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HUMAN SUSTAINABILITY:
The Zeitgeist Movement
&
The Venus Project
Z E I T G E I S T
Zeit is German for “time”, Geist
meaning “spirit”.
A movement concerned with the
future of humanity. It describes itself
as a sustainability advocacy
organization, seeking a long term
restructuring of human society,
notably being opposed to money and
advocating scientific decision making
based on available resources.
G L O B A L I S S U E S
“The main threat to human survival was nature; today it is culture.”
The Statistics: Poverty in America
 2009 saw the largest single year increase in the
U.S. poverty rate since the U.S. government
began calculating poverty figures back in 1959
 The U.S. poverty rate is now the third worst
among the developed nations tracked by the
OECD
 Household participation in the food stamp
program has increased 20.28% since last year
 One out of every six Americans is now being
served by at least one government anti-poverty
program
 One out of every seven mortgages in the United
States was either delinquent or in foreclosure
during the first quarter of 2010
 Nearly 10 million Americans now receive
unemployment insurance, which is almost four
times as many as in 2007
 The number of Americans receiving long-term
unemployment benefits has risen over 60
percent in just the past year
 Nationwide bankruptcy filings rose 20 percent
in the 12 month period ending June 30th
 More than 25 percent of all Americans now
have a credit score below 599
 One out of every five children in the United
States is now living in poverty
HOW ARE THESE ISSUES RELATED TO YOU AND I?
 We live all live in this
economy and suffer the
consequences of the big
businesses and politicians
 Without a social security
number and a credit
history, you are
essentially a “nobody”
 Excessive nationwide
debt (no end in sight?)
 Chemically processed
foods
 A society consumed by
materialism and greed
 We’ve become stagnant
in all aspects of
progression
A Solution: The Venus Project
P r o f i t
M o t i v e s
 The word profit is used
in the sense of civil
benefit associated with
long term advantages in
a society where the
Venus Project idea is
applied
 Utilizing technology to
gain maximum
efficiency in a humane
and “green”manner
 Eliminating currency to
abolish greed and
corruption
 Equality and healthier
living for everybody
"The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force; we work to better humanity."
L I L Y P A D – T h e F l o a t i n g C i t y
Designed to hold approximately around 50,000 people. Each Lilypad is intended
to be either near a coast, or floating around in the ocean, traveling from the
equator to the northern seas, according to where the gulf stream takes it.
IS IT A REALISTIC UTOPIA?
Pros Cons
 Initiation – will this be
explored and accepted
by the majority?
 Social and cultural lag
 Propaganda spreading
rather than information
 Psychological
assimilation for current
generations
 Acquiring new sets of
values
 Irrational human
behavior and uproars.
 Political greed and
corruption
 Restoration of the global
environment
 Brings an end to war,
poverty, political
corruption, greed, etc.
 Highest standard of living
(no social classes /
judgment)
 Technological
progression that benefits
everyone
 Surpassing artificial
boundaries between
people, i.e. race, income,
gender, religion
Class Discussion
 What are some of the limitations associated with these ideas?
 What are the advantages?
 When do you see something like this being accomplished?

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Human sustainability

  • 1. HUMAN SUSTAINABILITY: The Zeitgeist Movement & The Venus Project
  • 2. Z E I T G E I S T Zeit is German for “time”, Geist meaning “spirit”. A movement concerned with the future of humanity. It describes itself as a sustainability advocacy organization, seeking a long term restructuring of human society, notably being opposed to money and advocating scientific decision making based on available resources.
  • 3. G L O B A L I S S U E S “The main threat to human survival was nature; today it is culture.”
  • 5.  2009 saw the largest single year increase in the U.S. poverty rate since the U.S. government began calculating poverty figures back in 1959
  • 6.  The U.S. poverty rate is now the third worst among the developed nations tracked by the OECD
  • 7.  Household participation in the food stamp program has increased 20.28% since last year
  • 8.  One out of every six Americans is now being served by at least one government anti-poverty program
  • 9.  One out of every seven mortgages in the United States was either delinquent or in foreclosure during the first quarter of 2010
  • 10.  Nearly 10 million Americans now receive unemployment insurance, which is almost four times as many as in 2007  The number of Americans receiving long-term unemployment benefits has risen over 60 percent in just the past year
  • 11.  Nationwide bankruptcy filings rose 20 percent in the 12 month period ending June 30th
  • 12.  More than 25 percent of all Americans now have a credit score below 599
  • 13.  One out of every five children in the United States is now living in poverty
  • 14. HOW ARE THESE ISSUES RELATED TO YOU AND I?  We live all live in this economy and suffer the consequences of the big businesses and politicians  Without a social security number and a credit history, you are essentially a “nobody”  Excessive nationwide debt (no end in sight?)  Chemically processed foods  A society consumed by materialism and greed  We’ve become stagnant in all aspects of progression
  • 15. A Solution: The Venus Project
  • 16. P r o f i t M o t i v e s  The word profit is used in the sense of civil benefit associated with long term advantages in a society where the Venus Project idea is applied  Utilizing technology to gain maximum efficiency in a humane and “green”manner  Eliminating currency to abolish greed and corruption  Equality and healthier living for everybody "The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force; we work to better humanity."
  • 17. L I L Y P A D – T h e F l o a t i n g C i t y Designed to hold approximately around 50,000 people. Each Lilypad is intended to be either near a coast, or floating around in the ocean, traveling from the equator to the northern seas, according to where the gulf stream takes it.
  • 18. IS IT A REALISTIC UTOPIA? Pros Cons  Initiation – will this be explored and accepted by the majority?  Social and cultural lag  Propaganda spreading rather than information  Psychological assimilation for current generations  Acquiring new sets of values  Irrational human behavior and uproars.  Political greed and corruption  Restoration of the global environment  Brings an end to war, poverty, political corruption, greed, etc.  Highest standard of living (no social classes / judgment)  Technological progression that benefits everyone  Surpassing artificial boundaries between people, i.e. race, income, gender, religion
  • 19. Class Discussion  What are some of the limitations associated with these ideas?  What are the advantages?  When do you see something like this being accomplished?