Activism Guide for Ireland

How Can You Help?

The Zeitgeist Movement Activism Guide, has been written and compiled by several contributers to the Movement in Ireland. In order that we can achieve our goal in positively changing our society, means we must get the word out to people that we don't have to live according to the way that things are now, it is obvious that the current system is out of date given the fact that the developed world has become little more than a corporatocracy. Below is our guide, and we ask that in all situations, you please be polite, and respecful, and be willing and prepared for any questions you might be asked. We are currently working on a Frequently Asked Questions system, and if you have any questions, or wish to pose any questions then you can contact Either myself HERE or MroDub HERE. We would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

The Zeitgeist movement needs all the support it can get, because true social change is just a matter of choice! We have the technology, and we have the knowledge, but we also have an obstacle, and that obstacle is the crooked corporate structure, and the self serving interests created by an elite controlled monetary system.

We would like to thank MRODUB our activism leader, for his very hard work and perseverance in compiling this activism guide for Ireland and all the other articles and guides he has submitted and emailed to other members.

Dear Members,

I would just like to ask that before we start our activism in Ireland that we don’t forget to view the projects page on www.zeitgeistmovement.com and make our mark on an international level as well. Also please be safe and don’t put yourselves in dangerous situations and try to work in teams of at least two if possible.

Thanks to everyone who gave their input and suggestions I know you put a lot of time in getting this info together also Peter Joseph has approved the guide so we can get started straight away.

Thank you,

Shane (MroDub).

1. Places to distribute flyers and DVDs

· Charity Shops

· Social Welfare Offices

· Protests

· Colleges

· College student societies

· Community centres

· Meetings of groups with similar ideas

· Bus stops

· Cinemas

· Theatres

· Any shops that will allow it

· Shopping centres

· Notice boards in local supermarkets

· Work and College Canteens/Staff Rooms

2. Organisations to contact

(When contacting people or organisations it is recommend to send just zeitgeist addendum and an orientation guide as people can feel alienated over religious issues on the other movie, but do whatever you think will work this is just a recommendation)

· Green Peace

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· Stop the war coalition

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· Democracy Now

http://www.democracynow.org/contact

· ACLU

http://www.aclu.org/contact/index.html

· Green Living

http://www.greenlivingonline.com

· EPA

www.epa.ie

· Here is a site with a lot of organizations with similar ideals all worth contacting

http://www.cultivate.ie/original_directory.html

3. People and media to contact

(When contacting people or organisations it is recommend to send just zeitgeist addendum and an orientation guide as people can feel alienated over religious issues on the other movie but do whatever you think will work this is just a recommendation)

· Alan Cantwell – TV3

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· Martin King - TV3

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· RTE News

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· George Hook

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· Eddie Hobbs

www.eddiehobbs.com

· Ian Dempsey

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· Dublin’s Q102 fm

www.q102.ie/contactus/contact.asp?a=12

· Eastcoast FM

http://eastcoast.fm/content/view/704/198/

· Queen Radio

http://www.queensradio.org/site/contactus.php

· Today FM

http://www.todayfm.com/Contact-Us.aspx

· Socialist Party in Rep of Ireland

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· Socialist Party in Northern Ireland

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· Communist party Ireland

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Below is a list of the main National newspapers. For regional publications, please see pages 5 & 6.

· Irish times

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· The Irish Examiner

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· The Irish Independent

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(These are opinion letters to the editor which are then published. They must relate in some way to a big story in a recent edition.)

· The Sunday Independent

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· The Sunday Tribune

Ms Noirin Hegarty

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Suggest a story section

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· The Evening Echo

· Irish Daily Star

Suggest story section

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· The Evening Herald

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· The Sunday World

Journalist Contact info:

Current Affairs:

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Social:

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· SIPTU

Jack O'Connor, General President.

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(all contacts for SIPTU listed here)

http://www.siptu.ie/AboutSIPTU/ContactSIPTU/

· Trade Unions Directory

http://www.iol.ie/arena/webpages/labour/

· Bóthar

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· Goal

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· Hope

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· Irish Red Cross

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· Oxfam

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· Trocaire

http://www.trocaire.org/contact-us

· UNICEF

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· World Vision Ireland

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· College professors who lecture in the fields of Psychology, Sociology, Political Science and Economics

http://www.ucd.ie/sitemap.htm

(Look under colleges and schools)

4. Random things to do

· Pass DVDs around your friends/family/college/workmates etc

· Leave our flyers in internet cafes

· Add zeitgeist and the venus project to your facebook get you friends to do the same

· If you receive chain mail copy the email address and send them a brief polite message informing them of the movement (please be polite because it could be seen as pushy if your not)

· Make a list of websites you're a member of i.e. Facebook, Twitter, etc. And find ways to promote the movement there

· Send an e-mail to all your personal contacts informing them about the movment

· Keep a copy of the movies on your person so you have one at hand to give to friends or family

· Student Run Newspapers:

University College Dublin

The University Observer

http://www.universityobserver.ie/contact-us/

University College Dublin

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· Here is a list of Regional Newspapers, so people living in most areas will be able to look up their local media and contact them however they wish, i.e. send a DVD, write a letter, etc., etc.

Regional Papers

Carlow Nationalist