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“Truly free people do not need to be told they are free”

February 20th, 2010

Credits: Russia Today

“War is the supreme failure of bridging the differences between nations,” according to the creator of a social model called “the Venus Project” – American futurist and inventor Jacque Fresco.

Fresco also thinks a resource-based economy is the key factor to preserving world peace.

“Democracy is a con game, it is a word invented to outplay people, to make them accept a given institution. All institutions sing ‘we are free’. The minute you hear ‘freedom’ or ‘democracy’ – watch out, because in a truly free nation, no one has to tell you that you’re free,” Fresco said.

He believes “It is not that people are good or bad, they are raised in an aberrant or twisted environment.”

“Social change cannot come above the intellect,” said Fresco answering a question about the current economic crisis in the US, “it comes about by people suffering. And the more people are related to that, the more they lose respect for an existing government. They will seek another direction. If there are too many people who seek a new direction, then the existing government calls upon the army and police to manage society – that is called fascism.”

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World Lecture Tour and Z-Day

February 2nd, 2010

During this year (2010) 2 events of great importance come for The Venus Project and The Zeitgeist Movement. One of them is the World Lecture Tour of The Venus Project which will be an on-going tour around the world. The second is the Z-DAY, an event organized by the Zeitgeist Movement that also takes place globally, on March 13th 2010 this year. The main event will be held in New York City. Information and specifications follow below.

World Lecture Tour

A dark version of the posters for the World Lecture Tour

Jacque Fresco and Roxanne Meadows will be starting a World Lecture Tour in 2010, right after Zday.

The reason for this tour is essentially to spread the word about the Venus Project and the Zeitgeist Movement. The success of the world tour will also help them maintain and work from the research center in Venus, Florida.

The Venus Project envisions a global civilization where the methods of science and technology are applied with human and environmental concern so as to secure, protect, and encourage a more humane world for all people.

Jacque and Roxanne will present the redesign or our culture offering a possible way out of our recurring cycles of boom and recession, famine, poverty, a declining environment, and territorial conflicts where peace is merely the interval between wars.

The lectures are a challenge to all people to work toward a society in which all the world’s resources become the common heritage of all the world’s people in a resource-based economy.

The Venus Project is an organization offering feasible plans for social change one that could attain a peaceful and sustainable global civilization. For more info on The Venus Project World Lecture Tour 2010 or to enquire about booking Jacque Fresco & Roxanne Meadows for a Lecture in your City/Region contact:

The Venus Project is in the process of preparing a video clip, and flyers, which you will be able to download soon to advertise your Events.

  • To download the poster go here.
    • Other materials will be posted soon.


Jacque and Roxanne are happy to appear on TV shows, do interviews with journalists and radio shows while in the country hosting the Lectures, anything which will help spread the information of a Global Resource Based Economy.

  • For our list of lectures and to help our friends and supporters who are organizing lectures go here.
  • For the list of locations, dates and ticket information go here.

Z-DAY event

Zeitgeist Day”, or ZDAY for short, is an annual, global event day which occurs in the middle of March, each year. The goal is to increase public awareness of The Zeitgeist Movement and The Venus Project.

Z-Day 2010
Z-Day 2010

In 2009, we had over 450 events in over 70 countries. These events were well documented by news agencies across the world, including the New York Times in America. An archive list of these events can be found here.

A Zeitgeist Day Event can take many forms, ranging from a simple showing of DVD media like Zeitgeist: Addendum to prerecorded lectures by Meadows, Joseph or Fresco;  to interactive question-and-answer events with Chapter Organizers in various regions, giving their own unique presentations.

While it is not required to be in a regional Zeitgeist Movement Chapter to have an event, it is recommended. To find a Chapter in your area, please check here. Generally speaking, we encourage each Chapter to help organize events in their region. This is not a requirement, however.

To acquire tickets for the Main Event in New York City please check here

There are several events listed so far around the world. The picture below shows the current events status:

Events listed for Z-DAY as of 30th of January

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Jacque Talk Series – 2nd Edition

February 2nd, 2010

Jacque Fresco Talk Series was filmed in London on Oct 6th 2009 by the cinematographer Mark Waters and directed by Frank Da Silva.

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The Zeitgeist Movement

The Venus Project Design

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Updates

February 1st, 2010

Updates will come soon. Thank you all  for your comments and support!

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