The great toilet race
It’s a contest. It’s all in good, clean fun. Literally. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has decided to combat the world’s sanitation problem head on—and they have asked for help. Their goal? To build the world’s most ecologically advanced toilet. “The current design has a real problem. It uses a lot of water, requires […]
Monday Mini Mixtape #28
(Background photo via Cosmic Dust) September has always been the anticipated month in the world of fashion, with the release of the very coveted issue of Vouge. But for 2012, September seems to be the month of everything good currently happening in music. There are so many upcoming album releases and tour announcements that I couldn’t […]
Invasion of the imagination
Streets are transforming right in front of people’s eyes this week as London’s 2012 Art Festival takes over. Artists from around the world have come together breathing life into every corner of Nelson Street in Bristol, accumulating in the UK’s largest permanent street art project. On its second annual run, “See No Evil,” encompasses various […]
Berlin, birthdays, and betterment
Get this. Save for watching Arrested Development reruns after a long day at the office, very few things are as close to satisfying as utilizing your talents and passions for the betterment of society. Eight artists from Berlin set out to do just that. In the center of Germany’s capital, an interactive city map is […]
Walking on thin air
When the new fall Roadies and interns arrived in San Diego at the beginning of August, we gathered to watch “Man on Wire.” The Academy Award-winning documentary follows the high-wire walker, Philippe Petit, planning and crossing the World Trade Center Towers—on a steel wire. One misstep, and you fall. And it’s a long way down. While […]
Legacy Scholarship: Brenda’s birthday
Brenda’s birthday celebration may not have involved cake, ice cream or candles, but it was a special day nonetheless. A social sciences major in the Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP) and a former Invisible Children (IC) roadie, Brenda could have chosen any number of ways to celebrate her day. But instead of celebrating with her friends […]
Got toothpicks?
DISCLAIMER: this might make you feel lazy. Thirty-five years ago artist Scott Weaver began work on an elaborate sculpture. This insanely complex kinetic work of art, Rolling Through the Bay, is comprised of multiple “tours” that move pingpong balls through neighborhoods, historical locations, and iconic symbols of San Francisco. Recreated with a little glue, some […]
Rules of Engagement
Hearing from our supporters and donors makes us incredibly happy. But we’re not completely happy until we know that you are. So, we are excited to introduce you to the newly-established Engagement Team. That’s right – a team of 10 interns and 3 team leaders whose sole purpose is to make sure you’re taken care […]
Legacy Scholarship: now recruiting
The Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP) is announcing 100 available university scholarships for students from northern Uganda. For details on the scholarship requirements and the application form, click here. The LSP provides merit-based scholarships and mentoring to motivated and talented secondary and university students from northern Uganda who were affected by the LRA conflict. Through increased […]
Centre Elikya: photo update
Since January of 2011, Invisible Children has been working diligently with its partners to establish the very first rehabilitation center in DR Congo focused on LRA-affected youth. Even during construction, the Centre (appropriately named Centre Elikya, meaning “hope” in Lingala), has been counseling traumatized children from the local Dungu area since October 2011. An exciting […]