July 3rd Meeting Relocation

Friends,

       I got some bad news today. The East Lansing Library will be closed this Saturday. They informed me of this at the last minute. So what I'm thinking is that we meet at the library at 1:00 PM, and at about 1:20-1:30 we go together to a coffee shop or a park. I'm sorry if this inconveniences anyone. But some good news, we still have the 24th booked and the library will let us use if for free for the trouble. If you make it to the library, and no one is there, give me a call at 517-304-3104 and I'll direct you to where we are at.

Peace,

C.B. 

June 19th Meeting / NEXT MEETING JULY 3RD!!!

Friends,

     We've had yet another great meeting on June 19th. Here's our current initiatives:

- Remake the Lansing website so that more general information can be found. Blogspot is very limited in what we can do. Its best if someone new to the movement can come right to the Lansing site without having to play scavenger hunt to get information. There will also be a domain for this new site.

- Find a new meeting place. The East Lansing Library has just raised their rates. What used to be $14 for two hours is now $30 for the meeting room. This isn't a problem if there are enough people attending (6 people bring $5 each). But that is still a lot. Especially because:

- Meetings will try to be every other week. This will be hard because there are frequent scheduling conflicts with the Library. This furthers the incentive for a new meeting place. But with meetings being every 2 weeks, we can be more productive on future projects.

- Creation of teams. Everyone has their strong suits, so it would be imperative for everyone to work on something that they are interested in and have time for. Some ideas in mind being:

Communications Team - basically putting together media to help spread awareness.

Research and Development Team- trying to live the goal. This will include, creating low cost self sustainable technologies that we can educate the public about. This will bring more to the cause and at the same time everyone will be saving a few bucks getting off the grid.

Activism Team - This one will be for organizing events for the movement. Whether it'll be passing out DVD's or setting up public screenings of Zeitgeist related media, etc..

    This is a very small list of things, but with your help, we can check these items off the list and have bigger things to focus on. If you have any ideas, questions, concerns, or comments for any of the above listed, DO NOT HESITATE to send an email to zeitmidmich@gmail.com.
    The next meeting will be July 3rd at 1:00 PM, again at the East Lansing Library. For those planning ahead. The meeting after the July 3rd will be July 24. It unfortunately could not be within two weeks of the 3rd, again with scheduling conflicts at the Library. I'm expecting a great turnout. I've been getting lots of emails from people wanting to get involved, so lets put our heads together and get it done.

Peace,

C.B.

May 8th Meeting / NEXT MEETING June 19

Friends,

The first meeting was a complete success. We had a small handful of people attend and there was some great discussion as well. Some of the topics covered were:

-Introductions, including how the movement was found 
-Possible initiatives, including, putting up signs around the Lansing area with attention getting content, starting a Recognized Student Organization at LCC or MSU, possibly getting a spot on MSU radio, and holding public screenings of Zeitgeist related documentaries.

Due to a scheduling conflict, the next meeting will be on June 19th. Eventually we will get set up to where we can have the 2nd Saturday of every month. But this next meeting will be for 2 hours.

Also, I am working on putting together a mailing list for people in the areas to keep everyone up to date on all news related to the local chapter. If you would like your email address added, please send an email to zeitmidmich@gmail.com.

Peace,

CB

MEETING IS MAY 8TH

There was an error in the last post. The first meeting will be on Saturday May 8th. Sorry for the confusion.

CB

FIRST MEETING - MAY 5TH!!!

Its been a little later than expected, but I am pleased to announce that the Mid Michigan Chapter will host its first meeting at the East Lansing Library, on 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing, Michigan 48823, on Saturday, May 5th. The meeting will start at 1:00 PM. The meeting will be one hour long.

The Meeting room in the Library is great! We have use to a blackboard, kitchen, coffee machine...oh and a really big projection screen. I'm thinking of holding screenings of Zeitgeist related videos in the near future. And best of all its quite cheap. Check out the East Lansing Library's website for more details at: http://www.elpl.org/.

With the meeting planned so far in advance, it could be that any questions, comments, or concerns could really help in making the first meeting the best that it possibly can. Please send your thoughts to zeitmidmich@gmail.com.

Also, you can check out the Michigan Chapter page on Facebook Causes. To access this, just open the Causes App and search 'Zeitgeist Michigan' and and the cause to your profile. This is a great way of keeping everyone informed of when meeting will take place or any other activities for the movement.

Peace,

CB

Possible Meeting Place

After a decent amount of hunting around, it seems the most sufficient place for a meeting is likely going to be the East Lansing Library. The first meeting time is still TBD. If anyone has any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at zeitmidmich@gmail.com

ZDay 2010 / Meeting Place

Because of the infancy of the Mid Michigan Chapter, we will not hold an event for ZDay in the Lansing area. But it is very highly recommended to check out the SE Michigan Chapter's ZDay. See zday2010.org for more details.

A meeting place is still to be determined. Hopefully the first meeting will run sometime shortly after ZDay.