Intern Spotlight // Office Management
Meet Alicia. She’s our Office Management intern and she’s constantly smiling. That’s probably a good thing since she’s the first face people see when they walk into our office. She’s knowledgeable of all things Invisible Children and is always willing to lend a helping hand. I recently sat down with Alicia to find out more about her […]
Monarch School // Our new neighbors
Wednesday morning our friends at The Monarch School opened the doors to their brand new campus just down the block from our office, and we couldn’t be more excited to have them in the neighborhood. The mission of the Monarch School is to educate students impacted by homelessness and to help them develop hope for a future with […]
One Million Bones in Washington DC
On June 8-10, one million handmade bones will be displayed on the National Mall in Washington, DC The one million bones is part of a social arts practice of the same name that uses education and hands-on art making to raise awareness of ongoing genocide and mass atrocities taking place in areas such as Sudan, […]
Feeding others through your Instagram feed
We all have them. Friends who constantly upload pictures of their latest meals to Instagram. In fact, you may be that person. Normally I would be a little brash about these types of people, but like most situations I tend to see things the glass as half full – just don’t take a picture of […]
Measuring national progress
Traditionally, when a country wants to measure its success, they calculate their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – simply put, the market value of all goods and services produced within the country. They then translate that number to a per capita figure to estimate personal income among its citizens. While it can be an effective approach, […]
Resolve and resilience // A letter to Boston
As I sit down to write this, my heart is heavy for the people of Boston and the victims of Monday’s senseless bombing. Despite this devastating attack, my own experiences give me optimism knowing that the city of Boston will make it through this turbulent time and come out of it stronger than ever. On Friday, […]
Social media in the space
The world’s newest social media celebrity hasn’t been on the planet in nearly five months. Despite this, his Twitter feed has gone viral, surpassing well over 600,000 followers. The key to his success? His tweets are literally out of this world. The man behind the tweets is Canadian astronaut Chris Hartfield. He became the first Canadian Commander of […]
Slowing down the Big Apple
British artist James Nares is one of the more than 8 million people who live and work in New York City. Though he wasn’t born in the concrete jungle, he has adapted to it quite well, calling it home since 1974. Nares, who focuses most of his creativity on paintings which are frequently made using […]
Supporter Spotlight // Charlie Margaritis
Charlie, a senior at Southampton High School in New York has been an IC supporter for most of his high school career. His involvement reads like this: Watched an IC film, organized an assembly, met some Roadies, started an IC club, became president, partook in the 2011 Fourth Estate Summit, led a lobby meeting, and attended MOVE:DC. Did we […]
Jolly Okot // an irreplaceable heroine
When Jason, Bobby, and Laren met Jolly Okot-Andruville on their initial trip to Uganda, I think it’s safe to say that none of them knew the impact that she would have on the vision of Invisible Children. Jolly, our Regional Ambassador to East and central Africa, has been instrumental in the identity of the organization, especially in […]