Monday Mini Mixtape #33
[Invisible Children Music: We firmly believe that music has a necessary role in giving social movements tremendous amounts of momentum. It is a universal language, and at Invisible Children, it’s important for us to be a part of that language.] [image from // alvarotapia] Good day. It’s Monday. Are you ready for some good new tunes? […]
Rookie on the rise
Tell me you’ve heard of Rookiemag.com. It was started a year ago by a young beauty named Tavi Gevinson. Yes, her name is as cool as her website. I first found out about her when I watched her TED talk from the TEDxTeen conference this year, and ever since I’ve been blown away by this girl. […]
The description of an ambassador
With the death of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens fresh in the minds of many of us, it is important to understand what it takes to be a great ambassador. Many reports speak very highly of Stevens, who worked closely with Libyans rebels to encourage a democratic transition of power after Moammar Gaddafi was removed. Stevens […]
The Hobbit turns 75 years old
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 […]
Memorializing Mandela
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 […]
What peace means to me
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 […]
Les Misérables: the movie
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 […]
September 26: big day for voters
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 […]
UPDATE: Catching the bad guy
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 […]
Light up the streets
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 […]