Fourth Estate Summit cover photo contest // the details
This August we’ll be hosting the second-annual Fourth Estate Leadership Summit in Los Angeles, CA where young activists will meet, learn, and gain the experiences that will help them make a difference in their own communities and around the world. With the event quickly approaching, we want to involve our supporters in all the fun. How? […]
Resolve and resilience // A letter to Boston
As I sit down to write this, my heart is heavy for the people of Boston and the victims of Monday’s senseless bombing. Despite this devastating attack, my own experiences give me optimism knowing that the city of Boston will make it through this turbulent time and come out of it stronger than ever. On Friday, […]
Monday Mini Mixtape: aprilTHREE
We’re feeling summer, and this Monday Mini Mixtape is an ode to that. We attribute this mainly to our venture to Palm Springs on Sunday for a free Coachella party for House of Holland with Blood Diamonds, Nick Grimshaw, iamsound, Io Echo, and Agyness Deyn. We sadly did not attend the actual festival of Coachella, […]
60 Minutes airs “Hunting the world’s most wanted warlord: Joseph Kony”
Two days ago 60 Minutes aired a segment about the ongoing manhunt for Joseph Kony. It was an informative piece about the decades-long reign of Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), and provided detailed accounts of the atrocities that have been committed under his command. Correspondent Lara Logan joined Ugandan soldiers and their U.S. military […]
Dreaming in the right direction
“I have always dreamt of becoming either a journalist or an accountant and after the career guidance talk at my school, am looking forward to achieving my career goals,” says Bernard of Pabbo Secondary School. For students such as Bernard, choosing a particular career path from the many options available stands to be a challenge […]
Speaking with US War Crimes Ambassador & ICC Chief Prosecutor about justice for Kony // IC CITIZEN
Last week, we were excited to report the Obama Administration’s announcement that three top LRA commanders — Joseph Kony, Okot Odhiambo, and Dominic Ongwen — were officially added to the State Department’s War Crimes Rewards Program. This enables the U.S. government to offer up to $5 million to anyone that provides information leading to the arrest or […]
Social media in the space
The world’s newest social media celebrity hasn’t been on the planet in nearly five months. Despite this, his Twitter feed has gone viral, surpassing well over 600,000 followers. The key to his success? His tweets are literally out of this world. The man behind the tweets is Canadian astronaut Chris Hartfield. He became the first Canadian Commander of […]
Uganda: Photo Friday
A group of traditional dancers perform at the KONY 2012: Peace Here, Peace Everywhere event in Gulu, Uganda one year ago. The event brought together the local government, religious leaders and the wider community to share their hopes for peace in the region. Guests from Democratic Republic of Congo also attended, to talk about current […]
Michelle Pedicone // We are the Fourth Estate
Having traveled to a countless number of countries encountering numerous communities, cultured is an understatement when it comes to Michelle’s perspective in life. A conflict analysis and resolution major at George Mason University, Michelle has been a long-time supporter of Invisible Children after hearing about it through MySpace at age 14. Six years and a Fourth Estate […]
Slowing down the Big Apple
British artist James Nares is one of the more than 8 million people who live and work in New York City. Though he wasn’t born in the concrete jungle, he has adapted to it quite well, calling it home since 1974. Nares, who focuses most of his creativity on paintings which are frequently made using […]