Blessed are the peacemakers
With heavy hearts, our Invisible Children family pauses this week to honor and grieve the loss of one of our own, Sarah Joann Alleman, who tragically passed away on Sunday. Sarah, a Roadie during our Fall ’08 tour, was hit by a motorcyclist on Saturday in Grand Rapids, MI, and died from her injuries the […]
Visionaries
This week the Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP) and the Schools for Schools (S4S) teams joined forces to hold career guidance seminars at four partner schools. While in the past these sessions focused on LSP students, this time they were offered to all students in the targeted grade levels at the schools. This way, not only […]
Jason sits down with Oprah
What do you get when you mix Oprah, Jason Russell, and the OWN network? That’s right. Next Chapter on Sunday, October 7. Oprah is sitting down with our Chief Creative Officer Jason Russell to discuss Invisible Children, KONY 2012, and the whirlwind that culminated with his very public breakdown. She’s asking anything and everything and […]
Online premiere of MOVE
Our newest film, MOVE, is premiering at KONY2012.com on Sunday, October 7 at 7:00PM PDT. The film is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the most viral video ever, Invisible Children itself, and the mechanics of a movement to stop one of the world’s worst war criminals. Directed by our chief storyteller Jason Russell, […]
The Robo Taxi. It’s real, people.
Picture this: You live in a big city (or any city for that matter) and you’re used to using public transportation as your main resource for getting everywhere. But it’s the future now, so you press a few buttons, wait a few minutes, and then arrives your Robo Taxi. That’s right, a Robo Taxi. It’s […]
Facebook hits 1 billion users
Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday morning that Facebook has reached one billion active users. “If you’re reading this: thank you for giving me and my little team the honor of serving you. Helping a billion people connect is amazing, humbling and by far the thing I am most proud of in my life,” said Mark on […]
Captured on the streets
Italian artist Paolo Cirio creates figures in the public sphere using Google Street View. You’ll find Paolo’s mark all over the world — from New York to London to Berlin — in a series called Street Ghosts. In an effort to draw attention to Google privacy issues, Paolo started to plaster images on walls in Brooklyn before moving onto other major cities. […]
Legacy Scholarship: election season
Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP) students at Layibi SS met this week to elect student leaders. Three of them shared their thoughts on what qualities they believe make a good leader. Name: Walter Career goal: Agricultural officer What does it take to be a good leader? “According to me, a good leader should be able to […]
Kill ’em with kindness…or flowers
When Papa Roach’s lead singer heard that fellow singer Jenn Wanser (of the band Wye Oak) said she hated his band’s song “Scars,” he sent her flowers and a kind note. Speaking with AV Club a few days later, Jenn had this to say about the kind gesture: When it comes down to it, whether you like what he does or what […]
Football goes to India
Like many countries around the world, India is a major fan of fútbol (soccer) and like many countries around the world, American football isn’t really a thing. India’s top leagues of soccer have regularly trailed behind cricket in TV viewership, but last weekend viewers were introduced to India’s first-ever American football league with hopes that […]