You have less than 24 hours to ensure #zeroLRA
A week and a half ago we asked you to contact your members of Congress and encourage them to sign onto a letter aimed at President Obama and his administration, asking that they remain committed to ensuring a future with #zeroLRA. That’s zero men, women, and children abducted by Joseph Kony and forced to inflict […]
Samantha Power confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to United Nations
Yesterday the United States Senate confirmed Samantha Power as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations with strong bi-partisan support. Power wrote the book on ending genocide in the modern world (literally), and we’ve been fans for years. This spring, we got to sit down with her and discuss Fourth Estate Summit and international justice. We send […]
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 think “liking” is helping
Every morning at 9:15 a reminder sounds on my phone: “Stop. Take 30 seconds. Why are you here?” By this time, I am caffeinated and rattling off 140 character bites to supporters and haters (motivators). I pause and think of the day ahead: tweets, comments, and Instagrams all purposely crafted to mobilize global citizens to bring […]
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 […]
Is your member of Congress committed to #zeroLRA?
Because we’ve seen so much progress in the decrease of LRA violence in the past year, some leaders in Washington think we’ve now done enough. But enough doesn’t cut it. The mission is #zeroLRA. As we speak, these leaders are meeting to reevaluate counter-LRA operations and if those operations don’t get reinstated, we are blatantly abandoning communities in central Africa still targeted […]
Why the UN Regional Strategy on the LRA matters
This week we’re launching an urgent advocacy campaign aimed at Members of the United States House of Representatives and U.S. President Barack Obama. After hearing word that the U.S. led counter-LRA operations were once again in jeopardy, we had no other choice but to act. We’ve come so far and to give up now, when we are […]
Supporter Spotlight // Love will not be defeated
Ladies and gentlemen, meet C.J. Campbell. He loves spoken word poetry, volunteers regularly in the drug and alcohol recovery program at his local rescue mission, and has started a weekly YouTube show about disability liberation and integration called Cerebral Conversations. C.J. is not shy about the fact that he endures a battle against Cerebral Palsy […]
Four questions with Zach Barrows
We’re continuing our four-part model video series this week by featuring our Mobilization Programs. Accompanying the premiere of our weekly videos, we have a four question blog series which highlights a staff member that works within that program. Meet Zach Barrows. He is our Movement Director, a former teacher, a new dad, and most people around […]
Breaking down our four-part model: Mobilization
Invisible Children doesn’t stop at documenting atrocities or activating youth or protecting civilians or rehabilitating post-conflict communities. We do it all. And we do it through a four-part model that focuses exclusively on the LRA conflict, addressing it in its entirety: immediate needs and long-term effects. One of the four parts of the comprehensive model is Mobilization. For the past […]