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Saturday, 09 Sep 2017 2:30 PM

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Brisbane Square Library

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Future Thinkers Sessions for the Zeitgeist Movement Australia

SCIENCE – TECHNOLOGY – NATURE – SUSTAINABILITY

An open platform to meet and chat with other ‘self-proclaimed’ controversial deep thinkers, scientists and philosophers… basically anyone who likes to think about anything. This is a realistic, fun and empowering meet-up about applying science to social concern. Don’t worry, we don’t put you on the spot… there’s no expectation to explain your position, and no expectation of any qualification. It’s not in our ‘cynical yet idealistic, atheist, technocratic anarchistic activist’ nature. 😉 😛

We provide…

• Free vegan brain-food (otherwise known as snacks!)

• Short presentations on human behaviour, society, new crazy technologies  and cool ideas for hacking life!!

• Study groups and panel discussions on philosophical questions like “How do we engage people resistant to logic and reason?” or “Does wealth provide happiness?”

• Awesome socially-aware music, podcasts and radio shows

• Insightful and hilarious pointed videos for social concern

Please feel free to sit at the back and hide in the corner, or announce your opinion of some particular policy, or share your understanding of a scientific discovery or discuss your general thoughts on a particular topic. 😀 😉 We’d love that. We look forward to meeting you!

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Sunday, 04 Jun 2017 6:00 PM

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Lentil As Anything Mocktail Bar

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This month in Movies That Matter we’re paying homage to the marvelous Jacque Fresco, who recently passed away on the 18th May 2017 (at the remarkably old age of 101!) showing the film “Future By Design“. Whilst most films he’s collaborated with focus on life-long work, The Venus Project, Future By Design focuses on the genius of the man himself. The Zeitgeist Movement was born as “the activist arm of The Venus Project“, so in many ways, it exists as a direct result of his lifelong work and his ideas for a Resource-Based Economy.

Future by Design shares the life and far-reaching vision of Jacque Fresco, considered by many to be a modern day Da Vinci. Peer to Einstein and Buckminster Fuller, Jacque was a self-taught futurist who describes himself most often as a generalist or multi-disciplinarian – a student of many inter-related fields.
He was a prolific inventor, having spent his entire life conceiving of and devising inventions on various scales which entail the use of innovative technology. As a futurist, Jacque was not only a conceptualist and a theoretician, but also an engineer and a designer.

Movies That Matter is a film night hosted by The Zeitgeist Movement Sydney Chapter (TZM Sydney), in which we play one to three interesting and relevant short videos (such as animations or TED talks) followed by a short discussion, and a thought-provoking main film. The purpose is to bring us together, to promote constructive discussion, to challenge our own preconceptions and biases, and to revisit key elements of TZM’s holistic socioeconomic model (NLRBE, i.e. Natural Law/Resource Based Economy), and its philosophy and proposal.

Remember that Movies That Matter has moved to a new place and time: Lentil As Anything in Newtown, upstairs, every first Sunday of the month at 6PM. We invite you at 6PM for a social dinner while we share a chat and one or two relevant clips, followed by the feature film, which will begin at 6:55PM sharp, and finish at 9PM. We may continue the conversation after the film at the pub next to the station.

Lentil As Anything provides delicious vegan food in a convenient space in the heart of Newtown. Food and film is on donation to Lentil ($15 recommended). Looking forward to seeing you all there!

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Saturday, 19 Aug 2017 2:30 PM

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Brisbane Square Library

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Come together on the 3rd Saturday of every month with Zeitgeist Movement supporters to watch an interesting and insightful movie/documentary for discussion.

Each month represents an important theme, such as education, war, politics, money, communication, technology or science.

Before the movie, we will give an update on what’s happening with the Zeitgeist Movement, some short clips leading up to the feature film, followed by a discussion and dinner at a nearby restaurant afterwards.

A great way to meet like-minded people, enjoy a movie and talk about some of the most important issues and discoveries of our time. We look forward to meeting you.

This month we will be watching a Lecture by Dr Robert Sapolsky.

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Saturday, 12 Aug 2017 2:30 PM

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Brisbane Square Library

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Future Thinkers Sessions for the Zeitgeist Movement Australia

SCIENCE – TECHNOLOGY – NATURE – SUSTAINABILITY

Future Thinkers Session is a monthly open platform to meet and chat with other ‘self-proclaimed’ controversial deep thinkers, scientists and philosophers… basically anyone who likes to think about anything. This is a realistic, fun and empowering meet-up about applying science to social concern. Don’t worry, we don’t put you on the spot… there’s no expectation to explain your position, and no expectation of any qualification. It’s not in our ‘cynical yet idealistic, atheist, technocratic anarchistic activist’ nature. 😉 😛

This month’s topic is the science of happiness. We will be exploring and questioning the purpose and benefit of technology on our lives, discussing this Jacque Fresco quote “All of the marvels of Science and Technology – all of the electronics and mechanical wonders – are just so many million of tons of junk, unless it enhances the lives of people”

We will be exploring what the latest scientific research shows about what on average makes people happy and what makes people miserable.

Please feel free to sit at the back and hide in the corner, or announce your opinion of some particular policy, or share your understanding of a scientific discovery or discuss your general thoughts on a particular topic.

After the event we either go out for dinner or drinks depending on what people want. If it’s dinner it will be at the Communal Bar and Eat House just outside of the Library or the Criterion bar and restaurant  just around the corner. The formal event usually finishes up around 6pm. But if anyone can’t make it to the library but still wants to hang out you can meet us at the after party 😉

Zachary Alexander

The Zeitgeist Movement Queensland Coordinator

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Saturday, 15 Jul 2017 2:30 PM

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Brisbane Square Library

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Come together on the 3rd Saturday of every month with Zeitgeist Movement supporters to watch an interesting and insightful movie/documentary for discussion.

Each month represents an important theme, such as education, war, politics, money, communication, technology or science.

Before the movie, we will give an update on what’s happening with the Zeitgeist Movement, some short clips leading up to the feature film, followed by a discussion and dinner at a nearby restaurant afterwards.

A great way to meet like-minded people, enjoy a movie and talk about some of the most important issues and discoveries of our time. We look forward to meeting you.