PRESS RELEASE: Call for Artists, Revised Mission Scope, and Updated Channels for Public Engagement

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 13, 02026

Deputy Director Vera Rowen

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Announcing Streamlined Mission Focus & New Ways to Engage: Revised Mission Scope Change, The Godzilla Mission Arts Department, and Other Ways to Engage

BROOKLYN, NY: Godzilla Mission HQ is pleased to announce A) Revised Mission Scope, B) The Godzilla Mission Arts Department, and C) Other Avenues for Public Engagement.

A. REVISED MISSION SCOPE: Thanks to the insights gathered so far by the Godzilla Mission Field Office, citizen-submitted research questions, and positive public engagement with our research, we have decided to revise the scope of our mission to be more accessible to the public.

The revision is as follows:

FORMER SCOPE:

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To explore the Godzilla archives and synthesize learnings about the following topics in the context of the Social Sector and social justice:

• Facilitation
• Knowledge Management
• Team dynamics
• Collaboration

REVISED AND CURRENT SCOPE:

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While this is a broad scope indeed, we believe that this revision will allow members of the public to engage with our more meaningfully. As the Godzilla Mission Field Office Team has been finding in their artifact review, Godzilla is for the people.

We still believe that those working in the Social Sector will benefit from our research, but to ensure the greatest reach and public engagement, the Social Sector cannot be the primary audience of this research.

B. ANNOUNCING THE CREATION OF THE GODZILLA MISSION ARTS DEPARTMENT & CALL FOR CREATIVES

As a direct result of our revised scope, we are excited to announce the creation of the Godzilla Mission Arts Department. We believe that the arts have the power to communicate new ideas, bring people from all walks of life together, and to create positive social change.

The mandate of the Arts Department is:

To transform lessons outlined in the Mission’s Field Reports and other Research Artifacts into visual, audio, or other art forms that show what our shared future (20, 50, 100 years from now...) might look and feel like if we were to act on the teachings of the Godzilla franchise as they relate to love, mutual trust and collaboration, anti-facism, the world, and ourselves.

We are interested in collaborating with people who are anti-fascist, do not use AI in their work or art, are very into Godzilla and other Kaiju, and are kind, collaborative, and curious.

All creatives who wish to get involved are encouraged to submit an Expression of Interest Form.

At this point in time, like the rest of this mission, the Arts Department is entirely volunteer-run. Please note that we are actively seeking Mission Patrons and hope to be in a position to compensate artists in the future.

C. OTHER AVENUES FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

In addition to the Arts Department, we are offering two other avenues for public engagement:

1. Our Research Team is in the beginning of their artifact review phase, and is therefore open to including relevant citizen-submitted research questions. See an example of how the team thinks about this here. Members of the public who would like to submit a research question, please do so using this form.

2. We would like to remind those with means of our subscription program, where paid supporters receive Godzilla postcards from the Field Office with behind-the-scenes mission updates. Interested parties can do this in one of three ways:

   1. Paid subscribers to The Godzilla Papers Substack ($8 USD monthly or $80 USD annually) receive Godzilla and Kaiju-themed postcards from the mission team.

   2. Mission Patrons (also via Substack, $225 USD annually) receive the same benefits as above and a plaque with their name on it installed at the Mission Field Office. Patrons will receive a photo of this plaque included with their first postcard.

   3. Supporters who do not wish to receive postcards or a paid subscription can make a one-time contribution to the mission by using this link.

Those who provide financial support to the mission will help our team access:

4. Printed materials
5. Rations
6. Funding the Godzilla Mission Arts Department
7. The Japanese cut of King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)

To learn more about this mission, please visit thegodzillapapers.substack.com.