The Zeitgeist Movement Australian Chapter http://www.zeitgeistaustralia.org The Zeitgeist Movement in Australia Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:45:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Z-day 2012 Melbourne http://www.zeitgeistaustralia.org/z-day-melbourne-2012/ http://www.zeitgeistaustralia.org/z-day-melbourne-2012/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:40:42 +0000 David Zwolski http://www.zeitgeistaustralia.org/?p=5012 Melbourne Z-Day will be held at Ceres on March 17th from 2pm – 9pm.

We would like it to be free entry and pay for the venue with donations.

Please note: All financial figures will be published.
We are still very much in the planning stages so please come to the Z-Day Facebook group and see if you can help with any aspect of organisation. You should also join the Zeitgeist Melbourne Facebook group.

More info will be posted on this page as it becomes available so please bookmark this page!

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  • Location: Port Augusta
  • Date: Friday 2nd – Sunday 4th March 2012

 

Details:  The coal-fired power plants in Port Augusta are going to be replaced. The question is: what with? We would like to campaign and educate people about Concentrated Solar Thermal, a far more sustainable alternative than a gas power plant, which is the competing option.

More information will be provided closer to the event.

 

Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Tower

Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Tower

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  • Date: Friday Feb 17th
  • Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
  • Location:  World’s End Hotel 208 Hindley St, Adelaide, South Australia

Event Page : http://www.facebook.com/events/294199863961819/

Description: For the Adelaide climate change discussion group’s first meeting they will be discussing Naomi Klein’s recent thought-provoking article, “Capitalism Vs. Climate Change”, published in The Nation, which can be downloaded at http://www.thenation.com/article/164497/capitalism-vs-climate.

They will also be discussing ideas for future meetings, possible readings and topics.

Group Description:  The Adelaide Climate Change Discussion Group is devoted to educating activists and members of the public on the science, politics, and policy of climate change. They meet monthly to explore different readings and topics selected by participants, especially those issues and perspectives which are ignored or receive minimal attention from activists, media, and the public, and which are often the deepest, most fundamental issues and questions.

]]> http://www.zeitgeistaustralia.org/capitalism-vs-climate-change-adelaide-cimate-change-discussion-group/feed/ 0 Inequality, Health and Wellbeing: Why Inequality is Bad for us http://www.zeitgeistaustralia.org/inequality-health-and-wellbeing-why-inequality-is-bad-for-us/ http://www.zeitgeistaustralia.org/inequality-health-and-wellbeing-why-inequality-is-bad-for-us/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:56:47 +0000 David Zwolski http://www.zeitgeistaustralia.org/?p=4969  

  • Date:  Tuesday Jan 31st
  • Time: 7pm – 9pm
  • Location: Governor Hindmarsh Hotel (The Gov), 59 Port Rd, Hindmarsh

Event Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/events/235404356527911/

Description: Guest speaker Professor Fran Baum will be discussing some very important research on the profound and pervasive effects that levels of inequality have on physical and mental health, including rates of obesity, suicide, heart disease, lung cancer, domestic abuse, violent crime, and even social isolation.

The public forum is being hosted by the Adelaide Anti-Capitalist Forum and Left Unity.

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  • Date: Saturday 17th March 2012
  • Location: Adelaide CBD

Description: This year TZM’s annual flagship event will consist of a series of thought-provoking presentations and workshops with a festive late-Summer BBQ atmosphere to keep our spirits up while we indulge our idealistic drive for change. Food for both the body and mind will be served throughout the day!

More information coming soon!

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Protesters from the environmental action group Lock The Gate unfurled a banner reading “No Fracking Way” at the sidelines of the Tour Down Under as a protest against the event’s corporate sponsors, Santos‘ plans for coal seam gas exploration. In the blink of an eye an official car arrived to rip the banner from the hands of the protesters.

As an attempt to save Santos from any embarrassment it failed since Youtube is everywhere and the clip has since become popular viewing for the Tour Down Under well-drilled anti-ambush squad.

The peaceful protesters from Lock the Gate held discussions with SA police, in the name of transparency, about their intentions to hold a peaceful protest, and declared they had no interest in disrupting the event or doing anything which would place cyclists in danger.

The behavior of the people who ripped away the banner and sped off shows a complete disregard for the right to freedom of speech.

Santos is largely responsible for ‘fracking’ down under – and people have a right to voice their concerns given the environmental issues surrounding coal seam gas and the fracking processes.

For more information about Lock the Gate see: http://lockthegate.org.au/

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Date: Saturday 28th of Jan

Location: Hub
The University of Adelaide Campus
North Terrace
Adelaide SA 5005

(save David Z number as you might need it to get into the campus!  +61 404553369 or if you are lost ask about The hub  )

 

University of Adelaide

University of Adelaide

Agenda for the meeting can be accessed via the following google-doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QNvMSgz5Wi1N0E6Rl3sGRlUY24Tqzeh4mo6C-QLwUU4/edit?hl=en_US

Please feel free to add items to the agenda that you’d like to bring up. Also please feel free to put yourself down for the role of facilitator or minutes if you fancy the job (if you’ve never done it before that does not prohibit you – it’s great if people try out new things!) :-D

Save this number: as you ming need it to get on the uni campus: 0404553369

Cheers & seeyas soon

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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!

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Happy New Year from the team at The Zeitgeist Movement Australia!

Our first offering of 2012 to the awakened community is the latest issue of our home-grown magazine, Spirit of the Times.

Issue 3 centres around contemporary economic issues and the concept and process of transition to a much-needed alternative economic zeitgeist. This issue is packed with analytical investigation of how we got to where we are now and solutions for moving forward to a more sustainable future.

We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed putting it together!

Here’s to a sustainable-solutions start to 2012 – may your year bring hope, inspiration and a sense of empowerment.

Click on the image below to download the magazine and Take care,

Kari McGregor & the TZM AU team

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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

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