The Unity Express - It's time for a Europe of the People

First of all: welcome to the website of The Unity Express! For the past few months a team of highly motivated people have worked around the clock to prepare the world for this project. We wanted to make sure we have all the tools and certainties  in place for this project to go public. Now [...]

As we are organizing one of Europe’s biggest projects we have ever heard of, we know how important it is to get together regularly. That’s why we are going to (help) facilitate so-called Unity Gatherings in major cities across Europe during the next months! Want to know what Unity Gatherings are, where they are held [...]

To make your live and ours a little easier, we have set up a basic FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section here on our website. You can find it under The Project > FAQ. Because we sure had a lot of questions in the past few days, and have a pretty good idea about what you [...]

It sure has been a crazy two weeks! The CouchSurfing group going live, the official website going live, the start of the Unity Gatherings… A lot has been happening and the responses we got from people all over the world has been heart warming and amazing. Thanks all! Now, to give you a little treat, [...]

Mid-July, when we celebrated our public launch of the project, we wanted to release something else. A platform that would make it very easy to organize this project with everybody who wants to help, because we know we can’t do it on our own. That platform is now ready to be used and we call [...]

There are those days that you all of a sudden make a massive step forward in what you want to accomplish. Last Monday was such a day for The Unity Express Project. Coen, Stephan and Michiel went talking to two possible partners and guess what: they both said YES to the project! Read on to [...]

Dear friends of The Unity Express. During our team workshop in Berlin, we came to make an important decision: to move the journey of the Unity Express to 2012. Let us explain after the break why we came to this decision and you’ll see that it is only for the good of the project! The [...]

Sometimes a lack of precedent can be your best ally. When I first told Coen I was interested in the vacant position of Head Caterer for the Unity Express, he confronted me with a number of limitations I never dreamed would face me in the food service industry: how do you feed a train of 400 people for four weeks, without plates (he later relented to the use of utensils!), and on a severely limited water supply?

Those of you who have signed up for the newsletter (look in the sidebar to sign up yourself!), have heard already: we have the chance to go to TEDxAmsterdam on November 30th! Besides that, we are also on the verge of winning €10.000 in the Blue Ball of Connectedness competition. With both we need your [...]

How does one tell the world about The Unity Express? It’s an interesting and challenging experience where you never stop learning. The Communication department is in charge of the presence and reputation of the project, since people often come into contact with something they came up with. Read on to get to know what the [...]