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Since its independence in 1948, Burma’s history has been written by a string of ethnic and political rebellions in what has left the country in a state of civil unrest. This past May, tensions between Arakan Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims escalated after reports of three Muslim men fatally attacking an Arakan Buddhist woman. On June 3, a group of Arakan villagers retaliated […]

Many can inspire, but few can claim the title of legend. One legend, Neil Armstrong, passed away on Friday after complications of heart surgery. The first man to walk on the moon was 82 years old and leaves his wife, two sons, a stepson, stepdaughter, 10 grandchildren, a brother and a sister – and a legacy few can match. In the […]

[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.] [Photo Cred] Mellowfied is the theme of this Monday Mini Mixtape.  Grab it HERE and […]

In 2011, an artist from France named JR (#nolastname #mysterious) was selected for the Ted Prize and awarded $100,000 for a global art project called The Inside Out Project. JR takes photos of people across the globe in their “true face”, and with the help of wheat paste, posts these photos in bizarre places. Since 2011, […]

One man in Chattanooga, Tennessee, found something more than just old Christmas decorations in the attic. While searching through his father’s attic, Stephon Tull discovered a reel-to-reel case entitled “Dr. King interview, Dec. 21, 1960.” Playing the old tape, he actually discovered a voice resembling  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tull was shocked. The recording is from 1960, when Tull’s father was […]

Invisible Children works with six FM radios in the LRA-affected regions to encourage LRA surrenders through “Come Home” messaging. This messaging has been proven effective. In a study done by Conciliation Resources, an international peace-building NGO, 89% of the ex-LRA interviewed cited “Come Home” radio messages as having the most influence on their decision to […]

A Big Thank YOU To Warped Fans Another amazing summer on the Vans Warped Tour has come and gone and well there’s just one thing left to say… THANK YOU!! Thank you to all of the bands, the production staff, security, non-profits, sponsors, and of course the fans! The Vans Warped Tour would not be […]

At the ‘68 Summer Olympics, Tommie Smith, John Carlos and Peter Norman defined the games with an iconic image of the civil rights movement. Two athletes stood on the podium with their heads down, arms in the air and fists clinched. The third athlete stood in silent solidarity. The trio’s courage and boldness was a […]

During the period when LRA attacks were still intense in northern Uganda, many businesses came to a standstill. Ayen Rose’s business that she had started between 1999 and 2000 to raise pigs was among the unlucky businesses that did not survive the war. Forced to resettle in one of the Internal Displacement Camps, Ayen Rose […]

The Silver Series love keeps shining. At the end of July, we premiered our exclusive performance from Middle Brother, filmed at SXSW in 2011.  Today, we debut an acoustic video of musician J Irvin Dally to raise awareness about the longest running war in Africa. If we trespassed to film this video inside an empty […]