please check this link to a google-doc.

The main focus of the next meeting will be plans for Z-day 2012 – planned for Saturday 17th March. Time is short and plans need work – so please chime in with your ideas as and when they come up!

January 8th, 2012

TZMau Organizers’ open Team Speak Meetup

Hey there!

The next organizers’ meeting is coming up soon – details are:

  • Date: Sunday – 15th
  • Time: 6pm-8pm EST
  • Location: Teamspeak – Zeitgeist Australia room

This meeting will be open to the public, meaning that anyone can listen in. However, as is also the case with international meetings, only coordinators/representatives will be able to speak during the meeting due to time constraints (with 11,000 members it has the potential to get chaotic!), although if there is low traffic others will get a chance. Once the business part of the meeting is over (8pm) there will be ample opportunity for all present at the meeting to continue their discussion and chip in their 2-cents’ worth, so those who did not have a chance to speak before can do so then :-)

For a look at the agenda please check: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1567jmCuRWU-KQuVrLsFN4DqxZAqbW2WsTuIg… As it’s a google-doc please feel free to add any suggestions for agenda items that you feel need to be discussed. These will be prioritised at the beginning of the meeting.

Cheers, and hope to seeyas (hearyas?) next week,

Kari x

December 22nd, 2011

Earthship Tour with Michael Reynolds

Garbage Warrior Australian Tour

Learn how one man has defied all conventions by creating a fully self sustainable, completely off the grid community of gorgeous looking “Earthships” that alleviate you from power bills and water bills, whilst providing fresh food all year round…and how you can learn the step by step system for how to build your own self sufficient dream home right here in AUSTRALIA, this February.

For more info, and to register your interest in the link below:

www.garbagewarrioraustraliantour.com

November 24th, 2009

Buy Nothing Day

buy_nothing_day_09

Buy Nothing Day morphs into a Wildcat General Strike on November 28

There is  one way you can do to avoid the collapse of this human experiment of ours on Planet Earth: we have to consume less. So this November 28 in Europe and overseas, Adbusters in kinship with Zeitgeist Australia is calling for a Wildcat General Strike. We’re asking tens of millions of people around the world to bring the capitalist consumption machine to a grinding – if only momentary – halt. We want you to shut off your lights, televisions and other nonessential appliances. We want you to park your car, turn off your phones and log off of your computer for the day. We’re calling for a Ramadan-like fast. From sunrise to sunset we’ll abstain en masse – not only from holiday shopping, but from all the temptations of view complete entry