Invisible Children CEO Ben Keesey comments on human rights atrocities in Syria
The following is written by Invisible Children CEO Ben Keesey, as seen on The Huffington Post. The Situation in Syria Is Terrible, but What Does It Have To Do With Me? For many years, this would have been my perspective on the tragedy playing out in Syria right now. My worldview insulated my empathy from […]
12-year-old girl escapes from LRA and walks 5 days to find safety
The following report comes from Saskia Rotshuizen, our Central Africa Programs Coordinator. On the night of January 12, 2013, LRA forces raided a small community in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). After stealing food and supplies, the group abducted one boy and four girls, including 12-year-old Patricia, forcing them to help carry the stolen […]
ICCAR: full throttle
The following was written by Sébastien Porter, a Project Officer at Invisible Children Central African Republic. The Invisible Children office in Central African Republic, or ICCAR, is back in business. With a transitional CAR government in place, the southeast of the country is much more stable than it was a few months ago, giving our […]
Fourth Estate Summit RECAP // Day 3
Not that we planned out themes for each day of the Fourth Estate Summit, but if we did, Saturday’s theme would have been “UNREAL”. Day Three brought with it speeches from some of the most important leaders in the world of international justice. Jaws were having to be lifted off the floor approximately every 22 […]
Fourth Estate Summit RECAP // Day 2
Two days down, one to go. Today the Fourth Estate Summit-ers started their morning by hearing from our CEO Ben Keesey, complete with tidbits of wisdom (“You are not defined by what you do or the scale in which you do it. You are defined by who you are”) and embarrassing-ish photos (see below fuzzy background). […]
Fourth Estate Summit RECAP // Day 1
It’s finally here. After months & months (& months) of dreaming, planning, scheduling, filming, and organizing, our Fourth Estate Leadership Summit has kicked off with a bang. And by bang, we mean over 1,400 young people and educators gathered at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) today with the infectious energy of a million […]
Why I’m committed to #zeroLRA // Sean Poole
Invisible Children recently launched its newest advocacy campaign #zeroLRA, in which global citizens are encouraged to contact their leaders to commit to bringing Joseph Kony to justice and seeing an end to kidnapping, rape and murder by his rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA.) This is a crucial time to remind our officials of […]
Why I’m committed to #zeroLRA // Danica Russell
Invisible Children recently launched its newest advocacy campaign #zeroLRA, in which global citizens are encouraged to contact their leaders to commit to bringing Joseph Kony to justice and seeing an end to kidnapping, rape and murder by his rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA.) This is a crucial time to remind our officials of […]
Why I’m committed to #zeroLRA // Jaclyn Licht
Invisible Children recently launched its newest advocacy campaign #zeroLRA, in which global citizens are encouraged to contact their leaders to commit to bringing Joseph Kony to justice and seeing an end to kidnapping, rape and murder by his rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA.) This is a crucial time to remind our officials of […]
Community dialogue conference held to educate about LRA and draw staretgies to end the war
Over the course of three days, 34 community leaders from northeast Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and southeast Central African Republic (CAR) converged in Gulu town of northern Uganda to attend a cross-border community sensitization conference intended to familiarize the group with the origin of Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and to draw strategies to […]