Blog Updates and inspiration

College admissions essays. Sigh. Either you wrote one and loathed every minute of it (who are we kidding? every hour of it), will someday have to write one, or never intend to write such a thing (such a rebel!) Regardless, what you will read below is hysterical & fascinating & makes me realize that the […]

We wrote about the Rock for Justice compilation Songs for Justice a couple weeks ago when we premiered a (great) track from Generationals. With the pre-order for the record officially open, however, it bears repeating. Rock for Justice is a non-profit that uses art to speak about and facilitate global justice programs. They’ve been long-time […]

Patrick Ocan is a member of the Village Savings and Loan Associations group Pur Kwiri Alok, which has the optimistic meaning “there is no loss in farming.” Everyone in the group is a farmer. For many members of the group, life has been about survival. Completing an education had to be put on the back […]

On June 8-10, one million handmade bones will be displayed on the National Mall in Washington, DC The one million bones is part of a social arts practice of the same name that uses education and hands-on art making to raise awareness of ongoing genocide and mass atrocities taking place in areas such as Sudan, […]

April is being VERY kind to music lovers, thus we are pleased. Here are ten sounds that we’ve been strongly into over the course of the past seven days. Support the arts + launch [HERE]. 01. RUSTIE – “Slasherr” :: It’s on my “Possible, But Probably Not” list of 2013 to DJ a summer party […]

We all have them. Friends who constantly upload pictures of their latest meals to Instagram. In fact, you may be that person. Normally I would be a little brash about these types of people, but like most situations I tend to see things the glass as half full – just don’t take a picture of […]

This past weekend several Invisible Children staff members ran in the 200-mile Ragnar relay in support of Monarch School, a local school for kids affected by homelessness. Side-by-side with Monarch students, they ran through the day and through the night, from Huntington Beach to the San Diego Harbor. Soon, Monarch school is moving into a […]

Awilo Kristie plants beans for her family. Later this month, she and other members of an Invisible Children Uganda Village Savings and Loan Association will work together to plant a field and share the profits.

Like many supporters, Hannah Moody was first introduced to Invisible Children through our original documentary The Rough Cut when she was a teenager. And like many supporters, she’s made major moves for the organization since then. Shocked that she had no idea that such atrocities like those shown in the film were happening around the world, […]

Traditionally, when a country wants to measure its success, they calculate their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – simply put, the market value of all goods and services produced within the country. They then translate that number to a per capita figure to estimate personal income among its citizens. While it  can be an effective approach, […]