# Global chapters & introduce yourself šŸ‘‹ **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Tags:** docs\ **Created:** [February 14, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111 "2021-02-14T23:00:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://tzm.one/user_avatar/tzm.one/system/32/2813_2.png) [@system](https://tzm.one/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111/1 "2021-02-14T23:00:00Z")
# Global TZM chapters map The interactive map below displays all active chapters of The Zeitgeist Movement (TZM). Maintained by our community, this unofficial resource forms an integral part of the #Activism > Support infrastructure available on this forum. https://chapters.tzm.one/ # Introduce yourself! To join our global network and be added to the map, please reply to this thread with the following information: - Specify your chapterā€™s scope: local (such as a city or university campus), regional (such as a state or province), or national - Share a website or social media page where others can contact you and follow your activities - If not already listed, [request your forum group name](https://tzm.one/t/creation-of-new-forum-groups-for-e-g-chapters-or-teams/349) (chapter) ā€” alternatively, you can join an existing [forum group](https://tzm.one/groups) - Consider sharing a brief personal introduction: What are your TZM highlights? What does your activism routine look like? - Or simply say hello! šŸ‘‹ # Start a new chapter? If youā€™re interested in establishing a new chapter, please consult the comprehensive guide linked below. This resource explains the process and requirements for starting your own chapter. Should you have any questions, feel free to create a new thread in the #Activism > Support category, where our community will endeavor to provide assistance. > [@TZM chapters guide TL;DR](https://tzm.one/t/tzm-chapters-guide-tl-dr/35909): > > Introductionwarning This guide is part of the community maintained #wikis on this forum and is therefore independently developed and unofficial. Itā€™s primarily based on the 68-page guide ([TZM chapters guide 2.0](https://tzm.one/t/tzm-chapters-guide/424)) created in 2012, along with experience gained by activists over time. This TL;DR[[1]](#footnote-6539-1) version of the 2.0 guide offers a short and concise overview. For more detailed information, the original 2.0 version is still recommended. Starting #Activism for The Zeitgeist Movement (TZM) can beā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Kees](https://tzm.one/user_avatar/tzm.one/kees/32/8442_2.png) [@Kees](https://tzm.one/u/Kees)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111/3 "2021-02-14T23:00:38Z")
@Exel, @DiegoJujuy, @Akazamen in case you want to have your chapter listed here, then please let me know. The details to get this arranged are described in the top post. @Serf is already setup, since weā€™re part of the same chapter šŸ™‚ The extra benefit is that you can also request a forum group. This will help with communication and collaboration. Your chapter name will also appear as flair on your profile picture, like Serf and I have as well. That way other people will also be able to recognize the diversity and locality of TZM. ---
**Author:** ![Kees](https://tzm.one/user_avatar/tzm.one/kees/32/8442_2.png) [@Kees](https://tzm.one/u/Kees)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 11:56am UTC](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111/4 "2021-02-21T11:56:26Z")
@ZeitgeistMalaysia in addition to the forum group, I also added your chapter on our map. ---
**Author:** ![Kees](https://tzm.one/user_avatar/tzm.one/kees/32/8442_2.png) [@Kees](https://tzm.one/u/Kees)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 10:35am UTC](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111/5 "2021-02-27T10:35:36Z")
Hi @ArjangJameh, welcome to the forum! > What are the next steps? If you could please leave your chapter details here, then Iā€™ll add it to the map, this might help your chapter grow over time and strengthen your local community. Other than that, in order to help the forum grow, I would suggest to invite a few more people over here. And of course, perhaps you can post some of your videos in #Train of Thought > Videos? Your content is really great and to have you here is a great addition. Thanks! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Kees](https://tzm.one/user_avatar/tzm.one/kees/32/8442_2.png) [@Kees](https://tzm.one/u/Kees)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111/7 "2021-02-28T11:44:22Z")
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**Author:** ![lnegrin](https://tzm.one/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/bbce88/32.png) [@lnegrin](https://tzm.one/u/lnegrin)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111/10 "2021-03-12T23:33:26Z")
I donā€™t have the energy to start a new chapter, but if a chapter starts up in New York (which I would think likely), please let me know. ---
**Author:** ![Kees](https://tzm.one/user_avatar/tzm.one/kees/32/8442_2.png) [@Kees](https://tzm.one/u/Kees)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 9:15am UTC](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111/11 "2021-03-13T09:15:33Z")
Iā€™m not sure, but I believe @ArjangJameh is also from New York. In any case I created the group [@chapter\_new\_york](https://tzm.one/groups/chapter_new_york). I will keep an eye out for other people from New York, but if you add yourself to [@chapter\_new\_york](https://tzm.one/groups/chapter_new_york), then people will be able to contact/notify you via there as well. I also noticed a chapter website for New York: [http://www.tzmnyc.com/](http://www.tzmnyc.com/) I sent an email to them and informed them about this forum and the chapter map. ---
**Author:** ![DiegoJujuy](https://tzm.one/user_avatar/tzm.one/diegojujuy/32/55_2.png) [@DiegoJujuy](https://tzm.one/u/DiegoJujuy)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111/12 "2021-03-13T20:42:01Z")
Hi Kees. Thank you for your efforts. šŸ˜ƒ I live in Argentina. While the idea is to go beyond the old country organization, The Spanish Speakers Meta-Chapter tries to include all members from countries that speak Spanish as their primary language. These are: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela. ---
**Author:** ![Marcos\_Cueva](https://tzm.one/user_avatar/tzm.one/marcos_cueva/32/118_2.png) [@Marcos\_Cueva](https://tzm.one/u/Marcos_Cueva)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111/13 "2021-03-13T21:03:37Z")
Maybe a new tag for the Meta-Chapters can be created, kind of like a hierarchy tree that can also be represented on the map. ---
**Author:** ![ArjangJameh](https://tzm.one/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c57346/32.png) [@ArjangJameh](https://tzm.one/u/ArjangJameh)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 9:43pm UTC](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111/14 "2021-03-13T21:43:30Z")
Hello, this is Arjang, and yes I am an active TZM member in NYC. If you have anything you would like me to do, let me know. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![Kees](https://tzm.one/user_avatar/tzm.one/kees/32/8442_2.png) [@Kees](https://tzm.one/u/Kees)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111/15 "2021-03-13T21:51:50Z")
Hi Diego and @Marcos_Cueva ! Thanks for your replies. The local nature of chapters makes it possible to break out of the online world and build local friendships and long lasting activism. I hope therefore the importance of local chapters wonā€™t be forgotten in a meta setup šŸ™‚ With that said I can of course create this extra group for the Spanish speaking meta chapter! šŸ¤“ What name would you like to give it? `meta-chapter-spanish`? This forum group detail can then be added to all the active countries on the map. ---
**Author:** ![Kees](https://tzm.one/user_avatar/tzm.one/kees/32/8442_2.png) [@Kees](https://tzm.one/u/Kees)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111/16 "2021-03-13T21:56:09Z")
Awesome! Keep doing what you do is all I can ask for šŸ™‚ I added you and @lnegrin to the [@chapter\_new\_york](https://tzm.one/groups/chapter_new_york) group. That way people might be able to find and contact you. This may help to do local activism or just build TZM friendships. Thanks for being here. ---
**Author:** ![DiegoJujuy](https://tzm.one/user_avatar/tzm.one/diegojujuy/32/55_2.png) [@DiegoJujuy](https://tzm.one/u/DiegoJujuy)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 3:08am UTC](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111/17 "2021-03-14T03:08:14Z")
Here [Organization Spanish Speakers Meta-Chapter - Movimiento Zeitgeist](https://movimientozeitgeist.com/organization-spanish-speakers-meta-chapter/) we call it _Spanish Speakers Meta-Chapter_, since ā€œmeta-chapter-spanishā€ could be misunderstood as something that is located only in Spain. In that link the structure that we are implementing is explained. The idea of course is not to put aside local activism, but rather that it would be carried out by Local Event Teams with the collaboration of the other teams. ---
**Author:** ![Kees](https://tzm.one/user_avatar/tzm.one/kees/32/8442_2.png) [@Kees](https://tzm.one/u/Kees)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 5:18am UTC](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111/18 "2021-03-14T05:18:43Z")
Thatā€™s great! Anyone that signs-up from that list you provided will then have the 2 groups (chapter and meta-chapter) listed on that map. When those people sign-up here as well. I prefer to have the map represent the users on this forum. That name you gave me is unfortunately too long. Group names have to be less than 20 characters here on Discourse. This is a software limit. ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![Kees](https://tzm.one/user_avatar/tzm.one/kees/32/8442_2.png) [@Kees](https://tzm.one/u/Kees)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 7:31am UTC](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111/19 "2021-03-14T07:31:56Z")
The ā€œfull nameā€ of the group has no 20 character limit. So there we can put your suggested name with spaces between the words. And as name, which people will use to tag the group, may then e.g. be my suggested name. Let me know what you think šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Marcos\_Cueva](https://tzm.one/user_avatar/tzm.one/marcos_cueva/32/118_2.png) [@Marcos\_Cueva](https://tzm.one/u/Marcos_Cueva)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 1:06am UTC](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111/20 "2021-03-15T01:06:54Z")
In my view thereā€™s no problem. Another option is ā€œmeta-chapter-hispanicā€. So, the map shows individuals, not chapters? How do I place myself correctly? I mean geographically. ---
**Author:** ![Marcos\_Cueva](https://tzm.one/user_avatar/tzm.one/marcos_cueva/32/118_2.png) [@Marcos\_Cueva](https://tzm.one/u/Marcos_Cueva)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 1:41am UTC](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111/21 "2021-03-15T01:41:45Z")
Nevermind. I missunderstood your coment šŸ˜… ---
**Author:** ![Kees](https://tzm.one/user_avatar/tzm.one/kees/32/8442_2.png) [@Kees](https://tzm.one/u/Kees)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 9:31am UTC](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111/22 "2021-03-15T09:31:56Z")
> [@Marcos\_Cueva](#): > > Another option is ā€œmeta-chapter-hispanicā€. Thatā€™s 21 characters šŸ™‚ I created @metachapter\_hispanic, so without a dash between meta and chapter. Please let me know if thatā€™s alright. ---
**Author:** ![BoQsc](https://tzm.one/user_avatar/tzm.one/boqsc/32/272_2.png) [@BoQsc](https://tzm.one/u/BoQsc)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111/23 "2021-03-16T17:23:13Z")
[The Zeitgeist Movement Lithuania](https://www.facebook.com/groups/324136507163) from Facebook here. Iā€™m not sure if there is anyone more active besides me. Thatā€™s the only detail. Scope of the Chapter: National Forum Group Name: Chapter Lithuania ---
**Author:** ![Kees](https://tzm.one/user_avatar/tzm.one/kees/32/8442_2.png) [@Kees](https://tzm.one/u/Kees)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111/24 "2021-03-16T17:50:39Z")
Awesome! Welcome to the forum. @Ramunas_Bruzas is also from Lithuania by the way šŸ™‚ I created a map entry and a forum group for [@chapter\_lithuania](https://tzm.one/groups/chapter_lithuania) You may use that to tag the whole chapter or start group chats. You may also tag topics with your country tag: [TZM Forum](https://tzm.one/tags) If you need any more info, let me know. Please also check the docs: [Docs](https://tzm.one/docs) [Next page](https://tzm.one/t/global-chapters-introduce-yourself/111.md?page=2)