This generation is changing the rules. The traditional routes of communication, influence, and authority have been reversed, and our connectedness has turned the power pyramid upside down. Invisible Children firmly believes that with the ability to see one another comes the responsibility to protect one other.

The Liberty Triangle was inspired by the three-layer pyramid that illustrates what happened during the French Revolution. The two smaller layers represented society’s elite, while the largest layer represented the common man. It was that third level, or third estate as they called it, that rose up with the aim of establishing individual rights for every citizen during the revolution.

In the French Revolution, the third estate fought for its own rights. The Fourth Estate takes this ideology a step further and expands the defense of liberty and equality to the global stage. It is more than just demanding our own rights. It is demanding the rights of others, all of us, no matter where we might live. That is the Fourth Estate.
The first layer represents those with the most power, governments and the politically-favored. The second layer represents affluent society, money, and fame. The third represents media, and the fourth represents everyone else. When we as the Fourth Estate stand up for each other, we flip the system on its  head. Together we are changing the way the world works.
This symbol represents the evolving shift of power from the few to the many. As we begin the 21st century, the democratization of information provided by the Internet, specifically social media, has allowed the people of the world unprecedented access to knowledge, self publication on a global scale, and emotional connection across borders. This changes the way human beings see, hear, and ultimately understand each other. Indifference is eroding under the weight of what really unites us: our common humanity. The Liberty Triangle represents this. We are more alike than we are different. And when we have relationships with one another, we protect one another. This modern age of connection and conversation is uniting us, and it is changing the way we as a species approach global problems.