MS MR Track Addict Vol. 1
Picking out music to drown my “inbox is so full I’m paralyzed” sorrows this morning just wasn’t happening. Nothing I was skimming through was working. I was getting highly frustrated because I needed some sort of new muse to get me motivated to get a move on this mountain of replies awaiting to be written*. […]
Taking a stand for Syria
We are a generation who will not stand for the brutality against our brothers and sisters, wherever that may be. As a part of a global connectivity, there is a responsibility that flows from it. Invisible Children stands behind the Cinema for Peace Foundation in its release of “Siege on Syria”, a new short film […]
Volleyball extravaganza
Last week, the Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP) held its third inter-regional volleyball tournament under the theme “sports as a tool for mentoring.” It was a one-of-a-kind tournament that saw students from LSP’s Pader and Gulu program areas converging onto one pitch. The students displayed skill, talent, determination and perseverance as they battled it out to win […]
Music: a universal love language
Playing for Change is an organization who believes in connecting the world through music. As they made their way around the world they encountered love, hate, rich and poor, black and white, and many different religious groups and ideologies. It became clear to them that as a human race we need to transcend from the […]
Advocates from DR Congo to testify at Congressional hearing on LRA
Today Abbe Benoit and Sister Angelique will have the opportunity to speak before Congress on “The continuing human rights crisis in LRA-affected areas.” The hearing, hosted by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, is meant to assess continuing atrocities and gauge the impact of currently-deployed U.S. advisers in protecting civilians and disarming Joseph Kony and […]
Fall 2012 team leaders have arrived
The fall season has begun here at Invisible Children (we always like to do things before everybody else), which means you can now officially request a fall tour screening of our newest film. And who better to assist you in the process than our wonderful Team Leaders. The 20 Team Leaders (TLs) for the fall […]
The Dictator’s Learning Curve
Over the past few years we have all witnessed the toppling of dictators and regimes across the world. Where has the credit been given for these movements? Most of the time, it’s been given to masses of concerned individuals, many of whom use social media. Because of this, it stands to reason that criminals, dictators, […]
Monday Mini Mixtape 20
Happy 20th Mixaversary! This week we wanted to showcase all of the amazing people who have inspired us musically so far this year, both artists and friends. Who better to collect those songs than the man with the coolest friends – Chadwick Gantes, Invisible Children Graphic Designer. “I’m a firm believer that your friends make […]
From DR Congo to Washington, DC, to the United Nations
The press conference at the United Nations Security Council is fast approaching, and we are so happy to say that two local leaders from northeastern DR Congo will be there. They arrived in DC yesterday, and over the next couple of weeks they will be speaking in front of some of the most influential governing […]
Project Hope Alliance presents “This is my Life”
Our liberty is bound together. This is a powerful short film about homelessness in California. Very moving. We’re inspired. -Krista