UNITED

It's the first word in our name. It's also the best word for describing the transformational post-WWII global governance model into which we were lucky enough to be born.

Given human history, imagine the shock as people witnessed:

• Victorious countries rebuilding their enemies' economies

• The United Nations giving every nation a seat and a microphone

• The World Health Organization coordinating a global campaign to eradicate smallpox

• GATT and the World Trade Organization enabling more countries to prosper using goods and services rather than guns and soldiers

For us at UEN, it was the air we breathed.

And so it's no surprise that "united" was — and still is — both the aspirational goal we've had for humanity and the only way we'd ever get there.

EARTH

It's home. Where 8.3B of us inhale from the same atmosphere, drink from the same waters and eat from the same soils.

It's true that we've fouled our nest pretty badly. But, in the last several decades, we've made far more progress all across the Earth than ever makes its way into mainstream politics or media.

On the global level: the Montreal Protocol, the Paris Agreement and the Law of the Sea; the plummeting costs of solar and wind; the planted trees and untilled land that have restored millions of acres.

So, for us, "Earth" is both the source of life that we always keep in mind and the scale we are seeking to address.

NETWORKS

We see them everywhere.

Mycelium under forests. Neural networks in our body. Millions of people counting birds, setting up tele-health services and lowering water usage on the golf course.

And we build them whenever we can.

It's our A-level designers, talent managers, video engineers and other trusted collaborators.

It's the Buckminster Fuller Institute, the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution and other organizations.

And it's the web of funders, volunteers and others who bring so much to the work we do.

Altogether, we've always relied on them in the past. And they will be even more instrumental as we expand what we do — considerably — over the next decade.

OUR NEXT STEPS

2026 is not 1946.

Today's zeitgeist is separation, isolation and domination.

They are all served by disunity.

And they require a different approach to achieving the more secure world that we never fully achieved and are now in danger of losing.

As a result, we have worked very hard to both understand today's dynamics and to adapt our strategies for positive change.

In so doing, we are integrating a great deal of what has worked before and what we believe is needed in these precarious times.

WHAT ARE WE KEEPING?

A great deal.

Our 40+ year reputation for success.

Our network of trusted collaborators.

Our skill at turning events like Live Aid into life-long memories.

Our penchant for doing the impossible — like twice bringing more than 100 musicians and dancers from Communist China to 35 Capitalist cities in the US and Canada.

And our deep belief in the goodness of people — even when we are caught in flawed systems and harmed by them.

WHAT ARE WE ADDING?

A great deal as well.

It starts with our new home at Fort Worden State Park, a former military base in Port Townsend, WA that has a beautiful campus on the shores of the Salish Sea.

Currently, Fort Worden houses both our offices and our full production studio for podcasts, interviews and other creative services.

Plus, we have access to classrooms, performance venues and the infrastructure to host up to 500 attendees, as we recently did in May, 2026 for the Global Earth Repair Convergence.

In addition:

1.   We are announcing several new alliance partners:

• Hubcast Media — a global broadcasting platform with the capacity to reach anyone with an internet connection

• The PEAC Institute — working with a coalition of United Nations NGOs who are certified to interact with member states and are responsible for informing their constituents

• The Jimmy & Rosalyn Carter Peace School at George Mason University for our “Architects of Peace” events, networks and campaigns for world peace.

All of these organizations are critical to countering today's doomscrolling feed. And they are essential to spreading a compelling and credible positive narrative that we and others have developed.

In that vein, the first operational project from the above alliances is the Civil Society Media Desk.

It is located a block from the United Nations in New York. It is available to any of its NGOs. And it is already connecting the activities of member states with their constituents back home.

2.   We have integrated a Messaging Design Studio to:

a. Develop a credible narrative that helps people make sense of both their world and their life

b. Populate that narrative with Stories of Progress Already Achieved and other evidence of real momentum

c. Find methods for integrating the narrative stories into mainstream media, advocacy groups, political campaigns, and community efforts with tailored profiles of positive change

3.   We have assembled a pipeline of events that fit remarkably well within the new narrative and world view of (add world view here)

In sum, we recognize the times in which we are living. We see a path through these times and into a more secure world, and we invite you to join us as we move forward.