Blog Updates and inspiration

J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit turns 75 years old today. Originally published on September 21, 1937, the novel has been translated into 50 languages and sold 100 million copies and continues to capture the hearts and minds of readers young and old. The Hobbit is the prelude to The Lord of the Rings, the book-turned-film that captured the world just […]

A sculpture made of 50 steel columns was built in Howick, South Africa to honor Nelson Mandela and his arrest 50 years ago for his struggle against apartheid. “The front of the sculpture is a portrait of Mandela and has vertical bars which represent his imprisonment,” said the monument’s designer Marco Cianfanelli. “When you walk through […]

Years of peace in northern Uganda have brought hope and opportunities for improved livelihood to the communities there. Wednesday, World Vision in partnership with Gulu District and the Acholi Peace Initiative held an event for International Peace Day. Invisible Children Uganda (ICU) was invited to have a booth at the event to display our Mend […]

Sometimes a work of art is so beautiful that it just makes you cry. At work. For the last 15 minutes, some co-workers and I have been discussing this behind-the-scenes trailer for the upcoming movie Les Misérables. Not only did we all watch it, then discuss it, then all watch it again, but then we […]

In 2008, six million Americans told the U.S. Census they didn’t vote because they missed a registration deadline or didn’t know how to register. Were you one of them? Don’t feel bad – here’s your chance to rebound. On September 25, 2012, volunteers, celebrities, and organizations from all over the country will be promoting National […]

On Wednesday, the Foreign Relations Committee unanimously passed the Senate version of the Rewards for Justice update bill (S.2318). You made this possible with your phone calls to U.S. Senators. You’re proving time and again that every voice matters. From here the full Senate still has to vote on the bill, so we’re not done […]

Darius Twin‘s re-imagination of Los Angeles, CA combines elements of light painting and photography, bringing a new spin to what street art usually looks like. Using long-exposure photography to capture the intricate paintings, he recreates an everyday setting into something that makes you second-guess what is and isn’t real. With the photos’ subjects only existing as the artist creates them and then disappearing […]

Progress is continuing on Centre Elikya, the very first rehabilitation center in DR Congo focused on LRA-affected youth. Invisible Children, along with our partners, have been working diligently since January 2011 to complete construction. This new photo update features the new matron and patron houses, the girls dorm in its finishing stage, the kitchen/dining structure, […]

I have a crush on GOOD magazine. I could spend hours scrolling through their awesome tidbits on culture, politics, commentary, fiction, and articles. And their newest venture has me salivating. They’re inviting people to submit a good idea (or GOOD idea, see what I did there?) or a conversation starter, post and promote it on GOOD, […]

Monday marked the one-year anniversary of the movement known as Occupy Wall Street. According to The New York Times, “the police arrested 185 people on Monday as protesters tried to block access to the New York Stock Exchange on the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street protests.” Protesters gathered and some celebrated by singing […]