Sustainability summit in Brazil creates questions
From June 20-22, the United Nations hosted a gathering of world leaders, NGOs, and brilliant minds in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The conference was called Rio+20: The Future We Want, and according to conference organizers, there were a few core goals that they intended to focus on: “The official discussions will focus on two main […]
Never too late to graduate
This past week saw 805 women and men graduate from Invisible Children’s (IC) Functional Adult Literacy (FAL) program. The graduation came after members of IC’s Village Savings and Loan Associations successfully completed a one-year course on basic subjects of numeracy, reading and writing. Due to insecurity from the past war in northern Uganda, many members […]
Dog days of summer
Take your dog to work day – the annual day where you can have your four-legged friend accompany you to work. For some people, they wait for this day all year long. And today is the day [enter roar of applause from employees everywhere]. Fun fact: Invisible Children is full of dog lovers and half […]
Thank You Thrice
We’ve had some very special connections with a lot of folks over the years, but the bond with our friends in Thrice might take the cake. Simply put, we would not be where we are today without their longstanding support and dedication. It’s such an honor to commemorate their influence on us as an organization […]
On The Radar: LRA Crisis Tracker updates
The LRA Crisis Tracker is a real-time mapping platform and data collection system created to bring an unprecedented level of transparency to the atrocities of the Lord’s Resistance Army. Using information sourced from Invisible Children’s Early Warning Radio Network, UN agencies, and local NGOs, this tool allows for better response from governments, policy-makers, and humanitarian […]
World Refugee Day: a day of reflection
For the past year and a half, our world has seen more protests, revolutions and uprisings than ever before. It’s been a time of action, justice and change, and people around the world have been taking a stand to advocate for their right to live as free citizens in their own countries. Though so much […]
Creativity in the classroom: every cap counts
Our staff loves a good idea – no matter where it comes from. In a culture that highly values creativity and compassion, we’re always looking for inspiration. When we discovered what Mrs. Debra Barry and her class at Excelsior Middle School were doing, we knew they were on to something that encompassed our core values. […]
Highlights from the congressional hearing
I had never been to a Congressional hearing before yesterday. The highlights: * The room was packed. It was standing room only by the time the event started. * Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), Chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, presided over the hearing. I got the feeling that he really cares about this […]
MS MR Track Addict Vol. 1
Picking out music to drown my “inbox is so full I’m paralyzed” sorrows this morning just wasn’t happening. Nothing I was skimming through was working. I was getting highly frustrated because I needed some sort of new muse to get me motivated to get a move on this mountain of replies awaiting to be written*. […]
Taking a stand for Syria
We are a generation who will not stand for the brutality against our brothers and sisters, wherever that may be. As a part of a global connectivity, there is a responsibility that flows from it. Invisible Children stands behind the Cinema for Peace Foundation in its release of “Siege on Syria”, a new short film […]