Friends,

It’s hard to believe that the screening is already upon us!

This Thursday, Jan 20^th @ 7:00 PM, we will be holding the one and only large scale screening in the State of MI, of Peter Joseph’s newest addition to the Zeitgeist series of thought provoking cinema.

Please get your tickets immediately as they are going fast, they are available for pre-sale right now at the Main Art Theater box office for only $5!

Please help us spread the word about this event, even if it is sold out it is very important to keep spreading the word! One that note, one of our chapter members spent a lot of time creating a template for you to send to your family and friends; it is located at the end of this post underneath the title block. Please copy it, paste it in an email, type in your information, and get it out there!

If you have any Zeitgeist related literature that you would like to distribute before and after the film, please bring it! We will have a selection of literature for attendees to take with them, although, we can always use more relevant literature!

Other good news: We have one of our first celebrity endorsements of the movement; http://explore.grahamnash.com

Click on the “Communicate” tab and read what he has to say.

We have distributed the movie fliers in our e-newsletter. If you don't get the newsletter please send an email to: zeitmi@gmail.com so we can add you!

If you have any questions please send an email.

Thank you as always for all of your support and remember to be the change you want to see in the world!

Respectfully,

ZeitMi.com

MI State site: www.Zeitmi.com

S.E. MI Chapter site: http://zeitmi.blogspot.com/
Main Venus Project site: www.thevenusproject.com

Main TZM Site: www.thezeitgeistmovement.com (Activist arm of the Venus Project)

Meetings every first Sunday of every month at the Phoenix Café @ 12:30 PM

24918 John R Rd
Hazel Park, MI 48030

P.S. Don’t forget to send out the following email to everyone you know!

Family and Friends,

It is my honor to invite you to attend a special event bringing together Southeast Michiganders of many different walks of life for a one-time film showing and discussion forum around the visionary "Zeitgeist" movement: this Thursday, January 20th, 7pm at the Royal Oak Main Art Theatre. Titled "Zeitgeist: Moving Forward" (here is an extended trailer), this is the third major film coming out of the Zeitgeist movement, which began in 2007 and has since grown into an international phenomenon raising the consciousness of humanity's true potential beyond the current state of affairs. The film is being released simultaneously this month in 20 languages throughout 60 countries.

"Zeitgeist" is a German word defined as "the spirit of the time; general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time." The tumultuous, unparalleled era of history we now live in could be briefly summed up as an inadequate economic system that is dramatically teetering in the face of technological realities and levels of social consciousness that are both revolutionary in character. This situation has rendered the old systems and institutions obsolete, demanding an entirely new paradigm be created to fulfill our true potential.

If you believe the system as it stands is adequate, that "band-aids" will fix our economic system of unending cyclical debt, that there is no pragmatic potential outside of the current monetary paradigm and that war, hunger, disease and exploitation are merely inevitable consequences of human existence, then this film and this movement is not for you. But if you accept that our system of money and debt is a sham that can and must be dismantled, that it is well within humanity's potential to provide itself with an abundance of the necessities of life (leaving NOBODY behind), that technology can provide such levels of collective liberation and that YOU have something to contribute to such a future, then I emphatically encourage you to attend the regional premier of "Zeitgeist: Moving Forward." This is a one-time showing, Thursday, January 20, 7pm at the Royal Oak Main Art Theatre (118 North Main Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067). Tickets are only $5 and can be purchased at the venue's box office.

If you cannot attend this Thursday but are still interested in this growing movement, please feel encouraged to reply to this email saying so and I will be excited to follow up with you!

Sincerely yours,

Your name

P.S. Here are some relevant links to the local movement: Facebook event page for "Zeitgeist: Moving Forward", Southeast Michigan chapter website, Zeitgeist Michigan general Facebook page, www.zeitgeistmovingforward.com, www.thevenusproject.com, www.thezeitgeistmovement.com

Friends,

The January 2nd meeting was wonderful as always. Lots of great ideas were discussed and a new chapter has bloomed from this meeting! Congrats to the Monroe chapter for all of your hard work! The contact info for the Monroe chapter is at the end of this post.

The SE MI Chapter agenda for the next few weeks is as follows:

This Sunday Jan 9th, 12:30PM – We are gathering at the Phoenix Café at 12:30PM to distribute various posters for Zeitgeist: Moving Forward promotion. We will then disperse and hang as many in the surrounding area for the next hour or so. We also discussed the possibility of meeting at a restaurant / bar afterwards to celebrate the day of promoting.

Next Sunday Jan 16th, 12:30PM– The final meeting at the Phoenix Café @ 12:30PM prior to the movie screening on Jan 20th.

Thursday Jan 20th, 7:00PM – Zeitgeist: Moving Forward screening @ the Royal Oak Main Art Theater - 118 North Main Street, Royal Oak, MI, 48067 (248) 263-2111. Make sure to get your tickets early, it will sell out quickly!

Please email with any questions, comments, concerns and thank you for all you do!

Monroe Chapter Links (main site is still under construction):

www.zmonroe.com - Main Hub Under Construction
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zeitgeist-Movement-Monroe-Michigan-Chapter/140764362649070 - Facebook
http://www.youtube.com/user/zeitgeistmonroe – YouTube

Respectfully,

Zeitmi.com
MI State site: www.Zeitmi.com
S.E. MI Chapter site: http://zeitmi.blogspot.com/
Main Venus Project site: www.thevenusproject.com
Main TZM Site: www.thezeitgeistmovement.com (Activist arm of the Venus Project)
Meetings every first Sunday of every month at the Phoenix Café @ 12:30 PM
24918 John R Rd
Hazel Park, MI 48030
(248) 667-8817

Friends,

We have lots of good news to share with you!

First, the December fifth meeting went very well, we had a great number of attendees, some regulars and some new. The next meeting will be January 2nd same place, same time (Phoenix Café, 24918 John R Rd, Hazel Park, MI 48030 @ 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM). We will also have a second meeting on January 9th to gather people to hit the streets to get the attached poster into as many public spaces as possible. The meeting place for this initiative will be announced at the January 2nd meeting.

If you are not on the main local chapter email list please send a request to be added to: zeitmi@gmail.com

Please don’t hesitate to email us at any time if you have any ideas about promoting The Movement or the ZMF Film, no need to wait for the meetings!

Zeitgeist: Moving Forward Update:

Everything is confirmed! The Royal Oak Main Art Theater has the movie programmed into their system; therefore, pre-sale tickets are available! I already bought twenty tickets to sell to friends, family, co-workers, etc... We suggest that you do the same!
Also, the price has been lowered to $5.00 per ticket in an effort to increase the turnout of the screening.

We are on the ZMF global map, check it out: http://www.zeitgeistmovingforward.com/zmap

The autonomous, non-profit, theatrical release of Zeitgeist: Moving Forward is taking shape in an unprecedented way across the world. As of Dec.9th, there are over 100 locations screening in 24 languages across 32 countries starting Jan. 16th... and there were 5 weeks left to go.

Thank you to all who have donated, the members of the local chapter have been very generous. We still have more to do though, which of course costs money… The next monetary goals all relate to the printing and distribution of the promotional poster (if you don't have a copy please email a request for a digital copy that you can print). If you can print some out that’s great, if you can’t and would rather donate funds for printing that’s great too. If you cannot do either but would like to help out please join us at the meeting Jan 2nd to get some of the printed copies to distribute in your neighborhood.

There is going to be a tech screening of this film at an unannounced date and time prior to Jan 20th. If you would like to be one of the first five people to see the movie and to be present at the tech screening here’s your chance. The individual(s) that donate the most funds to the local chapter before January 2nd will be able to sit in on the tech screening. You can donate in person at the meetings, on the local chapter website (http://zeitmi.blogspot.com/) using the chip-in widget, or by mailing your donation to PO BOX 9, New Baltimore, MI 48047. The winner(s) will be announced at the meeting on Jan 2nd.

Please don’t forget to get your tickets early as the box office has already sold quite a few. It’s looking like this event will sell out!

Don’t hesitate to email with any thoughts, questions, and/or concerns.

We wish a safe and happy holiday season & New Year to you and yours!

Zeitmi.com

Friends,

It’s an exciting time in The Movement! We have very high expectations for the screening of Zeitgeist: Moving Forward showing at the Royal Oak Main Art Theater on January 20^th @ 7:00 PM (ET)! Don’t forget the next meeting is this Sunday at the Phoenix Café, in Hazel Park (24918 John R Rd, Hazel Park, MI 48030) @ 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM.

As members and coordinators it’s time to pitch in and lend a hand. To help the cause we have the following initiatives that we need assistance with:

1) Poster printing and posting. Please print out the poster sent out in the group email or posters and flyers from the selections at www.zeitgeistmovingforward.com. Post them around your community in the right coffee shops, bookstores, community centers, college campuses, and on community bulletin boards. If you do not use the attached flyer, we recommend attaching a simple flyer at the bottom of your poster with the basic details about the event. Leave a stack of flyers at appropriate local businesses and ask if you can place a mini-poster in their window. Try video stores, coffee shops, restaurants, community centers, barbershops/salons, schools, campuses, and anywhere else that your audience likes to hang-out. You can also try placing an ad on local bus systems, on school shuttles, and similar places. Distribute flyers at events with similar themes prior to your event.

2) Social Media. Social networks like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter have become hugely important in reaching certain audiences, and can be especially useful when there’s a Facebook or MySpace group connected to a specific local community such as a university, local organization, etc. We have the event page that you can find at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176169042410210#!/event.php?eid=176169042410210 If you have the ability, pleas create your own event page, it’s very easy! You can also embed the ZMF trailer on your website, Facebook, MySpace along with your local screening details. We suggest setting up an “event” and inviting members of your community to forward and distribute the event information to friends. You can also just send a message with the event information to your friends and to groups that might be interested, including links to the zeitgeistmovingforward.com website as well as the gateway at zeitgeistmovie.com. The closer you get to the premiere date, the more advertising needs to be in place. Utilize your FB and YouTube and Newsletters to the maximum during the last days before the premiere.

3) Burn DVD’s. We are in need of Zeitgeist: Addendum DVDs. If you have the ability to burn the DVDs you can find free downloads (Bit Torrent) at http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/. We plan on giving away these DVDs at the screening for a small recommended donation.

4) T-Shirts. We would like to make some t-shirts to give away at the screening for small donations. If anyone has made or can look into making T-Shirts you can go to http://www.zeitgeistmediaproject.com/ for t-shirt designs and ideas. There are companies such as: www.austinincorporated.com that offer pretty reasonable prices on t-shirts.

5) Donate to the cause. We have a widget located above this post that you can use to easily donate. Even if you’re donating one dollar it all adds up! There are over one hundred “members” of this movement in the state. If everyone donated $5.00 this would cover a lot of the venue costs. If you would prefer to send a check instead of donating online please send any donations to: “Sean M” @ PO Box 9, New Baltimore, MI 48047. Thank you in advance for your donations and support.

6) Come to the meetings. We need as much input as possible on how we can be more effective in our efforts. The next meeting is this Sunday at the Phoenix Café, in Hazel Park (24918 John R Rd, Hazel Park, MI 48030) @ 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM. Please join us, all are welcome!

7) Make sure you get your ticket for the film! Tickets will go on pre-sale from the Royal Oak Main Art Theater no later than late next week. Select Zeitgeist Movement members will also have some tickets for pre-sale after next week. Please rally all of your friends, family, co-workers, whoever and get them to commit to joining us for the viewing of this film!

Thank you for being part of the local chapter.

Respectfully,

Zeitmi.com

Friends,

We have confirmed the Royal Oak Main Art Theater, January 20th, 7:00PM (ET), for the screening of Zeitgeist: Moving Forward.

We have created the below widget to attempt to gain some funding for the venue cost and promotional materials. The venue is $785 for four hours and the promotional materials (Posters for venue, flyers for distribution) will cost $200.00+ (The posters are $150.00 themselves!).

If you have ever wanted to be a part of the Zeitgeist Movement here's your chance. Please donate what you can, with all of us pitching in a little we could pull off one amazing evening. As much as we are against the monetary system, unfortunately in today's world you need funds to pull off such an event. Please help by chipping in below!

If you are only willing to donate to support the up-front costs of the viewing we will return your donations once the screening is over, that is, if the viewing pays for itself. Please be aware that there is the possibility that you may not get your funds returned if this is the case. If the viewing does not pay for itself, but does make some money back, we can give back in proportion to how much we raised from the viewing.

Please email with any questions and remember next Sunday @ 12:30 PM is the next meeting at the Phoenix Cafe, Hazel Park, MI.

Please email with any questions and thank you for your support! :)

Friends,

The next Zeitgeist SE MI Chapter meeting will be this Sunday at the Phoenix Café in Hazel Park (24918 John R Rd, Hazel Park, MI 48030) @ 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM. The meeting after this Sunday will be Dec 5th same time, same place.

"Zeitgeist: Moving Forward" Screening Update-
As of this moment we have had many emails with RSVP's. That being said, we will be renting out a venue to screen the new film: "Zeitgeist: Moving Forward" (www.zeitgeistmovingforward.com) the venue to be announced once completely secured. The screening will most likely be on a weekday at 7PM and/or 9pm, from the dates of Jan 15-Jan 24, 2011. The exact date and time to be announced soon.

Even if you can't come to the meetings please do your part to spread the word. Place a post on your FaceBook announcing the movement, send out a few emails showing your friends the main website, every little bit helps! Were hoping to sell out the first event, which would allow us to have multiple screenings, with your help this is very possible!

There are a few great videos that you can use to spread the word, some of our favorites are:

The actual Trailer located at: http://www.zeitgeistmovingforward.com/

The Summary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rAQeBx22cU

The Awakening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAjFBsp__aE

More to come,

Zeitmi.com

Friends,

It’s time to hit the polls! No, we’re not talking about wasting your time voting for politicians, it’s time to get a count of attendees for the new Zeitgeist film screening in the Metro Detroit Area (www.zeitgeistmovingforward.com)!!

We have begun the process of securing the venue for the Zeitgeist Moving Forward screening mid January. We have what we believe to be the optimum setting for this film, and now we need your help!

If you ever thought: “I’d like to get more involved with the Zeitgeist Movement”, then now is the time to prove it, this is a call to arms!

We need to get as accurate of a count of attendees as possible. That being said, we have set up a poll on the top of this site: http://zeitmi.blogspot.com/. We are asking you to please go to the top of this site and vote on the poll at the top. Only individuals that have signed up to “follow” this blog can vote, and you can only vote once. The deadline for this poll will be Nov 13^th, this should give everyone plenty of time to log on and vote. We are going to count one vote to equal three people, since most people can get at least two of their friends / family / co-workers / acquaintances to join them for the film. If you know for sure that you can get more than three people please just send us an email (zeitmi@gmail.com) rather than using the poll.

If for whatever reason you can not vote or would rather just reply via email please do so (zeitmi@gmail.com). When you reply please note not only that you’re interested, but also how many people you realistically believe you could get to join you.

Once we have an idea of the attendance we will then either rent the facility out for one evening, or if there is enough interest we will be able to run the film multiple times in the month of Jan.

If you have any involvement or experience in the independent film world and have any thoughts about this screening please send us an email.

Remember that the next meeting is this Sunday at the Phoenix Café; we hope to see the biggest turnout so far!

So, let the polling begin!

Thank you very much,

Zeitmi.com