Maurice Sendak: “And now let the wild rumpus start”
Award-winning author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak, died Tuesday at the age of 83. He leaves behind a legacy of broken rules in literature, mythical places and inspiration that has always driven our creativity at Invisible Children. Sendak, author of “Where the Wild Things Are,” created with an authenticity to himself and his ideas making his […]
Dan Pallotta visits the office
Picture it. It’s Friday and you’re at work. The next day is Cinco de Mayo and sombreros and the macarena are on the forefront of your mind. Then a staff meeting is called. You think maybe you’re going to talk about what’s in store for the coming weeks, or discuss progress on lobby meetings in […]
Music to our eyes
We love music & we love photography, so this series of photographs from award-winning photographer Nikolaj Lund caught our eye. He happens to have a master’s degree in cello performance, which makes for quite the inventive take on the traditional genre of classical music. Be sure to check out the full gallery. -Krista
Mother knows best: Legacy Scholarship student on what her mother means to her
Mother’s Day is right around the corner, so in honor of mothers everywhere and the education they work so hard to provide their children, we have decided that 100% of proceeds from select Mend products between now and May 13 will go toward our Legacy Scholarship Program. An investment in education is a way that we […]
DC Street Team: “We are, dare we say it, the luckiest”
Disclaimer: Although we are officially the DC Street Team, we wish to be referred to as the DMV Street Team. We live in DC but our clubs extend as far as Towson, Maryland & Harrisonburg,Virginia. We are, dare we say it, the luckiest. We have a saying in our San Diego office: “You come for […]
Tiffany, Naturally
We like to obsess over and discuss an array of different things on our blog – world news, music, literature & politics, to name a few. Today, it’s about health. Health & wellness. The chair of Invisible Children’s Health & Wellness Committee (yes, we have an actual committee) started a blog called Tiffany, Naturally. We […]
Service with a smile
The service projects that people took part in leading up to Cover the Night made this event about so much more than creating awareness. We strengthened our bonds of humanity. Want to see thousands more pictures from Cover the Night? Check out our CTN live feed below:
Team Midwest & their dance party of justice
The night we found out we were all on Team Midwest, we connected on Facebook and the magic began almost immediately. Within minutes of being friends on Facebook, something became very clear. We all love dancing, justice, and parties… so our motto was birthed: #dancepartyofjustice. And ever since, we have been dancing. We have been […]
Street Savvy 5.0
The Cover the Night photos keep coming in and we are only impressed. Can’t get enough? Check out our CTN live feed below:
KONY 2012: Family Edition
All ages are participating in Cover the Night. It just goes to show that you’re never too young to create awareness. Or too cute for social activism. Keep sending in your photos to [email protected] Want more? Check out our CTN live feed at http://www.ctn.kony2012.com