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31Aug/16

Movies That Matter: “97% Owned”

Movies That Matter is our monthly film and discussion.

This Saturday we will show the 2012 film “97% Owned: Democratise our Money Supply”, by Michael Oswald (director) and Mike Horwath (producer).

When money drives almost all activity on the planet, it’s essential that we understand it. Yet simple questions often get overlooked, questions like; where does money come from? Who creates it? Who decides how it gets used? And what does this mean for the millions of ordinary people who suffer when the monetary, and financial system, breaks down? Produced by Queuepolitely and featuring Ben Dyson of Positive Money, Josh Ryan-Collins of The New Economics Foundation, Ann Pettifor, the “HBOS Whistleblower” Paul Moore, Simon Dixon of Bank to the Future and Nick Dearden from the Jubliee Debt Campaign. Ben Dyson talked about Positive Money in ZDay 2015 London.

The film will be shown in Lane Cove Library. Seats are limited, so RSVP is essential. We will meet at the main door of the Library at 1PM sharp. Any latecomers, please text Ziggy to 0415583998. After the film we will gather at a cafe to chat about the film, and to choose what we will show next month.

See you all there!

31Aug/16

Monthly Movies that Matter – Human Behavioural Biology

This monthly we will be watching a very funny and informative lecture by Dr Robert Sapolky (neuroendocrinologist, professor of biology, neuroscience, and neurosurgery at Stanford University, researcher and author). The lecture is entitled ‘Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers’ where he summeries the findings of his 1994 bestseller book by the same name. He discusses the orginal biological purpose of stress and how chonic stress can be detrimental to health. The 1 hr 12 min presentation, while being extremely informative is funny and useful to understand and manage/cope with stress in this society.

29Aug/16

Sustainable House Day 2016

This new Queensland home not only has an 8 star energy rating but also operates as a proto type micro-community for a larger co-housing concept!

Housemates pay $85 per week and do a minimum of 4 or 5 hours of work per week to cover accommodation. Anything consumed from the garden is deducted from their local complimentary currency account – LETS (Local Exchange Trading System, or CommunityExchange.net.au). Extra hours worked are credited to their LETS account. Fewer hours are made up in $s.

It is a demonstration on how a high quality of life can be achieved with minimal cash flow.

Check it out!!! Register and login at the following site to find the street number:

http://sustainablehouseday.com/house-profile-view/?house_id=15548

28Aug/16

Louis Theroux Doco

New doco and a great way to round out the TZM Australia in Melbourne Weeekend!

RSVP by SEP 1 so I can group book tickets please πŸ™‚

28Aug/16

Zeitgeist Australia Melbourne day!

Come to 1 or all πŸ™‚ (RSVP needed for dinner @ 6:30 for booking purposes.

2pm – 6pm: Drinks @ PAUSE BAR, 268 Carlisle st. Balaclava

6:30pm – 8:30pm: Dinner @ Vegelicious, 118 Carlisle St, St Kilda

8:30pm – 11pm: Presentaion and Workshop @ 4Dverse (upstairs from Vegelicious)

11:30pm – late: Drinks @ Antique Bar, 218 Glen Huntly Rd, Elsternwick.

PLEASE RSVP FOR DINNER ON THE EVENTS PAGE SO WE CAN BOOK NUMBERS AS VEGELICIOUS IS CRAZY BUSY ON THE WEEKENDS πŸ™‚