The rainbow connection
Every spring in India, Hindus all across the country celebrate Holi – the festival of colors. It is tradition to toss colored powder into the air, signifying the triumph of ‘good’ over ‘evil’ and allowing people the liberty to celebrate the beauty of a new season in a creative way. BBC had this to say: Holi is a […]
UPDATE: on Dominic Ongwen’s trail
As reported last week, the Ugandan military clashed with LRA forces led by ICC indictee Dominic Ongwen, freeing two LRA and capturing LRA supplies. Ongwen was not captured in the seizure, but weapons, equipment, ammunition and guns were recovered and the base he used as his headquarters was destroyed. And now new reports say that on […]
Livelihood: fresh water
Invisible Children Uganda’s (ICU) Livelihood team headed to the field last week to survey communities and determine where future boreholes should be drilled. Partnering with TechnoServe, ICU is planning to drill 8-10 more boreholes in rural communities in northern Uganda, in addition to the 20 they already drilled. The purpose of the survey is to […]
Technology for a healthier tomorrow
In a culture where you could stay in bed all day and still not miss a beat of pop culture/news/what your friends ate for lunch, it’s easy to put exercise (or general outdoor wandering) at the end of your to-do list. When what we really should do is shut down our computers and enjoy real […]
Testament to humanity: a screening at a juvenile detention center
“No one is above grace, but no one is below it either.” Before our Roadies embark on the road to tour Invisible Children films, it is tradition to host mock screenings in San Diego. They get to practice speaking, work out kinks, set up tech equipment, etc. Which means that our 20 teams are in […]
Magnificent manifesto
This video is Holstee’s creative spin on their manifesto. (Holstee: clothing line. Manifesto: company mantra) “The Holstee Manifesto is a call to action to live a life full of intention, creativity, passion, and community. The TEKSTartist piece came about as a desire to bring the words that craft the the Manifesto to life through art. This piece […]
Charity Case: a brave blueprint
Every once in a while someone does such brave thinking that it revives your hope in everything. Dan Pallotta does that kind of thinking. In his new book, Charity Case, Pallotta provides a blueprint for a revolutionary movement to change the way the public thinks about charities, about giving, about change. He shows how virtually […]
LRA update: Poaching elephants for ivory
An article called “Elephants Dying in Epic Frenzy as Ivory Fuels Wars” appeared on the homepage of the New York Times website yesterday. It is a long-ish article with unsettling statistics, stories, and photos of elephants that have been killed and had their tusks hacked off. All for the ivory. We’re especially interested in this […]
Once in a blue moon
You may have noticed that some people were slowing down and gazing up at the night’s sky on August 31st. It was the second full moon in a single lunar cycle – which doesn’t happen very often, thus officially classifying it as a “blue moon.” The moon’s color isn’t really blue, but people from around the […]
TED Talk with Candy Chang
What do you want to do before you die? We’ve asked it before, and I’m sure we’ll ask it again. The below TED talk features Candy Chang asking the question and giving us the chance to answer it ourselves.