Your studying abroad adventure begins here
Question: What’s better than getting an education? Answer: Studying abroad in Florence, Italy while getting an education. Question: How does one go about that? Answer: Select Study Abroad Our friends at Select Study Abroad provide students with the opportunity to see and explore Italy stress-free, while accumulating college credit. It’s all-inclusive: college-level courses, 4-star hotel accommodations, travel […]
Songs for Justice benefit album + Generationals song premiere
Rock for Justice is a non-profit organization that works to combine social justice and art to create positive change. By that, we are obviously large supporters. For over a year now, the organization has been working on a compilation album to benefit a variety of social justice and poverty organizations – and Invisible Children has […]
DETAILS // Fourth Estate Leadership Summit
The Fourth Estate Leadership Summit is a four-day event for high schoolers, college students, and gap years who believe that promoting justice and basic human rights should be a priority for us all. If that describes you, apply and attend the Summit in Los Angeles this August. You can expect inspiring speakers, hands-on workshops, new […]
Supporter Spotlight // Charlie Margaritis
Charlie, a senior at Southampton High School in New York has been an IC supporter for most of his high school career. His involvement reads like this: Watched an IC film, organized an assembly, met some Roadies, started an IC club, became president, partook in the 2011 Fourth Estate Summit, led a lobby meeting, and attended MOVE:DC. Did we […]
Florence // to know her is to love her
A couple of months ago I wrote a series of blogs about Invisible Children’s Teacher Exchange program. Ugandan educators were spending six weeks in the U.S. team-teaching in American classrooms and we were publishing their insights on experiences inside and outside the classroom. In sifting through their journal entries and photos, I felt a kindred connection […]
Results from social activism // a statistical recap
One would think using social platforms to propel social progress would be second nature to a culture where social media is becoming the primary way to connect with people. With the success of the recent Human Rights Campaign avatar takeover–which caused Facebook to see a 120% increase in profile photo updates– and as we’ve seen through the impact […]
Fourth Estate Summit // behind the design
Our second-annual Fourth Estate Leadership Summit is fast approaching. We’re beyond excited to have 1,400 young activists and educators from all over the world gather at the UCLA campus this August to interact with experts and innovators in the fields of film, business, journalism, economics, and international justice. This meeting of minds will bring together […]
Let the games begin
Ten schools participated in the fifth annual inter-school volleyball tournament under the theme “Games and Sports Discipline the Mind,” a tournament organized by the Legacy Scholarship Program to provide an outlet for the competitive spirit among the students, preparing them for a competitive world. With teamwork and perseverance, the players gave it their all, encouraged […]
The Observer: “UPDF to resume Kony hunt”
Today The Observer reported that Uganda is set to resume the hunt for LRA leader Joseph Kony. This comes about a week after Uganda decided to suspend its counter-LRA operations. While the article is encouraging, we know that because of the recent CAR overthrow anything could change at any moment. So–until we see evidence that the counter-LRA […]
The Very Best – “Come Alive” (Invisible Children + Terroreyes Series)
Our love for The Very Best has blossomed over the years and has transitioned now into full-blown adoration. We just returned from filming a documentary with them and The Polyphonic Spree [read our updates from the trip HERE and HERE.] The band has such a unique blend of cultures and sounds that goes along inherently […]