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The Zeitgeist Movement group

The Zeitgeist Movement group was founded in 2009 by Joseph, after the second film in late 2008.^[1]^[2]^[3] The name of the group is a trademark of Joseph's Gentle Machine Productions.^[4] In 2009 the group described itself as the activist arm of Jacques Fresco's Venus Project.^[5] The Venus Project featured in the second and third films. In April 2011, the two groups ended their association.^[2]

The group has several local chapters around the world.^[1]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] It has held two annual events, Z-Day and the Zeitgeist Media Festival.^[10] Z-Day is an educational forum, the first having taken place in Manhattan in 2009. Some local chapters have also held events on the same day.^[7]^[11]^[12]

The group advocate a transformation of society and the economic system. They propose a global resource-based economy and sustainable ecological policies.^[1] The group criticises religion and market capitalism.^[8]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]

Critical views

An article in the Journal of Contemporary Religion describes the movement as an example of a "conspirituality", a synthesis of New Age spirituality and conspiracy theory.^[18]

In Tablet Magazine, journalist Michelle Goldberg criticized the Zeitgeist movement, saying it "seems like the world's first Internet-based cult, with members who parrot the party line with cheerful, rote fidelity."^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Cohn, Shane. "New world re-order". VCReporter. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b "The view from Venus". Orlando Weekly.
^ "Nicola Sturgeon is backed by Occupy protesters in London". The National. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
^ "Trademark Owner History". Justia.com. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
^ "The Zeitgeist Movement: Envisioning A Sustainable Future". Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
^ Stamets, Bill. "Art-house films: 'Marwencol,' 'Zeitgeist'". Retrieved 28 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Goldberg, Michelle (February 2, 2011). "Brave New World". Tablet. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
^ ^a ^b McElroy, Danien. June 17, 2012. Forest boy 'inspired by Zeitgeist movement'. The Telegraph. Retrieved: 29 April 2014.
^ Braun, Siobhan (August 27, 2014). "Meetup Groupthink". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
^ "Zeitgeist Media Festival 2012: A celebration to be shared with the entire Earth". Retrieved 29 April 2015.
^ Gilonis, Samuel (21 February 2011). "The Cult of Zeitgeist". Wessex Scene. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
^ Alan Feuer (March 17, 2009). "They've Seen the Future and Dislike the Present". The New York Times. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
^ Resnick, Jan (Feb 25, 2009). "The Zeitgeist Movement". Psychotherapy in Australia. Vol. 15 (No. 2). ISSN 1323-0921. Retrieved May 31, 2015. {{cite journal}}: |issue= has extra text (help); |volume= has extra text (help)
^ Quotations and citations in this Wikipedia article are based on the translation from Hebrew to English of The Filmmaker Who Helped Recruit Millions for the Global Protests of the Bottom 99%, original Hebrew article by Asher Schechter, TheMarker (Israel), January 19, 2012.
^ Quotations and citations in this Wikipedia article are based on the translation from Hebrew to English of Imagine, original Hebrew article by Tzaela Kotler,Globes (Israel), March 18, 2010.
^ A dream worth having, Rhonda Swan, The Palm Beach Post, April 30, 2009
^ Newman, Alex (March 10, 2011). "Zeitgeist and the Venus Project". The New American. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
^ Ward, Charlotte; Voas, David (2011). "The Emergence of Conspirituality". Journal of Contemporary Religion. 26 (1): 109. doi:10.1080/13537903.2011.539846. Retrieved June 16, 2012.

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Sources missing the full articles online:

Wireless News http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-223361547.html
Daily Mail (London) http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-271415949.html
Cape Times (South Africa) http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-203179719.html

Comments

Do you mean you haven't found the full articles online?Jonpatterns (talk) 12:02, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

Yep :-) OnlyInYourMind T 18:13, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

[v2-1] Cohn, Shane. "New world re-order". VCReporter. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

[o3-2] "The view from Venus". Orlando Weekly.

[n12-3] "Nicola Sturgeon is backed by Occupy protesters in London". The National. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

[a1-4] "Trademark Owner History". Justia.com. Retrieved April 17, 2015.

[h11-5] "The Zeitgeist Movement: Envisioning A Sustainable Future". Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

[s4-6] Stamets, Bill. "Art-house films: 'Marwencol,' 'Zeitgeist'". Retrieved 28 May 2015.

[t7-7] Goldberg, Michelle (February 2, 2011). "Brave New World". Tablet. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

[t9-8] McElroy, Danien. June 17, 2012. Forest boy 'inspired by Zeitgeist movement'. The Telegraph. Retrieved: 29 April 2014.

[sdr13-9] Braun, Siobhan (August 27, 2014). "Meetup Groupthink". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 2015-05-30.

[h6-10] "Zeitgeist Media Festival 2012: A celebration to be shared with the entire Earth". Retrieved 29 April 2015.

[w5-11] Gilonis, Samuel (21 February 2011). "The Cult of Zeitgeist". Wessex Scene. Retrieved 26 February 2015.

[n8-12] Alan Feuer (March 17, 2009). "They've Seen the Future and Dislike the Present". The New York Times. Retrieved March 17, 2009.

[pia14-13] Resnick, Jan (Feb 25, 2009). "The Zeitgeist Movement". Psychotherapy in Australia. Vol. 15 (No. 2). ISSN 1323-0921. Retrieved May 31, 2015. {{cite journal}}: |issue= has extra text (help); |volume= has extra text (help)

[m15-14] Quotations and citations in this Wikipedia article are based on the translation from Hebrew to English of The Filmmaker Who Helped Recruit Millions for the Global Protests of the Bottom 99%, original Hebrew article by Asher Schechter, TheMarker (Israel), January 19, 2012.

[g16-15] Quotations and citations in this Wikipedia article are based on the translation from Hebrew to English of Imagine, original Hebrew article by Tzaela Kotler,Globes (Israel), March 18, 2010.

[p17-16] A dream worth having, Rhonda Swan, The Palm Beach Post, April 30, 2009

[n18-17] Newman, Alex (March 10, 2011). "Zeitgeist and the Venus Project". The New American. Retrieved May 31, 2015.

[j10-18] Ward, Charlotte; Voas, David (2011). "The Emergence of Conspirituality". Journal of Contemporary Religion. 26 (1): 109. doi:10.1080/13537903.2011.539846. Retrieved June 16, 2012.

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