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 […]
MOVE:DC – it’s all in the details
We want you to be as informed as possible about MOVE:DC. Every ounce of information we have can be found on our website but sometimes you just want to watch a video to learn all the hows & whys (provided above). And sometimes you want the staff writer to write a blog about the details […]
19 things to stop doing in your 20s
We have written about The Buried Life multiple times. One could assume that we’re obsessed, and we wouldn’t necessarily counter that claim. They recently posted the below list on their Tumblr and it’s swept through our office like wildfire. Read, be enlightened, weep, smile, sigh, and pass it on. 19 Things To Stop Doing In […]
Taylor Swift is saving the (my) world
I have so much work to do. But I absolutely have to put it all on hold so I can write a blog post (read: write a love letter) about Taylor Swift. My love affair with Taylor begin in 2006 with her song Tim McGraw. Life-changing, I tell you. Since then, I have memorized every lyric […]
Horlick High School is on the MOVE
Horlick High School is officially on the MOVE. After our Midwest Roadies visited the Racine, Wisconsin school to screen our new film, the students got so pumped about MOVE:DC that the principal helped to arrange an overnight field trip to Washington DC for the November 17th event. The 56-passenger deluxe motor coach has been chartered, […]
It’s how you finish
We love kids and we love football (ok, only some of us love football.) The below video is a 5th grade football game. The red team is down by two points with just seconds left. This just goes to show – it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. You know, sort of like […]
The Avengers take on DC
We’re about to get one Roadie team bigger. Introducing Invisible Children’s newest MOVE:DC Blitz Tour Roadie Team. Or as we refer to them around the office – The Avengers. With currently 20 Roadie teams making their way around North America, Canada, and Mexico screening MOVE, we have added this 21st team to reach out exclusively […]
The League
It started innocently enough. A handful of us at Invisible Children that enjoy football thought it would be fun to start a Fantasy Football league. Yup, a fake league where we make up team names and draft NFL players and scream at the TV each weekend and get all competitive with each other during the […]
Excelsior Middle School: ever upward
As our Middle America Roadie team makes their way across North America to screen MOVE, they made a stop in Marion, Iowa at Excelsior Middle School. The Latin meaning of Excelsior is “ever upward” and it couldn’t apply more to the outlook of the amazing students there. After initially seeing KONY 2012 back in March, […]
International Justice Mission opens field office in Gulu, Uganda
International Justice Mission (IJM) is a non-profit human rights organization that brings rescue to victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. They seek to make public justice systems work for victims of abuse and oppression who urgently need the protection of the law. With already 15 field offices operating in countries […]