MOVE:DC schedule of events
Are you a planner? So are we. Below is the schedule* for MOVE:DC (oh that rhymes!) If you haven’t registered for MOVE:DC yet, the planner in you is failing horribly. Register here and we’ll see you at the nation’s capitol. *Subject to minor changes but we aim to stick to the plan. Because we’re planners, […]
Pay It Forward: Fund a Bus to MOVE:DC
Here’s the good news: if you can’t make it to MOVE:DC, you can help send a group of people who can. We know that it can get expensive to head out to Washington DC, especially when it’s on short-ish notice. We don’t want money and/or transportation to hinder people from attending the event which is […]
MOVE:DC Roadtrip Playlists: Volumes 1 – 3
As our upcoming (quite massive) event MOVE:DC approaches, the Invisible Children Music team has compiled a trilogy of playlists to soundtrack your roadtrip (or planetrip/bustrip/buggytrip). Each volume has a different theme – the first is Trip Beginners, a mixture of upbeat tracks to accompany your starting excitement as you embark. The second playlist is for […]
Peace-building meeting in Gulu, Uganda
A follow-up meeting took place in Gulu, Uganda on October 11, 2012 to share a report on the regional peace-building and reconciliation consultative meeting held in Bangui, Central African Repubilic the previous month. The meeting was organized by the Gulu District Reconciliation and Peace Team (GDRPT), in partnership with Acholi Religious Leaders’ Peace Initiative (ARLPI) […]
Joe Perry of Aerosmith writes song inspired by KONY 2012
Yes, you read that correctly. Joe Perry and Tom Hamilton have written a track on Aerosmith’s upcoming record “Music From Another Dimension” (Nov 6 | Columbia) entitled Freedom Fighter, inspired by the film KONY 2012 and its makers. The song features the beautiful Johnny Depp and producer Jack Douglas on background vocals. And yes, you did read “Johnny […]
Team Rubicon: real-life superheroes
Made up of military veterans, civilian first responders, and medical professionals, Team Rubicon is a volunteer-based nonprofit that provides disaster aide throughout the world. Or in other words, they’re real-life superheros. Spanning 11 regions, the team has made its mark in Haiti, Chile, Burma, South Sudan, Pakistan and several states in the U.S. The team works on […]
Thursdays are the new most important day of the week
Sure, most people may look forward to Wednesdays because it’s officially halfway through the work week. And of course, Saturday and Sunday rank up there as really good days because tons of people don’t have to go to school or work and get to sleep in and catch up on recorded sitcoms. But Thursdays are […]