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Far back before war interrupted the state of normalcy in the Acholi sub-region, every Friday afternoon of the school year was set aside for organized debate. Topics like “mother is better than father,” were vehemently argued as students learned the skill of critical thinking. Sadly, this culture has rapidly dwindled in post-conflict Northern Uganda. Most […]

For those who are new to Invisible Children, we want to let you in on a little secret- we love music. We know that music has an indescribable power to bring people together, heal wounds, empower a movement and so much more. Our little trio here in Artist Relations think you shouldn’t have to listen to the […]

We love us some George Bernard Shaw.

The author of this BBC article interviews people from South Sudan and DR Congo who are living in refugee camps because of LRA violence. This perspective has been largely missing from the global conversation about stopping Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army. The first-hand accounts make it clearer than ever that LRA violence must be stopped […]

This article was written by Chris Sarette, the Vice President of Business Operations at Invisible Children. He has been part of the management team here for five years. Invisible Children’s work concerns the most fundamental human rights issue—the right to live. The movement has been built on the tenet that ending the well-documented, sadistic crimes of […]

“Thank you to everyone concerned with Jason and his health. Jason has dedicated his adult life to this cause, leading up to KONY 2012. We thought a few thousand people would see the film, but in less than a week, millions of people around the world saw it. While that attention was great for raising […]

Jason Russell was unfortunately hospitalized yesterday suffering from exhaustion, dehydration, and malnutrition. He is now receiving medical care and is focused on getting better. The past two weeks have taken a severe emotional toll on all of us, Jason especially, and that toll manifested itself in an unfortunate incident yesterday. Jason’s passion and his work […]

While Kony 2012 was being released, I was working with Invisible Children staff and community leaders in DR Congo on civilian protection initiatives. I was astonished to see the view count climb into the millions. None of us expected that a 29-minute film about Joseph Kony would go viral — or that the backlash would […]

Along a fence on the ground of the North Seoul Tower on Mt. Namsan in Seoul, South Korea, you’ll find thousands and thousands of locks. Couples show their love for each other by locking a pair of padlocks to this fence, and throwing the keys over the edge. By throwing away the keys, they are […]

Paul Ronan of Resolve (our policy and advocacy partners) is blogging from the region currently affected by LRA activity. He was halfway through a five-week research trip when Kony 2012 launched. Reposted from The Resolve Blog: Yesterday I visited the geographic heart of LRA violence in central Africa, a small town called Ezo where the […]