Bringing the United Nations Home... In San Francisco in 1945, amidst the end days of World War II, a fragile expeditionary force set out to climb to the pinnacles of their expectations. While bombs continued to burst in the air, there was hope that humanity could rise above the clouds and smoke to a new height of understanding. To accomplish this, it would require strangers from diverse cultures to hold hands and scale the jagged mindsets set in stone. On October 24, 1945, the BaseCamp for this dream was established in New York, thereafter named the United Nations. Today in Seattle, hope is alive. Can the original dream of the United Nations Charter bring together our national and local divisions? BaseCamp Solstice is a guide service into the vast world of intriguing expeditions. But with a twist... BaseCamp Solstice is an interactive educational series of prototype programs principled on the UN Charter yet applied at the local, neighborhood level. BaseCamp Solstice creates the foundation to: Bring the UN home.

BaseCamp - A BaseCamp provides the core support and resources for an expedition. Solstice - A solstice is the actual point of transition from one direction of movement to another. United Nations Charter - WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED... ...to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights... More