Blog Updates and inspiration

One of our MOVE:DC special guests is not just a dance group. They’re a dance group shaped by culture, the internet and sometimes Maximus Prime. Inspired by Michael Jackson’s music videos and his work on Step Up 2: The Streets, Jon Chu started to write, direct and produce a web series about two rival dance groups. While not calling himself a choreographer, Jon […]

Mentors for Invisible Children Uganda’s (ICU) Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP) work full time following up with students and helping them to navigate the challenges they face as they pursue secondary and university education. Last week the ICU Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team sat down with mentors to train them on how to record quantitative and […]

Today the United States celebrates Veterans Day – a day set aside to honor all U.S. armed service veterans and ensure that they know we deeply appreciate the sacrifices they have made to keep our country free. “This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of […]

Since January of 2011, Invisible Children has been working diligently with its partners to establish the very first rehabilitation center in DR Congo focused on LRA-affected youth. Centre Elikya is currently in its final phase of construction, and serving 53 youth with psychosocial treatment. Meet Alphonse, a Central African nurse who traveled to Dungu to shadow […]

The Logistics League has arrived in Washington DC to begin the mounds of preparation for MOVE:DC this Saturday (I just made up the term “Logistics League” – they’re probably wondering when the heck we decided to call them that.) They just did their first walk-through of the Convention Center and submitted the final floor plans. They’ve […]

The sun sets over Lake Bunyonyi in southwest Uganda. It’s no surprise that Uganda made Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel: Top 10 Countries for 2012 list. Stay tuned to learn more about the beautiful and fun tourist destinations that Uganda has to offer.

We have another performer for you to familiarize yourself with before November 17th’s event MOVE:DC, and it’s a good one. The Very Best, a band featuring members from all over the world, are known for their hugely dancey sounds with African beats. They will be joining DJs The Jane Doze and dancers The LXD, iLLUMINATE, […]

Flannery Wasson is a student at the University of Arkansas who reached out to us on our weekly Livestream webcast to let us know how some students from her school have been fundraising to get to MOVE:DC. It was too incredible to not share, and she’s too excited to not interview about her MOVE:DC motivation. […]

[ photo cred to Nick Keck ] The Jane Doze, the neon duo up there looking happily ravey, are a New York City-based DJ twosome known for their mash-ups. They are just some of the incredible talent that are performing next week during MOVE:DC’s Global Dance Night. Their first mixtape GIRLS TALK is available fo’ […]

We have a great idea. In an effort to connect you with others from the geographical location from which you hail, we have implemented regional colors for you while at MOVE:DC. Below is a very helpful map. So without distracting from your KONY 2012 T-shirt, get creative & represent your region by wearing an accessory […]