Mini Unity Network video on Problems we are trying to Solve:

Video: http://youtu.be/Dlm8XAcjku0

Purpose of the Unity Network is to network all peoples and social movements to help solve the greatest problems of the 21st Century.  

So what are these Problems and global / regional Crises???
    Not going to go over all of them - but lets start with the Main 5:
    But it is important to note, that part of the solution is understanding the problems in a way that is clear, not fear based, and allows individuals the power to decide for themselves.

Taste of the breadth of Problems:
    http://www.globalissues.org

Top 5 global crises:
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/UKmNQnxc0bs?t=52s


So lets break it down even futher, and narrow this into three essencial categories:

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Failing Politic-Economic Systems at all levels

    why the 1% own everything… and why they are beginning to control everything
    http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/sites/tcdailyplanet.net/files/2011/November/1_Get_Richer.png
    http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/4bbcb17c7f8b9a6218b70000-1200/look-at-the-wealth-gap-grow.jpg

     political gridlock
     Mass corruption
     
     Graph of corporate money in US Politics: https://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs170/1114978406916/img/19.png
     

Failing Ecological & Natural Systems at all levels

    Climate Change happens all the time
        Climate Destabalizing is the problem (increased storms, increaed drouts, increased storms, colder, and hotter all at once.)
            Global Warming - Green House Effect
            Global Dimming - Particulate Pollution and "chem trails" etc...
        
        http://www.carbonbrief.org/media/133691/screen_shot_2012-11-27_at_14.14.16.png
        
        Doesn't matter weather we are talking about 1°, 2° or more, the earth is a paitient with a feaver, and is sick and it doesn't matter who or what is causing it, we just need to fix it.
        
    The Science Doesn't Matter - even if there is a 5% propobility that 1/2 of all species could go exstinct including 75% of all our children and their children because of reduced resource capacity of the earth to support life, is more than enough reason to start doing something about it. 

    http://www.futureearth.org/sites/default/files/images/great_accel-12graph-ES.png

    Only two natural unfragmented terrestrial ecosystems on the planet - Amazon and Congo
    
    http://canopyplanet.org/uploads/images/ancient-forest-map.jpg

    90% of large fish are gone. We ate them all!
    http://blog.tutorvista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/global-loss-of-seafood-species.png
    http://cdn1.globalissues.org/i/env/marine-dead-zones-1910-2010.png
    
    Mass Consumption and Over-Population - if we continue this trajectory its going to continue.
    http://guymcpherson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ExtinctionAndPopulation_102609.jpg
    http://msl.mit.edu/images/kirchain/RawMatlsCons.jpg
    http://www.survival.org.au/images/Globalcons1830-2010.png
   
    Where does all this consuption go? - Landfills, Ocean, and Atmosphere, ALL of it!!!!


Individuals and Familes Not Able to Meet Needs everywhere

https://oneinabillionblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/water-shortage.gif
https://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/government-transfers.png

  Insufficient Access to Basic Life Necessities
http://www.gallup.com/poll/154073/americans-access-basic-necessities-gradually-improving.aspx
  Prison and criminal system disporportionally effects the poor and people in need of help.
      But everyone is effected.
      http://static.prisonersofthecensus.org/images/race_us_prison.jpg
  Less oportunities.
  
  Doesn't matter what socio economic class you are in, you have difficulties meeting your needs.  Need to boroww more money, need to get a larger promotion . . . and its harder and harder to do so.  
  
  http://media.gallup.com/poll/graphs/050608Retirement1_da20xq.gif