Liana Katherman: The True Hollywood Story (this will make sense one day)
Someone had to drop that slinky in MOVE and leave it to Liana Katherman to be the one to do it (she’s a go-getter, that one). Whether you know her or not, which you probably do (she knows the world), one thing to note about Liana’s journey is her commitment to work toward social justice. Given her work as […]
Supporter Spotlight // A boy and his bike
You’ll never know which lives you influence, or when, or why but you’re always able to remember those individuals who influenced you. The success of Invisible Children is a result of hundreds of staff, supporters, interns, and Roadies that have walked through our doors and, together, built this unique community. Alex Guest walked through our […]
School Debating
The Legacy Scholarship Program’s (LSP) debating competition attracted 22 schools from the districts of Gulu, Nwoya, and Amuru. Each school was represented by its best debating team, persuading judges and the audience to accept their argument either opposing or supporting the motion of the day: “The youth are to blame for the low levels of […]
Where has Kony been hiding?
Where has Kony been hiding? The ultimate question. We recently partnered with The Resolve LRA Crisis Initiative and the Enough Project to produce a detailed and lengthy report to try to answer it. Hidden in Plain Sight: Sudan’s Harboring of the LRA in the Kafia Kingi Enclave, 2009-2013 can be viewed in full [HERE] and is summarized […]
A music enthusiast’s playground
After hosting a successful interactive music installation at SXSW, Sonos is at it again, clashing the digital world with minimalist art in it’s museum exhibit, Playground Deconstructed. Designed by Aramique, Red Paper Heart, and Fake love, the exhibit brings art to life through visualizing sound as an immersible music video. To sum it up: the photo below + moving visuals. Quick, someone buy me […]
Let the beat drop
Canadian-born designer Wesley Chau got his latest inspiration from the 1986 concert film Home of the Brave. The fim which highlights various artists, provides an element of percussion almost entirely derived from the body. The result of his inspiration is a unique and highly wearable set of electronic percussion pads. His project, Drop the Beat, is made of […]
Meet Invisible Children Music: Alexander Collins
NAME: Alexander Mark Collins AGE: 29 1/4 HOMETOWN: Yale, Michigan JOB: Artist Relations Music Manager + FIRST RECORD: Cassette: The “Waterfalls” single by TLC | Compact Disc: August and Everything After by The Counting Crows LAST RECORD: Bastille’s Bad Blood NEXT RECORD: Surfer Blood’s Pythons FIRST CONCERT: I’d rather not say, but it was Newsboys. LAST CONCERT: Phosphorescent at the Casbah in San Diego, CA NEXT […]
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 […]
To Write Love on Her Arms // Run for It 5K
Innovation is the name of the game and To Write Love on Her Arms always finds the right avenues to engage with its supporters. Among various methods, the organization brings issues such as depression, addiction, self injury, and suicide, to the forefront through the story of hope, events, and merchandise. Seeing the value in inspiring and encouraging others, it invests directly into treatment […]
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 […]