ASHTABULA STAR BEACON
Sunday, March 7, 2010; p. B2

WELLNESS TOTAL LEARNING CENTER ANNOUNCES EVENTS

1 to 5 P.M. March 14
Movies / Discussion Zeitgeist Day Facilitated by Cindy Fish

During this day, two film presentations will take place: first, "Interview with Peter Joseph - Parts 1 and 2;" and second, "The Venus Project" with Jacque Fresco. Zeitgeist Day, or ZDAY for short, is an annual global event day that occurs in the middle of March each year. The goal is to increase public awareness of the Zeitgeist Movement and the Venus Project. If you are not familiar with the tenets and goals of the Zeitgeist Movement and its relationship to the Venus Project, please read the following information. 

Started in late 2008, the Zeitgeist Movement exists fundamentally as the communication and activist arm of an organization called the Venus Project. The basic pursuit of the Movement Is to begin a transition into a new sustainable social design called a "Resource-Based Economy." This term was first coined by Jacque Fresco of the Venus Project. and refers to an economic structure based exclusively on resource management and relevant education. The Venus Project represents a bold n-direction for humanity, which entails nothing less than the total redesign of our culture. The Venus Project is a veritable blueprint for the genesis of a new wortd civilization, one that la bal8d on
human concern and environmental reclamation. There are many people today who are concerned with the serious problems that face our modem society: unemployment, violent crime, replacement of humans by technology, overpopulation and a decline In the Earth's ecosystems.

The Venus Project Is dedicated to confronting all of these problems by actively engaging in the research, development and application of workable solutions. Through the use of Innovative approaches to social awareness, educational incentives and the consistent application of the best that science and technology can offer directly to the social system, the Venus Project offers a comprehensive plan for social reclamation in which human beings, technology and nature will be able to coexist in a long-term sustainable state of dynamic equilibrium.

To register, go to the Web site (www.zdsy2010.org). Click on US, find event, click on Ashtabula, OH.