International chapter meeting 06/10/2010 7 Months, 2 Weeks ago
Meeting subjects :
1. Opening + Announcements
2. Chapter Reports
3. Moving Forward: Pj explains + questions
4. Recap PJ lecture broadcast - Internal structure and organisation - Jenwild
5. Global Z-Rush Project Proposal
6. Teamspeak channels
7. Global Moderation - Forum- TS <<<< Purged for time reasons >>>>
8. Process of Chapter authorisation - Officiality
Piratepad for:
G l o b a l Z R u s h
Mass Digital Activism: Global Awareness using Viral Information
featuring Z Flux Network
Main Pad: www.typewith.me/tzm-zflux
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P r o j e c t M a n a g e r s
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nomada rodrigopntcardoso@yahoo.com.brThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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R e s u m e
The listing of structures and contacts, and its exchange between all, from the Member level to the Chapters and the Teams, will lead to an autonomous flux of information, complementary to the formal one, allowing for all individuals to be aware of all the structures and actions in course in the ZM. (Z-Flux Network concept).
The creation of regular periods of contact exchange and awareness spreading, at specific timmings and towards specific goals, will motivate the participation of all in a beggining stage. (Z-Rush concept)
The approach of members to the involvement in teams, projects and coordination tasks, in one level, and the extension and ramification of the zeitgeist interest circles, reaching new possible supporters/members, in another level, constitutes the general goal.
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O b j e c t i v e s
* Create a platform of communication and cooperation between all ZM national and local chapters and members, leading to synchronization of action and sharing of goals, ideas and commitment.
* Spreading awareness on a global, interpersonal and easy way for any member of the Movement. From home, work, or wherever you are.
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P e r t i n e n c e
A) Two main caracteristics necessary for the development and evolution of a movement seem to be:
* A communication structure that allows feedback between all members
* The syncronization of action towards common goals.
There are still many members that are not aware of all the communication structures that can connect them to the rest of the Zeitgeist Movement network, n'or of the goals and strategies taken by the different teams and chapters around the world, to attain them.
We have lots of members, but few Activists. Most of them just don't feel confident enough to hit the streets and promote the Zeitgeist Movement. Global ZRush provides an easy way to help, without getting out of the "safe zone" or taking too much time over the day. Z Rush Events can take up as little as 15 mins a day.
This tool provides a "low profile, quick and user friendly activism" method, adding stronger capabilities over "localized street activism".
Z Rush adds a new level to the current concept of activism in The Zeitgeist Movement...
M a s s D i g i t a l A c t i v i s m
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R e l e v a n t I n f o r m a t i o n
There are 1,96 billion Internet users worldwide.
Taking Brazil as an example, there are 192 million habitants, and 70 million have access to Internet. From this 72 million, 55 million are members of social networks. Brazilian internet users spend 23 hours/month on the Internet, and almost 7 hours of that time is related with social networking.
Last year (2009), Twitter network grew 1392%. Other social networks grew about 60%.
A few weeks ago, Brazil with joint support for the Portugal Chapter, conducted the second edition of Z-Rush. These events where conducted to gather some data to be presented before trying worldwide. There was registered an access peak on the event day.
It would be naive to think we'll reach something huge like Twitter trending topics at this stage for example, but we have to start somewhere. Also, it's a great tool to simply spread awareness. It's part of the work of any of our activists, ain't it?
Also, the connection between all national and local chapters and members of the movement, through group mails and quick press networks (facebook, twitter, etc..), will create acquaintance between the structures at all levels and make the concerted actions towards the goals a day by day self-reinforcing activity.
2 weeks ago, the Linguistic Team coordinators gathered efforts on a concerted action of contacting chapters, facebook groups, organizers of the Z-Day2010 events, thevenusprojectnetwork.com, etc, from countries which languages had no translations team or were not informed about the ZM-Ling.Team. Result: Several languages like Polish, Hindi, Tagalog, Macedonian, Japanese, etc... have recently joined the Ling.Team or are about to do it; just in time for their integration on the project of translation of "Zeitgeist: Moving Forward" before its global release.
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P l a t f o r m s
* Social Networks:
* Twitter
* Facebook
* MySpace
* HI5
* Youtube
* Orkut
* Blogs
* Skype
* Messenger
* Team Speak
* Venus Project Social Network
* Newsgroups
* Google Groups
* Specific Thematic Groups (ex: groups concerning global warming or political views, etc)
* NPO groups (ex: Greenpeace, Unicef, International Medical Aid, etc)
* Mails
* Specific mails to influential people, media or corporations
Social Networks provide a new solution for members, supporters and curious ones to know about the existence of the communication and action structures concerning the organization and funtionality of the movement.
Those structures are the Chapters (National and local); Teams (Linguistics, Developments, Lecture, Newsletter, Media Project, Technological,...); Team Speak and its channels, meetings and activities; Google Group mails; Facebook groups; and even tools and projects.
A list/data base, with this structures, is being built on several categorical links in the end of this pad.
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P h a s e s
P r o j e c t W i s e
P h a s e 1 - S t r u c t u r i n g
Before executing a global action, first the project needs to be structured enough to a point where it can be easily adopted by chapters.
P h a s e 2 - E x p a n s i o n
After the strutucture of the project is completed, the project should then expand to all chapters worldwide and receive some minor structural improvements over time.
C h a p t e r s
P h a s e 1 - C o n t a c t
This phase consists into a chapter fullfulling the requirements in order to take part in the project and contact the international project managers/coordinators in order to proceed. In other words, a chapter starts the joining process by following the processes described in the chapter participation guide.
P h a s e 2 - O r g a n i z e
In this phase, a chapter ZRush project manager(s) should then proceed to organize and adapt the overall project data and information to the chapter
P h a s e 3 - E x e c u t e
Execution is basically taking action on the ZRush day participating into a worldwide synergy in order to spread awareness and promote the movement.
P a r t i c i p a n t s ( Z R u s h e r s )
P h a s e 1 - C h o o s e P l a t f o r m
Assuming that a general participant (zrusher) initializes himself properly trough reading the guide or similar, The first step should be choosing what platforms will this zm-suporter utilize for promotion (facebook, twitter, youtube...) and update/expand his contacts on that platform (ex: facebook friends/groups)
P h a s e 2 - G a t h e r C o n t e n t
After the participant chooses the platforms where he/she will be participating in, he/she will then consult the place where all content prepared for ZRush is at, in order to spread it without having to do that dull task of gathering information. (a global team, a chapter site, a meeting, a project, a quote...)
P h a s e 3 - T a k e A c t i o n
This phase is simply the taking action which translates into the participant posting/sending/tweeting, in the platforms, the information/content he/she choose to. On a specific coordinated global day of action.
Now that you understood the general functioning of this project, take a look at, and feel free to update, the information necessary to take action!!!
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G l o b a l N e t w o r k i n g / P l a t f o r m s L i n k s
Since Z Rush has 2 different functions, they should be noted in our actions:
1) The promotion of a resource based economy by spreading awareness via information.
2) Promote organized activism in the movement by spreading information of how to participate in the movement.
The ratio of promotion should be around 4 to 1. In other words for each 4 actions of promoting a resource based economy, it should be done 1 action of promoting organized activism.
* Consider also, to expend/branch the circles of influence, 1) the updating and expeanding of your list of contacts and, 2) the necessity of promotion of a link/group from one determined social network on several different social networks. (Ex: promote a tweet account on the facebook and vice versa, a facebook group on your tweet account)
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Q u o t e s
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T h e Z e i t g e i s t M o v e m e n t S t r u c t u r e
D e v e l o p e r s T e a m
The Developers Team's primary goal is to facilitate and innovate a broad scope of applications to further the functionality of the Movement's websites and related communication technology and projects. This often includes Data-base development, general programming, even custom application for various purposes. This Team is open for anyone who has quality abilities and wishes to help.
T e c h n o l o g y T e a m
The Technology Team is for those who have a background in scientific disciplines which could be related to social development within a Resource Based Economy. This includes Robotics, Software Engineering, Physics, City Planning, Structural Engineering and the like. Concepts from the "Creative Team" will eventually lead to evaluation by the "Technology Team", to figure out what is actually possible. At this stage, this team does not have the resources to to move forward with materialization, as this movement is in its infancy. However, as things progress, scientists and engineers in this team, coupled with the Creative team, will eventually construct the "Interdicplinary Teams", as noted in the Orientation Guide. This is an initial step to create a personal database and consider new ideas.
L e c t u r e T e a m
The "Lecture Circuit" Team is a network of dedicated persons who are informed and committed enough to personally create physical, non-profit lecture/media events throughout the world. Please see the 2009 New York City ZDAY event video for a frame of reference.
Eventually, we hope to have 100s of people, acting as representatives of the Movement Worldwide, which can speak well and present the full spectrum of information in a professional way to a live audience. www.thezeitgeistmovement.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=99999&func=showcat&catid=237
"In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith with its social function, art must show the world as changeable. And help to change it." – Ernst Fischer
* "New to TZM" Channel: (24 / 7); Discussions and FAQ on TZM and TVP.
* European Meetings: Every other tuesdays, at 19.30 GMT time
* Chapter Meetings: Every other wednesday, at 23.30 BST time
* Chapter Meetings: (Check your chapters meeting channel information)
* Linguistics Team Meetings: Every other saturday at 19h UTC time
* Developments Team Meetings: Every other saturday at 6pm EDT time
* Movie Makers Channel (24h/day)
* Zeitgeist Women Meeting: on the last sunday of each month, 19h GMT time
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G l o b a l T a r g e t s
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S T R U C T U R A L T A S K S
We have lots of members, but few Activists. Most of them just don't feel confident enough to hit the streets and promote the Zeitgeist Movement. Global ZRush provides an easy way to help, without getting out of the "safe zone" or taking too much time over the day. Z Rush Events can take up as little as 15 mins a day.
